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sarga - 24

sītāṃ tu mohitāṃ dṛṣṭvā saramā nāma rākṣasī .
āsasādāśu vaidehīṃ priyāṃ praṇayinī sakhī .. 1..

sā hi tatra kṛtā mitraṃ sītayā rakṣyamāṇayā .
rakṣantī rāvaṇādiṣṭā sānukrośā dṛḍhavratā .. 2..

sā dadarśa sakhīṃ sītāṃ saramā naṣṭacetanām .
upāvṛtyotthitāṃ dhvastāṃ vaḍavāmiva pāṃsuṣu .. 3..

tāṃ samāśvāsayāmāsa sakhī snehena suvratā .
uktā yadrāvaṇena tvaṃ pratyuktaṃ ca svayaṃ tvayā .. 4..

sakhīsnehena tadbhīru mayā sarvaṃ pratiśrutam .
līnayā ganahe śūhye bhayamutsṛjya rāvaṇāt .
tava hetorviśālākṣi na hi me jīvitaṃ priyam .. 5..

sa sambhrāntaśca niṣkrānto yatkṛte rākṣasādhipaḥ .
tacca me viditaṃ sarvamabhiniṣkramya maithili .. 6..

na śakyaṃ sauptikaṃ kartuṃ rāmasya viditātmanaḥ .
vadhaśca puruṣavyāghre tasminnevopapadyate .. 7..

na caiva vānarā hantuṃ śakyāḥ pādapayodhinaḥ .
surā devarṣabheṇeva rāmeṇa hi surakṣitāḥ .. 8..

dīrghavṛttabhujaḥ śrīmānmahoraskaḥ pratāpavān .
dhanvī saṃhananopeto dharmātmā bhuvi viśrutaḥ .. 9..

vikrānto rakṣitā nityamātmanaś ca parasya ca .
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā kuśalī nayaśāstravit .. 10..

hantā parabalaughānāmacintyabalapauruṣaḥ .
na hato rāghavaḥ śrīmānsīte śatrunibarhaṇaḥ .. 11..

ayuktabuddhikṛtyena sarvabhūtavirodhinā .
iyaṃ prayuktā raudreṇa māyā māyāvidā tvayi .. 12..

śokaste vigataḥ sarvaḥ kalyāṇaṃ tvām upasthitam .
dhruvaṃ tvāṃ bhajate lakṣmīḥ priyaṃ prītikaraṃ śṛṇu .. 13..

uttīrya sāgaraṃ rāmaḥ saha vānarasenayā .
saṃniviṣṭaḥ samudrasya tīramāsādya dakṣiṇam .. 14..

dṛṣṭo me paripūrṇārthaḥ kākutsthaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ .
sahitaiḥ sāgarāntasthairbalaistiṣṭhati rakṣitaḥ .. 15..

anena preṣitā ye ca rākṣasā laghuvikramaḥ .
rāghavastīrṇa ityevaṃ pravṛttistairihāhṛtā .. 16..

sa tāṃ śrutvā viśālākṣi pravṛttiṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ .
eṣa mantrayate sarvaiḥ sacivaiḥ saha rāvaṇaḥ .. 17..

iti bruvāṇā saramā rākṣasī sītayā saha .
sarvodyogena sainyānāṃ śabdaṃ śuśrāva bhairavam .. 18..

daṇḍanirghātavādinyāḥ śrutvā bheryā mahāsvanam .
uvāca saramā sītāmidaṃ madhurabhāṣiṇī .. 19..

saṃnāhajananī hyeṣā bhairavā bhīru bherikā .
bherīnādaṃ ca gambhīraṃ śṛṇu toyadanisvanam .. 20..

kalpyante mattamātaṅgā yujyante rathavājinaḥ .
tatra tatra ca saṃnaddhāḥ sampatanti padātayaḥ .. 21..

āpūryante rājamārgāḥ sainyairadbhutadarśanaiḥ .
vegavadbhirnadadbhiśca toyaughairiva sāgaraḥ .. 22..

śāstrāṇāṃ ca prasannānāṃ carmaṇāṃ varmaṇāṃ tathā .
rathavājigajānāṃ ca bhūṣitānāṃ ca rakṣasām .. 23..

prabhāṃ visṛjatāṃ paśya nānāvarṇāṃ samutthitām .
vanaṃ nirdahato dharme yathārūpaṃ vibhāvasoḥ .. 24..

ghaṇṭānāṃ śṛṇu nirghoṣaṃ rathānāṃ śṛṇu nisvanam .
hayānāṃ heṣamāṇānāṃ śṛṇu tūryadhvaniṃ yathā .. 25..

udyatāyudhahastānāṃ rākṣasendrānuyāyinām .
sambhramo rakṣasāmeṣa tumulo lomaharṣaṇaḥ .. 26..

śrīstvāṃ bhajati śokaghnī rakṣasāṃ bhayamāgatam .
rāmātkamalapatrākṣi daityānāmiva vāsavāt .. 27..

avajitya jitakrodhastamacintyaparākramaḥ .
rāvaṇaṃ samare hatvā bhartā tvādhigamiṣyati .. 28..

vikramiṣyati rakṣaḥsu bhartā te sahalakṣmaṇaḥ .
yathā śatruṣu śatrughno viṣṇunā saha vāsavaḥ .. 29..

āgatasya hi rāmasya kṣipramaṅkagatāṃ satīm .
ahaṃ drakṣyāmi siddhārthāṃ tvāṃ śatrau vinipātite .. 30..

aśrūṇyānandajāni tvaṃ vartayiṣyasi śobhane .
samāgamya pariṣvaktā tasyorasi mahorasaḥ .. 31..

acirānmokṣyate sīte devi te jaghanaṃ gatām .
dhṛtāmetāṃ bahūnmāsānveṇīṃ rāmo mahābalaḥ .. 32..

tasya dṛṣṭvā mukhaṃ devi pūrṇacandramivoditam .
mokṣyase śokajaṃ vāri nirmokamiva pannagī .. 33..

rāvaṇaṃ samare hatvā nacirādeva maithili .
tvayā samagraṃ priyayā sukhārho lapsyate sukham .. 34..

samāgatā tvaṃ rāmeṇa modiṣyasi mahātmanā .
suvarṣeṇa samāyuktā yathā sasyena medinī .. 35..

girivaramabhito.anuvartamāno
haya iva maṇḍalamāśu yaḥ karoti .
tamiha śaraṇamabhyupehi devi
divasakaraṃ prabhavo hyayaṃ prajānām .. 36..




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