.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - yuddhakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 25

atha tāṃ jātasantāpāṃ tena vākyena mohitām .
saramā hlādayāmāsa pṛtivīṃ dyaurivāmbhasā .. 1..

tatastasyā hitaṃ sakhyāścikīrṣantī sakhī vacaḥ .
uvāca kāle kālajñā smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇī .. 2..

utsaheyamahaṃ gatvā tvadvākyamasitekṣaṇe .
nivedya kuśalaṃ rāme praticchannā nivartitum .. 3..

na hi me kramamāṇāyā nirālambe vihāyasi .
samartho gatimanvetuṃ pavano garuḍo.api vā .. 4..

evaṃ bruvāṇāṃ tāṃ sītā saramāṃ punarabravīt .
madhuraṃ ślakṣṇayā vācā pūrvaśokābhipannayā .. 5..

samarthā gaganaṃ gantumapi vā tvaṃ rasātalam .
avagacchāmyakartavyaṃ kartavyaṃ te madantare .. 6..

matpriyaṃ yadi kartavyaṃ yadi buddhiḥ sthirā tava .
jñātumicchāmi taṃ gatvā kiṃ karotīti rāvaṇaḥ .. 7..

sa hi māyābalaḥ krūro rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ .
māṃ mohayati duṣṭātmā pītamātreva vāruṇī .. 8..

tarjāpayati māṃ nityaṃ bhartsāpayati cāsakṛt .
rākṣasībhiḥ sughorābhiryā māṃ rakṣanti nityaśaḥ .. 9..

udvignā śaṅkitā cāsmi na ca svasthaṃ mano mama .
tadbhayāccāhamudvignā aśokavanikāṃ gatāḥ .. 10..

yadi nāma kathā tasya niścitaṃ vāpi yadbhavet .
nivedayethāḥ sarvaṃ tatparo me syādanugrahaḥ .. 11..

sā tvevaṃ bruvatīṃ sītāṃ saramā valgubhāṣiṇī .
uvāca vacanaṃ tasyāḥ spṛśantī bāṣpaviklavam .. 12..

eṣa te yadyabhiprāyastasmādgacchāmi jānaki .
gṛhya śatrorabhiprāyamupāvṛttāṃ ca paśya mām .. 13..

evamuktvā tato gatvā samīpaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ .
śuśrāva kathitaṃ tasya rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ .. 14..

sā śrutvā niścayaṃ tasya niścayajñā durātmanaḥ .
punarevāgamatkṣipramaśokavanikāṃ tadā .. 15..

sā praviṣṭā punastatra dadarśa janakātmajām .
pratīkṣamāṇāṃ svāmeva bhraṣṭapadmāmiva śriyam .. 16..

tāṃ tu sītā punaḥ prāptāṃ saramāṃ valgubhāṣiṇīm .
pariṣvajya ca susnigdhaṃ dadau ca svayamāsanam .. 17..

ihāsīnā sukhaṃ sarvamākhyāhi mama tattvataḥ .
krūrasya niścayaṃ tasya rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ .. 18..

evamuktā tu saramā sītayā vepamānayā .
kathitaṃ sarvamācaṣṭa rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ .. 19..

jananyā rākṣasendro vai tvanmokṣārthaṃ bṛhadvacaḥ .
aviddhena ca vaidehi mantrivṛddhena bodhitaḥ .. 20..

dīyatāmabhisatkṛtya manujendrāya maithilī .
nidarśanaṃ te paryāptaṃ janasthāne yadadbhutam .. 21..

laṅghanaṃ ca samudrasya darśanaṃ ca hanūmataḥ .
vadhaṃ ca rakṣasāṃ yuddhe kaḥ kuryānmānuṣo bhuvi .. 22..

evaṃ sa mantrivṛddhaiśca mātrā ca bahu bhāṣitaḥ .
na tvāmutsahate moktumartahmarthaparo yathā .. 23..

notsahatyamṛto moktuṃ yuddhe tvām iti maithili .
sāmātyasya nṛśaṃsasya niścayo hyeṣa vartate .. 24..

tadeṣā susthirā buddhirmṛtyulobhādupasthitā .
bhayānna śaktastvāṃ moktumanirastastu saṃyuge .
rākṣasānāṃ ca sarveṣāmātmanaś ca vadhena hi .. 25..

nihatya rāvaṇaṃ saṅkhye sarvathā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ .
pratineṣyati rāmastvāmayodhyāmasitekṣaṇe .. 26..

etasminnantare śabdo bherīśaṅkhasamākulaḥ .
śruto vai sarvasainyānāṃ kampayandharaṇītalam .. 27..

śrutvā tu taṃ vānarasainyaśabdaṃ
laṅkāgatā rākṣasarājabhṛtyāḥ .
naṣṭaujaso dainyaparītaceṣṭāḥ
śreyo na paśyanti nṛpasya doṣaiḥ .. 28..




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