.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - yuddhakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 6

laṅkāyāṃ tu kṛtaṃ karma ghoraṃ dṛṣṭvā bhavāvaham .
rākṣasendro hanumatā śakreṇeva mahātmanā .
abravīdrākṣasānsarvānhriyā kiṃ cidavāṅmukhaḥ .. 1..

dharṣitā ca praviṣṭā ca laṅkā duṣprasahā purī .
tena vānaramātreṇa dṛṣṭā sītā ca jānakī .. 2..

prasādo dharṣitaścaityaḥ pravarā rākṣasā hatāḥ .
āvilā ca purī laṅkā sarvā hanumatā kṛtā .. 3..

kiṃ kariṣyāmi bhadraṃ vaḥ kiṃ vā yuktamanantaram .
ucyatāṃ naḥ samarthaṃ yatkṛtaṃ ca sukṛtaṃ bhavet .. 4..

mantramūlaṃ hi vijayaṃ prāhurāryā manasvinaḥ .
tasmādvai rocaye mantraṃ rāmaṃ prati mahābalāḥ .. 5..

trividhāḥ puruṣā loke uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ .
teṣāṃ tu samavetānāṃ guṇadoṣaṃ vadāmyaham .. 6..

mantribhirhitasaṃyuktaiḥ samarthairmantranirṇaye .
mitrairvāpi samānārthairbāndhavairapi vā hitaiḥ .. 7..

sahito mantrayitvā yaḥ karmārambhānpravartayet .
daive ca kurute yatnaṃ tamāhuḥ puruṣottamam .. 8..

eko.arthaṃ vimṛśedeko dharme prakurute manaḥ .
ekaḥ kāryāṇi kurute tamāhurmadhyamaṃ naram .. 9..

guṇadoṣāvaniścitya tyaktvā daivavyapāśrayam .
kariṣyāmīti yaḥ kāryamupekṣetsa narādhamaḥ .. 10..

yatheme puruṣā nityamuttamādhamamadhyamāḥ .
evaṃ mantro.api vijñeya uttamādhamamadhyamaḥ .. 11..

aikamatyamupāgamya śāstradṛṣṭena cakṣuṣā .
mantriṇo yatra nirastāstamāhurmantramuttamam .. 12..

bahvyo.api matayo gatvā mantriṇo hyarthanirṇaye .
punaryatraikatāṃ prāptaḥ sa mantro madhyamaḥ smṛtaḥ .. 13..

anyonyamatimāsthāya yatra sampratibhāṣyate .
na caikamatye śreyo.asti mantraḥ so.adhama ucyate .. 14..

tasmātsumantritaṃ sādhu bhavanto mantrisattamāḥ .
kāryaṃ sampratipadyantāmetatkṛtyatamaṃ mama .. 15..

vānarāṇāṃ hi vīrāṇāṃ sahasraiḥ parivāritaḥ .
rāmo.abhyeti purīṃ laṅkāmasmākamuparodhakaḥ .. 16..

tariṣyati ca suvyaktaṃ rāghavaḥ sāgaraṃ sukham .
tarasā yuktarūpeṇa sānujaḥ sabalānugaḥ .. 17..

asminnevaṅgate kārye viruddhe vānaraiḥ saha .
hitaṃ pure ca sainye ca sarvaṃ saṃmantryatāṃ mama .. 18..




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