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sarga - 82

tāni nāgasahasrāṇi sārohāṇāṃ ca vājinām .
rathānāṃ cāgnivarṇānāṃ sadhvajānāṃ sahasraśaḥ .. 1..

rākṣasānāṃ sahasrāṇi gadāparighayodhinām .
kāñcanadhvajacitrāṇāṃ śūrāṇāṃ kāmarūpiṇām .. 2..

nihatāni śaraistīkṣṇaistaptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ .
rāvaṇena prayuktāni rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā .. 3..

dṛṣṭvā śrutvā ca sambhrāntā hataśeṣā niśācarāḥ .
rākṣasyaśca samāgamya dīnāścintāpariplutāḥ .. 4..

vidhavā hataputrāśca krośantyo hatabāndhavāḥ .
rākṣasyaḥ saha saṅgamya duḥkhārtāḥ paryadevayan .. 5..

kathaṃ śūrpaṇakhā vṛddhā karālā nirṇatodarī .
āsasāda vane rāmaṃ kandarpamiva rūpiṇam .. 6..

sukumāraṃ mahāsattvaṃ sarvabhūtahite ratam .
taṃ dṛṣṭvā lokavadhyā sā hīnarūpā prakāmitā .. 7..

kathaṃ sarvaguṇairhīnā guṇavantaṃ mahaujasaṃ .
sumukhaṃ durmukhī rāmaṃ kāmayāmāsa rākṣasī .. 8..

janasyāsyālpabhāgyatvātpalinī śvetamūrdhajā .
akāryamapahāsyaṃ ca sarvalokavigarhitam .. 9..

rākṣasānāṃ vināśāya dūṣaṇasya kharasya ca .
cakārāpratirūpā sā rāghavasya pradharṣaṇam .. 10..

tannimittamidaṃ vairaṃ rāvaṇena kṛtaṃ mahat .
vadhāya nītā sā sītā daśagrīveṇa rakṣasā .. 11..

na ca sītāṃ daśagrīvaḥ prāpnoti janakātmajām .
baddhaṃ balavatā vairamakṣayaṃ rāghaveṇa ha .. 12..

vaidehīṃ prārthayānaṃ taṃ virādhaṃ prekṣya rākṣasaṃ .
hatamekena rāmeṇa paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam .. 13..

caturdaśasahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām .
nihatāni janasthāne śarairagniśikhopamaiḥ .. 14..

kharaśca nihataḥ saṅkhye dūṣaṇastriśirāstathā .
śarairādityasaṅkāśaiḥ paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam .. 15..

hato yojanabāhuśca kabandho rudhirāśanaḥ .
krodhārto vinadanso.atha paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam .. 16..

jaghāna balinaṃ rāmaḥ sahasranayanātmajam .
bālinaṃ meghasaṅkāśaṃ paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam .. 17..

ṛśyamūke vasañśaile dīno bhagnamanorathaḥ .
sugrīvaḥ sthāpito rājye paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam .. 18..

dharmārthasahitaṃ vākyaṃ sarveṣāṃ rakṣasāṃ hitam .
yuktaṃ vibhīṣaṇenoktaṃ mohāttasya na rocate .. 19..

vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ kuryādyadi sma dhanadānujaḥ .
śmaśānabhūtā duḥkhārtā neyaṃ laṅkā purī bhavet .. 20..

kumbhakarṇaṃ hataṃ śrutvā rāghaveṇa mahābalam .
priyaṃ cendrajitaṃ putraṃ rāvaṇo nāvabudhyate .. 21..

mama putro mama bhrātā mama bhartā raṇe hataḥ .
ityevaṃ śrūyate śabdo rākṣasānāṃ kule kule .. 22..

rathāścāśvāśca nāgāśca hatāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ .
raṇe rāmeṇa śūreṇa rākṣasāśca padātayaḥ .. 23..

rudro vā yadi vā viṣṇurmahendro vā śatakratuḥ .
hanti no rāmarūpeṇa yadi vā svayamantakaḥ .. 24..

hatapravīrā rāmeṇa nirāśā jīvite vayam .
apaśyantyo bhayasyāntamanāthā vilapāmahe .. 25..

rāmahastāddaśagrīvaḥ śūro dattavaro yudhi .
idaṃ bhayaṃ mahāghoramutpannaṃ nāvabudhyate .. 26..

na devā na ca gandharvā na piśācā na rākasāḥ .
upasṛṣṭaṃ paritrātuṃ śaktā rāmeṇa saṃyuge .. 27..

utpātāścāpi dṛśyante rāvaṇasya raṇe raṇe .
kathayiṣyanti rāmeṇa rāvaṇasya nibarhaṇam .. 28..

pitāmahena prītena devadānavarākṣasaiḥ .
rāvaṇasyābhayaṃ dattaṃ mānuṣebhyo na yācitam .. 29..

tadidaṃ mānuṣānmanye prāptaṃ niḥsaṃśayaṃ bhayam .
jīvitāntakaraṃ ghoraṃ rakṣasāṃ rāvaṇasya ca .. 30..

pīḍyamānāstu balinā varadānena rakṣasā .
dīptaistapobhirvibudhāḥ pitāmahamapūjayan .. 31..

devatānāṃ hitārthāya mahātmā vai pitāmahaḥ .
uvāca devatāḥ sarvā idaṃ tuṣṭo mahadvacaḥ .. 32..

adya prabhṛti lokāṃstrīnsarve dānavarākṣasāḥ .
bhayena prāvṛtā nityaṃ vicariṣyanti śāśvatam .. 33..

daivataistu samāgamya sarvaiścendrapurogamaiḥ .
vṛṣadhvajastripurahā mahādevaḥ prasāditaḥ .. 34..

prasannastu mahādevo devānetadvaco.abravīt .
utpatsyati hitārthaṃ vo nārī rakṣaḥkṣayāvahā .. 35..

eṣā devaiḥ prayuktā tu kṣudyathā dānavānpurā .
bhakṣayiṣyati naḥ sītā rākṣasaghnī sarāvaṇān .. 36..

rāvaṇasyāpanītena durvinītasya durmateḥ .
ayaṃ niṣṭānako ghoraḥ śokena samabhiplutaḥ .. 37..

taṃ na paśyāmahe loke yo naḥ śaraṇado bhavet .
rāghaveṇopasṛṣṭānāṃ kāleneva yugakṣaye .. 38..

itīva sarvā rajanīcarastriyaḥ
parasparaṃ samparirabhya bāhubhiḥ .
viṣedurārtātibhayābhipīḍitā
vineduruccaiśca tadā sudāruṇam .. 39..




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