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The Ramayana Book 3

Chapter 6

1 rāmas tu sahito bhrātrā sītayā ca paraṃtapaḥ
sutīkṣṇasyāśramapadaṃ jagāma saha tair dvijaiḥ
2 sa gatvā dūram adhvānaṃ nadīs tīrtva bahūdakāḥ
dadarśa vipulaṃ śailaṃ mahāmegham ivonnatam
3 tatas tad ikṣvākuvarau satataṃ vividhair drumaiḥ
kānanaṃ tau viviśatuḥ sītayā saha rāghavau
4 praviṣṭas tu vanaṃ ghoraṃ bahupuṣpaphaladrumam
dadarśāśramam ekānte cīramālāpariṣkṛtam
5 tatra tāpasam āsīnaṃ malapaṅkajaṭādharam
rāmaḥ sutīkṣṇaṃ vidhivat tapovṛddham abhāṣata
6 rāmo 'ham asmi bhagavan bhavantaṃ draṣṭum āgataḥ
tan mābhivada dharmajña maharṣe satyavikrama
7 sa nirīkṣya tato vīraṃ rāmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam
samāśliṣya ca bāhubhyām idaṃ vacanam abravīt
8 svāgataṃ khalu te vīra rāma dharmabhṛtāṃ vara
āśramo 'yaṃ tvayākrāntaḥ sanātha iva sāmpratam
9 pratīkṣamāṇas tvām eva nārohe 'haṃ mahāyaśaḥ
devalokam ito vīra dehaṃ tyaktvā mahītale
10 citrakūṭam upādāya rājyabhraṣṭo 'si me śrutaḥ
ihopayātaḥ kākutstho devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ
sarvāṁl lokāñ jitān āha mama puṇyena karmaṇā
11 teṣu devarṣijuṣṭeṣu jiteṣu tapasā mayā
matprasādāt sabhāryas tvaṃ viharasva salakṣmaṇaḥ
12 tam ugratapasaṃ dīptaṃ maharṣiṃ satyavādinam
pratyuvācātmavān rāmo brahmāṇam iva vāsavaḥ
13 aham evāhariṣyāmi svayaṃ lokān mahāmune
āvāsaṃ tv aham icchāmi pradiṣṭam iha kānane
14 bhavān sarvatra kuśalaḥ sarvabhūtahite rataḥ
ākhyātaḥ śarabhaṅgena gautamena mahātmanā
15 evam uktas tu rāmeṇa maharṣir lokaviśrutaḥ
abravīn madhuraṃ vākyaṃ harṣeṇa mahatāplutaḥ
16 ayam evāśramo rāma guṇavān ramyatām iha
ṛṣisaṃghānucaritaḥ sadā mūlaphalair yutaḥ
17 imam āśramam āgamya mṛgasaṃghā mahāyaśāḥ
aṭitvā pratigacchanti lobhayitvākutobhayāḥ
18 tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya maharṣer lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ
uvāca vacanaṃ dhīro vikṛṣya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ
19 tān ahaṃ sumahābhāga mṛgasaṃghān samāgatān
hanyāṃ niśitadhāreṇa śareṇāśanivarcasā
20 bhavāṃs tatrābhiṣajyeta kiṃ syāt kṛcchrataraṃ tataḥ
etasminn āśrame vāsaṃ ciraṃ tu na samarthaye
21 tam evam uktvā varadaṃ rāmaḥ saṃdhyām upāgamat
anvāsya paścimāṃ saṃdhyāṃ tatra vāsam akalpayat
22 tataḥ śubhaṃ tāpasabhojyam annaṃ; svayaṃ sutīkṣṇaḥ puruṣarṣabhābhyām
tābhyāṃ susatkṛtya dadau mahātmā; saṃdhyānivṛttau rajanīṃ samīkṣya

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