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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 23
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āśramaṃ prati yāte tu khare kharaparākrame
tān evautpātikān rāmaḥ saha bhrātrā dadarśa ha
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tān utpātān mahāghorān utthitān romaharṣaṇān
prajānām ahitān dṛṣṭvā vākyaṃ lakṣmaṇam abravīt
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imān paśya mahābāho sarvabhūtāpahāriṇaḥ
samutthitān mahotpātān saṃhartuṃ sarvarākṣasān
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amī rudhiradhārās tu visṛjantaḥ kharasvanān
vyomni meghā vivartante paruṣā gardabhāruṇāḥ
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sadhūmāś ca śarāḥ sarve mama yuddhābhinandinaḥ
rukmapṛṣṭhāni cāpāni viveṣṭante ca lakṣmaṇa
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yādṛśā iha kūjanti pakṣiṇo vanacāriṇaḥ
agrato no bhayaṃ prāptaṃ saṃśayo jīvitasya ca
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saṃprahāras tu sumahān bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
ayam ākhyāti me bāhuḥ sphuramāṇo muhur muhuḥ
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saṃnikarṣe tu naḥ śūra jayaṃ śatroḥ parājayam
suprabhaṃ ca prasannaṃ ca tava vaktraṃ hi lakṣyate
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udyatānāṃ hi yuddhārthaṃ yeṣāṃ bhavati lakṣmaṇaḥ
niṣprabhaṃ vadanaṃ teṣāṃ bhavaty āyuḥ parikṣayaḥ
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anāgatavidhānaṃ tu kartavyaṃ śubham icchatā
āpadaṃ śaṅkamānena puruṣeṇa vipaścitā
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tasmād gṛhītvā vaidehīṃ śarapāṇir dhanurdharaḥ
guhām āśrayaśailasya durgāṃ pādapasaṃkulām
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pratikūlitum icchāmi na hi vākyam idaṃ tvayā
śāpito mama pādābhyāṃ gamyatāṃ vatsa māciram
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evam uktas tu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ saha sītayā
śarān ādāya cāpaṃ ca guhāṃ durgāṃ samāśrayat
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tasmin praviṣṭe tu guhāṃ lakṣmaṇe saha sītayā
hanta niryuktam ity uktvā rāmaḥ kavacam āviśat
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sā tenāgninikāśena kavacena vibhūṣitaḥ
babhūva rāmas timire vidhūmo 'gnir ivotthitaḥ
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sa cāpam udyamya mahac charān ādāya vīryavān
babhūvāvasthitas tatra jyāsvanaiḥ pūrayan diśaḥ
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tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāś ca saha cāraṇaiḥ
ūcuḥ paramasaṃtrastā guhyakāś ca parasparam
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caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām
ekaś ca rāmo dharmātmā kathaṃ yuddhaṃ bhaviṣyati
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tato gambhīranirhrādaṃ ghoravarmāyudhadhvajam
anīkaṃ yātudhānānāṃ samantāt pratyadṛśyata
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siṃhanādaṃ visṛjatām anyonyam abhigarjatām
cāpāni vispharayatāṃ jṛmbhatāṃ cāpy abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
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vipraghuṣṭasvanānāṃ ca dundubhīṃś cāpi nighnatām
teṣāṃ sutumulaḥ śabdaḥ pūrayām āsa tad vanam
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tena śabdena vitrastāḥ śvāpadā vanacāriṇaḥ
dudruvur yatra niḥśabdaṃ pṛṣṭhato nāvalokayan
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tat tv anīkaṃ mahāvegaṃ rāmaṃ samupasarpata
ghṛtanānāpraharaṇaṃ gambhīraṃ sāgaropamam
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rāmo 'pi cārayaṃś cakṣuḥ sarvato raṇapaṇḍitaḥ
dadarśa kharasainyaṃ tad yuddhābhimukham udyatam
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vitatya ca dhanur bhīmaṃ tūṇyāś coddhṛtya sāyakān
krodham āhārayat tīvraṃ vadhārthaṃ sarvarakṣasām
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duṣprekṣyaḥ so 'bhavat kruddho yugāntāgnir iva jvalan
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tejasāviṣṭaṃ prāvyathan vanadevatāḥ
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tasya kruddhasya rūpaṃ tu rāmasya dadṛśe tadā
dakṣasyeva kratuṃ hantum udyatasya pinākinaḥ
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