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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 41
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sā taṃ saṃprekṣya suśroṇī kusumāni vicinvatī
hemarājata varṇābhyāṃ pārśvābhyām upaśobhitam
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prahṛṣṭā cānavadyāṅgī mṛṣṭahāṭakavarṇinī
bhartāram api cākrandal lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva sāyudham
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tayāhūtau naravyāghrau vaidehyā rāmalakṣmaṇau
vīkṣamāṇau tu taṃ deśaṃ tadā dadṛśatur mṛgam
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śaṅkamānas tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇo rāmam abravīt
tam evainam ahaṃ manye mārīcaṃ rākṣasaṃ mṛgam
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caranto mṛgayāṃ hṛṣṭāḥ pāpenopādhinā vane
anena nihatā rāma rājānaḥ kāmarūpiṇā
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asya māyāvido māyā mṛgarūpam idaṃ kṛtam
bhānumatpuruṣavyāghra gandharvapurasaṃnibham
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mṛgo hy evaṃvidho ratnavicitro nāsti rāghava
jagatyāṃ jagatīnātha māyaiṣā hi na saṃśayaḥ
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evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ kākutsthaṃ prativārya śucismitā
uvāca sītā saṃhṛṣṭā chadmanā hṛtacetanā
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āryaputrābhirāmo 'sau mṛgo harati me manaḥ
ānayainaṃ mahābāho krīḍārthaṃ no bhaviṣyati
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ihāśramapade 'smākaṃ bahavaḥ puṇyadarśanāḥ
mṛgāś caranti sahitāś camarāḥ sṛmarās tathā
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ṛkṣāḥ pṛṣatasaṃghāś ca vānarāḥ kinarās tathā
vicaranti mahābāho rūpaśreṣṭhā mahābalāḥ
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na cāsya sadṛśo rājan dṛṣṭapūrvo mṛgaḥ purā
tejasā kṣamayā dīptyā yathāyaṃ mṛgasattamaḥ
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nānāvarṇavicitrāṅgo ratnabindusamācitaḥ
dyotayan vanam avyagraṃ śobhate śaśisaṃnibhaḥ
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aho rūpam aho lakṣmīḥ svarasaṃpac ca śobhanā
mṛgo 'dbhuto vicitro 'sau hṛdayaṃ haratīva me
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yadi grahaṇam abhyeti jīvann eva mṛgas tava
āścaryabhūtaṃ bhavati vismayaṃ janayiṣyati
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samāptavanavāsānāṃ rājyasthānāṃ ca naḥ punaḥ
antaḥpuravibhūṣārtho mṛga eṣa bhaviṣyati
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bharatasyāryaputrasya śvaśrūṇāṃ mama ca prabho
mṛgarūpam idaṃ divyaṃ vismayaṃ janayiṣyati
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jīvan na yadi te 'bhyeti grahaṇaṃ mṛgasattamaḥ
ajinaṃ naraśārdūla ruciraṃ me bhaviṣyati
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nihatasyāsya sattvasya jāmbūnadamayatvaci
śaṣpabṛsyāṃ vinītāyām icchāmy aham upāsitum
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kāmavṛttam idaṃ raudraṃ strīṇām asadṛśaṃ matam
vapuṣā tv asya sattvasya vismayo janito mama
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tena kāñcanaroṃṇā tu maṇipravaraśṛṅgiṇā
taruṇādityavarṇena nakṣatrapathavarcasā
babhūva rāghavasyāpi mano vismayam āgatam
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evaṃ sītāvacaḥ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā ca mṛgam adbhutam
uvāca rāghavo hṛṣṭo bhrātaraṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ vacaḥ
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paśya lakṣmaṇa vaidehyāḥ spṛhāṃ mṛgagatām imām
rūpaśreṣṭhatayā hy eṣa mṛgo 'dya na bhaviṣyati
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na vane nandanoddeśe na caitrarathasaṃśraye
kutaḥ pṛthivyāṃ saumitre yo 'sya kaś cit samo mṛgaḥ
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pratilomānulomāś ca rucirā romarājayaḥ
śobhante mṛgam āśritya citrāḥ kanakabindubhiḥ
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paśyāsya jṛmbhamāṇasya dīptām agniśikhopamām
jihvāṃ mukhān niḥsarantīṃ meghād iva śatahradām
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masāragalvarkamukhaḥ śaṅkhamuktānibhodaraḥ
kasya nāmānirūpyo 'sau na mano lobhayen mṛgaḥ
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kasya rūpam idaṃ dṛṣṭvā jāmbūnadamaya prabham
nānāratnamayaṃ divyaṃ na mano vismayaṃ vrajet
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māṃsahetor api mṛgān vihārārthaṃ ca dhanvinaḥ
ghnanti lakṣmaṇa rājāno mṛgayāyāṃ mahāvane
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dhanāni vyavasāyena vicīyante mahāvane
dhātavo vividhāś cāpi maṇiratnasuvarṇinaḥ
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tat sāram akhilaṃ nṝṇāṃ dhanaṃ nicayavardhanam
manasā cintitaṃ sarvaṃ yathā śukrasya lakṣmaṇa
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arthī yenārthakṛtyena saṃvrajaty avicārayan
tam artham arthaśāstrajñaḥ prāhur arthyāś ca lakṣmaṇa
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etasya mṛgaratnasya parārdhye kāñcanatvaci
upavekṣyati vaidehī mayā saha sumadhyamā
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na kādalī na priyakī na praveṇī na cāvikī
bhaved etasya sadṛśī sparśaneneti me matiḥ
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eṣa caiva mṛgaḥ śrīmān yaś ca divyo nabhaścaraḥ
ubhāv etau mṛgau divyau tārāmṛgamahīmṛgau
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yadi vāyaṃ tathā yan māṃ bhaved vadasi lakṣmaṇa
māyaiṣā rākṣasasyeti kartavyo 'sya vadho mayā
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etena hi nṛśaṃsena mārīcenākṛtātmanā
vane vicaratā pūrvaṃ hiṃsitā munipuṃgavāḥ
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utthāya bahavo yena mṛgayāyāṃ janādhipāḥ
nihatāḥ parameṣvāsās tasmād vadhyas tv ayaṃ mṛgaḥ
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purastād iha vātāpiḥ paribhūya tapasvinaḥ
udarastho dvijān hanti svagarbho 'śvatarīm iva
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sa kadā cic cirāl loke āsasāda mahāmunim
agastyaṃ tejasā yuktaṃ bhakṣyas tasya babhūva ha
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samutthāne ca tad rūpaṃ kartukāmaṃ samīkṣya tam
utsmayitvā tu bhagavān vātāpim idam abravīt
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tvayāvigaṇya vātāpe paribhūtāś ca tejasā
jīvaloke dvijaśreṣṭhās tasmād asi jarāṃ gataḥ
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evaṃ tan na bhaved rakṣo vātāpir iva lakṣmaṇa
madvidhaṃ yo 'timanyeta dharmanityaṃ jitendriyam
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bhaved dhato 'yaṃ vātāpir agastyeneva mā gatiḥ
iha tvaṃ bhava saṃnaddho yantrito rakṣa maithilīm
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asyām āyattam asmākaṃ yat kṛtyaṃ raghunandana
aham enaṃ vadhiṣyāmi grahīṣyāmy atha vā mṛgam
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yāvad gacchāmi saumitre mṛgam ānayituṃ drutam
paśya lakṣmaṇa vaidehīṃ mṛgatvaci gataspṛhām
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tvacā pradhānayā hy eṣa mṛgo 'dya na bhaviṣyati
apramattena te bhāvyam āśramasthena sītayā
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yāvat pṛṣatam ekena sāyakena nihanmy aham
hatvaitac carma ādāya śīghram eṣyāmi lakṣmaṇa
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pradakṣiṇenātibalena pakṣiṇā; jaṭāyuṣā buddhimatā ca lakṣmaṇa
bhavāpramattaḥ pratigṛhya maithilīṃ; pratikṣaṇaṃ sarvata eva śaṅkitaḥ
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