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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 67
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purā rāma mahābāho mahābalaparākrama
rūpam āsīn mamācintyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam
yathā somasya śakrasya sūryasya ca yathā vapuḥ
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so 'haṃ rūpam idaṃ kṛtvā lokavitrāsanaṃ mahat
ṛṣīn vanagatān rāma trāsayāmi tatas tataḥ
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tataḥ sthūlaśirā nāma maharṣiḥ kopito mayā
saṃcinvan vividhaṃ vanyaṃ rūpeṇānena dharṣitaḥ
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tenāham uktaḥ prekṣyaivaṃ ghoraśāpābhidhāyinā
etad eva nṛśaṃsaṃ te rūpam astu vigarhitam
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sa mayā yācitaḥ kruddhaḥ śāpasyānto bhaved iti
abhiśāpakṛtasyeti tenedaṃ bhāṣitaṃ vacaḥ
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yadā chittvā bhujau rāmas tvāṃ dahed vijane vane
tadā tvaṃ prāpsyase rūpaṃ svam eva vipulaṃ śubham
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śriyā virājitaṃ putraṃ danos tvaṃ viddhi lakṣmaṇa
indrakopād idaṃ rūpaṃ prāptam evaṃ raṇājire
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ahaṃ hi tapasogreṇa pitāmaham atoṣayam
dīrgham āyuḥ sa me prādāt tato māṃ vibhramo 'spṛśat
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dīrgham āyur mayā prāptaṃ kiṃ me śakraḥ kariṣyati
ity evaṃ buddhim āsthāya raṇe śakram adharṣayam
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tasya bāhupramuktena vajreṇa śataparvaṇā
sakthinī ca śiraś caiva śarīre saṃpraveśitam
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sa mayā yācyamānaḥ sann ānayad yamasādanam
pitāmahavacaḥ satyaṃ tad astv iti mamābravīt
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anāhāraḥ kathaṃ śakto bhagnasakthiśiromukhaḥ
vajreṇābhihataḥ kālaṃ sudīrgham api jīvitum
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evam uktas tu me śakro bāhū yojanam āyatau
prādād āsyaṃ ca me kukṣau tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭram akalpayat
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so 'haṃ bhujābhyāṃ dīrghābhyāṃ samākṛṣya vanecarān
siṃhadvipamṛgavyāghrān bhakṣayāmi samantataḥ
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sa tu mām abravīd indro yadā rāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ
chetsyate samare bāhū tadā svargaṃ gamiṣyasi
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sa tvaṃ rāmo 'si bhadraṃ te nāham anyena rāghava
śakyo hantuṃ yathātattvam evam uktaṃ maharṣiṇā
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ahaṃ hi matisācivyaṃ kariṣyāmi nararṣabha
mitraṃ caivopadekṣyāmi yuvābhyāṃ saṃskṛto 'gninā
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evam uktas tu dharmātmā danunā tena rāghavaḥ
idaṃ jagāda vacanaṃ lakṣmaṇasyopaśṛṇvataḥ
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rāvaṇena hṛtā sītā mama bhāryā yaśasvinī
niṣkrāntasya janasthānāt saha bhrātrā yathāsukham
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nāmamātraṃ tu jānāmi na rūpaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ
nivāsaṃ vā prabhāvaṃ vā vayaṃ tasya na vidmahe
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śokārtānām anāthānām evaṃ viparidhāvatām
kāruṇyaṃ sadṛśaṃ kartum upakāre ca vartatām
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kāṣṭhāny ānīya śuṣkāṇi kāle bhagnāni kuñjaraiḥ
bhakṣyāmas tvāṃ vayaṃ vīra śvabhre mahati kalpite
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sa tvaṃ sītāṃ samācakṣva yena vā yatra vā hṛtā
kuru kalyāṇam atyarthaṃ yadi jānāsi tattvataḥ
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evam uktas tu rāmeṇa vākyaṃ danur anuttamam
provāca kuśalo vaktuṃ vaktāram api rāghavam
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divyam asti na me jñānaṃ nābhijānāmi maithilīm
yas tāṃ jñāsyati taṃ vakṣye dagdhaḥ svaṃ rūpam āsthitaḥ
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adagdhasya hi vijñātuṃ śaktir asti na me prabho
rākṣasaṃ taṃ mahāvīryaṃ sītā yena hṛtā tava
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vijñānaṃ hi mahad bhraṣṭaṃ śāpadoṣeṇa rāghava
svakṛtena mayā prāptaṃ rūpaṃ lokavigarhitam
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kiṃ tu yāvan na yāty astaṃ savitā śrāntavāhanaḥ
tāvan mām avaṭe kṣiptvā daha rāma yathāvidhi
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dagdhas tvayāham avaṭe nyāyena raghunandana
vakṣyāmi tam ahaṃ vīra yas taṃ jñāsyati rākṣasaṃ
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tena sakhyaṃ ca kartavyaṃ nyāyyavṛttena rāghava
kalpayiṣyati te prītaḥ sāhāyyaṃ laghuvikramaḥ
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na hi tasyāsty avijñātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu rāghava
sarvān parisṛto lokān purā vai kāraṇāntare
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