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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 4
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tataḥ prahṛṣṭo hanumān kṛtyavān iti tad vacaḥ
śrutvā madhurasaṃbhāṣaṃ sugrīvaṃ manasā gataḥ
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bhavyo rājyāgamas tasya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ
yad ayaṃ kṛtyavān prāptaḥ kṛtyaṃ caitad upāgatam
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tataḥ paramasaṃhṛṣṭo hanūmān plavagarṣabhaḥ
pratyuvāca tato vākyaṃ rāmaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ
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kimarthaṃ tvaṃ vanaṃ ghoraṃ pampākānanamaṇḍitam
āgataḥ sānujo durgaṃ nānāvyālamṛgāyutam
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā lakṣmaṇo rāmacoditaḥ
ācacakṣe mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam
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rājā daśaratho nāma dyutimān dharmavatsalaḥ
tasyāyaṃ pūrvajaḥ putro rāmo nāma janaiḥ śrutaḥ
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śaraṇyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ pitur nirdeśapāragaḥ
vīro daśarathasyāyaṃ putrāṇāṃ guṇavattaraḥ
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rājyād bhraṣṭo vane vastuṃ mayā sārdham ihāgataḥ
bhāryayā ca mahātejāḥ sītayānugato vaśī
dinakṣaye mahātejāḥ prabhayeva divākaraḥ
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aham asyāvaro bhrātā guṇair dāsyam upāgataḥ
kṛtajñasya bahujñasya lakṣmaṇo nāma nāmataḥ
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sukhārhasya mahārhasya sarvabhūtahitātmanaḥ
aiśvaryeṇa vihīnasya vanavāsāśritasya ca
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rakṣasāpahṛtā bhāryā rahite kāmarūpiṇā
tac ca na jñāyate rakṣaḥ patnī yenāsya sā hṛtā
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danur nāma śriyaḥ putraḥ śāpād rākṣasatāṃ gataḥ
ākhyātas tena sugrīvaḥ samartho vānarādhipaḥ
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sa jñāsyati mahāvīryas tava bhāryāpahāriṇam
evam uktvā danuḥ svargaṃ bhrājamāno gataḥ sukham
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etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yāthātathyena pṛcchataḥ
ahaṃ caiva hi rāmaś ca sugrīvaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatau
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eṣa dattvā ca vittāni prāpya cānuttamaṃ yaśaḥ
lokanāthaḥ purā bhūtvā sugrīvaṃ nātham icchati
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śokābhibhūte rāme tu śokārte śaraṇaṃ gate
kartum arhati sugrīvaḥ prasādaṃ saha yūthapaiḥ
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evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ saumitriṃ karuṇaṃ sāśrupātanam
hanūmān pratyuvācedaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ
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īdṛśā buddhisaṃpannā jitakrodhā jitendriyāḥ
draṣṭavyā vānarendreṇa diṣṭyā darśanam āgatāḥ
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sa hi rājyāc ca vibhraṣṭaḥ kṛtavairaś ca vālinā
hṛtadāro vane trasto bhrātrā vinikṛto bhṛśam
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kariṣyati sa sāhāyyaṃ yuvayor bhāskarātmajaḥ
sugrīvaḥ saha cāsmābhiḥ sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇe
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ity evam uktvā hanumāñ ślakṣṇaṃ madhurayā girā
babhāṣe so 'bhigacchāmaḥ sugrīvam iti rāghavam
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evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ dharmātmā hanūmantaṃ sa lakṣmaṇaḥ
pratipūjya yathānyāyam idaṃ provāca rāghavam
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kapiḥ kathayate hṛṣṭo yathāyaṃ mārutātmajaḥ
kṛtyavān so 'pi saṃprāptaḥ kṛtakṛtyo 'si rāghava
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prasannamukhavarṇaś ca vyaktaṃ hṛṣṭaś ca bhāṣate
nānṛtaṃ vakṣyate vīro hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ
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tataḥ sa tu mahāprājño hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ
jagāmādāya tau vīrau harirājāya rāghavau
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sa tu vipula yaśāḥ kapipravīraḥ; pavanasutaḥ kṛtakṛtyavat prahṛṣṭaḥ
girivaram uruvikramaḥ prayātaḥ; sa śubhamatiḥ saha rāmalakṣmaṇābhyām
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