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The Ramayana Book 4

Chapter 18

1 ity uktaḥ praśritaṃ vākyaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ hitam
paruṣaṃ vālinā rāmo nihatena vicetasā
2 taṃ niṣprabham ivādityaṃ muktatoyam ivāmbudam
uktavākyaṃ hariśreṣṭham upaśāntam ivānalam
3 dharmārthaguṇasaṃpannaṃ harīśvaram anuttamam
adhikṣiptas tadā rāmaḥ paścād vālinam abravīt
4 dharmam arthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca samayaṃ cāpi laukikam
avijñāya kathaṃ bālyān mām ihādya vigarhase
5 apṛṣṭvā buddhisaṃpannān vṛddhān ācāryasaṃmatān
saumya vānaracāpalyāt tvaṃ māṃ vaktum ihecchasi
6 ikṣvākūṇām iyaṃ bhūmiḥ saśailavanakānanā
mṛgapakṣimanuṣyāṇāṃ nigrahānugrahāv api
7 tāṃ pālayati dharmātmā bharataḥ satyavāg ṛjuḥ
dharmakāmārthatattvajño nigrahānugrahe rataḥ
8 nayaś ca vinayaś cobhau yasmin satyaṃ ca susthitam
vikramaś ca yathā dṛṣṭaḥ sa rājā deśakālavit
9 tasya dharmakṛtādeśā vayam anye ca pārthivaḥ
carāmo vasudhāṃ kṛtsnāṃ dharmasaṃtānam icchavaḥ
10 tasmin nṛpatiśārdūla bharate dharmavatsale
pālayaty akhilāṃ bhūmiṃ kaś cared dharmanigraham
11 te vayaṃ mārgavibhraṣṭaṃ svadharme parame sthitāḥ
bharatājñāṃ puraskṛtya nigṛhṇīmo yathāvidhi
12 tvaṃ tu saṃkliṣṭadharmā ca karmaṇā ca vigarhitaḥ
kāmatantrapradhānaś ca na sthito rājavartmani
13 jyeṣṭho bhrātā pitā caiva yaś ca vidyāṃ prayacchati
trayas te pitaro jñeyā dharme ca pathi vartinaḥ
14 yavīyān ātmanaḥ putraḥ śiṣyaś cāpi guṇoditaḥ
putravat te trayaś cintyā dharmaś ced atra kāraṇam
15 sūkṣmaḥ paramadurjñeyaḥ satāṃ dharmaḥ plavaṃgama
hṛdisthaḥ sarvabhūtānām ātmā veda śubhāśubham
16 capalaś capalaiḥ sārdhaṃ vānarair akṛtātmabhiḥ
jātyandha iva jātyandhair mantrayan drakṣyase nu kim
17 ahaṃ tu vyaktatām asya vacanasya bravīmi te
na hi māṃ kevalaṃ roṣāt tvaṃ vigarhitum arhasi
18 tad etat kāraṇaṃ paśya yadarthaṃ tvaṃ mayā hataḥ
bhrātur vartasi bhāryāyāṃ tyaktvā dharmaṃ sanātanam
19 asya tvaṃ dharamāṇasya sugrīvasya mahātmanaḥ
rumāyāṃ vartase kāmāt snuṣāyāṃ pāpakarmakṛt
20 tad vyatītasya te dharmāt kāmavṛttasya vānara
bhrātṛbhāryābhimarśe 'smin daṇḍo 'yaṃ pratipāditaḥ
21 na hi dharmaviruddhasya lokavṛttād apeyuṣaḥ
daṇḍād anyatra paśyāmi nigrahaṃ hariyūthapa
22 aurasīṃ bhaginīṃ vāpi bhāryāṃ vāpy anujasya yaḥ
pracareta naraḥ kāmāt tasya daṇḍo vadhaḥ smṛtaḥ
23 bharatas tu mahīpālo vayaṃ tv ādeśavartinaḥ
tvaṃ ca dharmād atikrāntaḥ kathaṃ śakyam upekṣitum
24 gurudharmavyatikrāntaṃ prājño dharmeṇa pālayan
bharataḥ kāmavṛttānāṃ nigrahe paryavasthitaḥ
25 vayaṃ tu bharatādeśaṃ vidhiṃ kṛtvā harīśvara
tvadvidhān bhinnamaryādān niyantuṃ paryavasthitāḥ
26 sugrīveṇa ca me sakhyaṃ lakṣmaṇena yathā tathā
dārarājyanimittaṃ ca niḥśreyasi rataḥ sa me
27 pratijñā ca mayā dattā tadā vānarasaṃnidhau
pratijñā ca kathaṃ śakyā madvidhenānavekṣitum
28 tad ebhiḥ kāraṇaiḥ sarvair mahadbhir dharmasaṃhitaiḥ
śāsanaṃ tava yad yuktaṃ tad bhavān anumanyatām
29 sarvathā dharma ity eva draṣṭavyas tava nigrahaḥ
vayasyasyopakartavyaṃ dharmam evānupaśyatā
30 rājabhir dhṛtadaṇḍās tu kṛtvā pāpāni mānavāḥ
nirmalāḥ svargam āyānti santaḥ sukṛtino yathā
31 āryeṇa mama māndhātrā vyasanaṃ ghoram īpsitam
śramaṇena kṛte pāpe yathā pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā
32 anyair api kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ pramattair vasudhādhipaiḥ
prāyaścittaṃ ca kurvanti tena tac chāmyate rajaḥ
33 tad alaṃ paritāpena dharmataḥ parikalpitaḥ
vadho vānaraśārdūla na vayaṃ svavaśe sthitāḥ
34 vāgurābhiś ca pāśaiś ca kūṭaiś ca vividhair narāḥ
praticchannāś ca dṛśyāś ca gṛhṇanti subahūn mṛgān
pradhāvitān vā vitrastān visrabdhān ativiṣṭhitān
35 pramattān apramattān vā narā māṃsārthino bhṛśam
vidhyanti vimukhāṃś cāpi na ca doṣo 'tra vidyate
36 yānti rājarṣayaś cātra mṛgayāṃ dharmakovidāḥ
tasmāt tvaṃ nihato yuddhe mayā bāṇena vānara
ayudhyan pratiyudhyan vā yasmāc chākhāmṛgo hy asi
37 durlabhasya ca dharmasya jīvitasya śubhasya ca
rājāno vānaraśreṣṭha pradātāro na saṃśayaḥ
38 tān na hiṃsyān na cākrośen nākṣipen nāpriyaṃ vadet
devā mānuṣarūpeṇa caranty ete mahītale
39 tvaṃ tu dharmam avijñāya kevalaṃ roṣam āsthitaḥ
pradūṣayasi māṃ dharme pitṛpaitāmahe sthitam
40 evam uktas tu rāmeṇa vālī pravyathito bhṛśam
pratyuvāca tato rāmaṃ prāñjalir vānareśvaraḥ
41 yat tvam āttha naraśreṣṭha tad evaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
prativaktuṃ prakṛṣṭe hi nāpakṛṣṭas tu śaknuyāt
42 yad ayuktaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ pramādād vākyam apriyam
tatrāpi khalu me doṣaṃ kartuṃ nārhasi rāghava
43 tvaṃ hi dṛṣṭārthatattvajñaḥ prajānāṃ ca hite rataḥ
kāryakāraṇasiddhau te prasannā buddhir avyayā
44 mām apy avagataṃ dharmād vyatikrāntapuraskṛtam
dharmasaṃhitayā vācā dharmajña paripālaya
45 bāṣpasaṃruddhakaṇṭhas tu vālī sārtaravaḥ śanaiḥ
uvāca rāmaṃ saṃprekṣya paṅkalagna iva dvipaḥ
46 na tv ātmānam ahaṃ śoce na tārāṃ nāpi bāndhavān
yathā putraṃ guṇaśreṣṭham aṅgadaṃ kanakāṅgadam
47 sa mamādarśanād dīno bālyāt prabhṛti lālitaḥ
taṭāka iva pītāmbur upaśoṣaṃ gamiṣyati
48 sugrīve cāṅgade caiva vidhatsva matim uttamām
tvaṃ hi śāstā ca goptā ca kāryākāryavidhau sthitaḥ
49 yā te narapate vṛttir bharate lakṣmaṇe ca yā
sugrīve cāṅgade rājaṃs tāṃ cintayitum arhasi
50 maddoṣakṛtadoṣāṃ tāṃ yathā tārāṃ tapasvinīm
sugrīvo nāvamanyeta tathāvasthātum arhasi
51 tvayā hy anugṛhītena śakyaṃ rājyam upāsitum
tvadvaśe vartamānena tava cittānuvartinā
52 sa tam āśvāsayad rāmo vālinaṃ vyaktadarśanam
53 na vayaṃ bhavatā cintyā nāpy ātmā harisattama
vayaṃ bhavadviśeṣeṇa dharmataḥ kṛtaniścayāḥ
54 daṇḍye yaḥ pātayed daṇḍaṃ daṇḍyo yaś cāpi daṇḍyate
kāryakāraṇasiddhārthāv ubhau tau nāvasīdataḥ
55 tad bhavān daṇḍasaṃyogād asmād vigatakalmaṣaḥ
gataḥ svāṃ prakṛtiṃ dharmyāṃ dharmadṛṣṭtena vartmanā
56 sa tasya vākyaṃ madhuraṃ mahātmanaḥ; samāhitaṃ dharmapathānuvartinaḥ
niśamya rāmasya raṇāvamardino; vacaḥ suyuktaṃ nijagāda vānaraḥ
57 śarābhitaptena vicetasā mayā; pradūṣitas tvaṃ yad ajānatā prabho
idaṃ mahendropamabhīmavikrama; prasāditas tvaṃ kṣama me mahīśvara

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