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The Ramayana Book 4

Chapter 26

1 abhiṣikte tu sugrīve praviṣṭe vānare guhām
ājagāma saha bhrātrā rāmaḥ prasravaṇaṃ girim
2 śārdūlamṛgasaṃghuṣṭaṃ siṃhair bhīmaravair vṛtam
nānāgulmalatāgūḍhaṃ bahupādapasaṃkulam
3 ṛkṣavānaragopucchair mārjāraiś ca niṣevitam
megharāśinibhaṃ śailaṃ nityaṃ śucijalāśrayam
4 tasya śailasya śikhare mahatīm āyatāṃ guhām
pratyagṛhṇata vāsārthaṃ rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
5 avasat tatra dharmātmā rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
bahudṛśyadarīkuñje tasmin prasravaṇe girau
6 susukhe 'pi bahudravye tasmin hi dharaṇīdhare
vasatas tasya rāmasya ratir alpāpi nābhavat
hṛtāṃ hi bhāryāṃ smarataḥ prāṇebhyo 'pi garīyasīm
7 udayābhyuditaṃ dṛṣṭvā śaśāṅkaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
āviveśa na taṃ nidrā niśāsu śayanaṃ gatam
8 tat samutthena śokena bāṣpopahatacetasaṃ
taṃ śocamānaṃ kākutsthaṃ nityaṃ śokaparāyaṇam
tulyaduḥkho 'bravīd bhrātā lakṣmaṇo 'nunayan vacaḥ
9 alaṃ vīra vyathāṃ gatvā na tvaṃ śocitum arhasi
śocato hy avasīdanti sarvārthā viditaṃ hi te
10 bhavān kriyāparo loke bhavān devaparāyaṇaḥ
āstiko dharmaśīlaś ca vyavasāyī ca rāghava
11 na hy avyavasitaḥ śatruṃ rākṣasaṃ taṃ viśeṣataḥ
samarthas tvaṃ raṇe hantuṃ vikramair jihmakāriṇam
12 samunmūlaya śokaṃ tvaṃ vyavasāyaṃ sthiraṃ kuru
tataḥ saparivāraṃ taṃ nirmūlaṃ kuru rākṣasaṃ
13 pṛthivīm api kākutstha sasāgaravanācalām
parivartayituṃ śaktaḥ kim aṅga puna rāvaṇam
14 ahaṃ tu khalu te vīryaṃ prasuptaṃ pratibodhaye
dīptair āhutibhiḥ kāle bhasmac channam ivānalam
15 lakṣmaṇasya tu tad vākyaṃ pratipūjya hitaṃ śubham
rāghavaḥ suhṛdaṃ snigdham idaṃ vacanam abravīt
16 vācyaṃ yad anuraktena snigdhena ca hitena ca
satyavikrama yuktena tad uktaṃ lakṣmaṇa tvayā
17 eṣa śokaḥ parityaktaḥ sarvakāryāvasādakaḥ
vikrameṣv apratihataṃ tejaḥ protsāhayāmy aham
18 śaratkālaṃ pratīkṣe 'ham iyaṃ prāvṛḍ upasthitā
tataḥ sarāṣṭraṃ sagaṇaṃ rākṣasaṃ taṃ nihanmy aham
19 tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā hṛṣṭo rāmasya lakṣmaṇaḥ
punar evābravīd vākyaṃ saumitrir mitranandanaḥ
20 etat te sadṛśaṃ vākyam uktaṃ śatrunibarhaṇa
idānīm asi kākutstha prakṛtiṃ svām upāgataḥ
21 vijñāya hy ātmano vīryaṃ tathyaṃ bhavitum arhasi
etat sadṛśam uktaṃ te śrutasyābhijanasya ca
22 tasmāt puruṣaśārdūla cintayañ śatrunigraham
varṣārātram anuprāptam atikrāmaya rāghava
23 niyamya kopaṃ pratipālyatāṃ śarat; kṣamasva māsāṃś caturo mayā saha
vasācale 'smin mṛgarājasevite; saṃvardhayañ śatruvadhe samudyataḥ

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