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The Ramayana Book 4

Chapter 31

1 aṅgadasya vacaḥ śrutvā sugrīvaḥ sacivaiḥ saha
lakṣmaṇaṃ kupitaṃ śrutvā mumocāsanam ātmavān
2 sacivān abravīd vākyaṃ niścitya gurulāghavam
mantrajñān mantrakuśalo mantreṣu pariniṣṭhitaḥ
3 na me durvyāhṛtaṃ kiṃ cin nāpi me duranuṣṭhitam
lakṣmaṇo rāghavabhrātā kruddhaḥ kim iti cintaye
4 asuhṛdbhir mamāmitrair nityam antaradarśibhiḥ
mama doṣān asaṃbhūtāñ śrāvito rāghavānujaḥ
5 atra tāvad yathābuddhi sarvair eva yathāvidhi
bhavadbhir niścayas tasya vijñeyo nipuṇaṃ śanaiḥ
6 na khalv asti mama trāso lakṣmaṇān nāpi rāghavāt
mitraṃ tv asthāna kupitaṃ janayaty eva saṃbhramam
7 sarvathā sukaraṃ mitraṃ duṣkaraṃ paripālanam
anityatvāt tu cittānāṃ prītir alpe 'pi bhidyate
8 atonimittaṃ trasto 'haṃ rāmeṇa tu mahātmanā
yan mamopakṛtaṃ śakyaṃ pratikartuṃ na tan mayā
9 sugrīveṇaivam uktas tu hanumān haripuṃgavaḥ
uvāca svena tarkeṇa madhye vānaramantriṇām
10 sarvathā naitad āścaryaṃ yat tvaṃ harigaṇeśvara
na vismarasi susnigdham upakārakṛtaṃ śubham
11 rāghaveṇa tu śūreṇa bhayam utsṛjya dūrataḥ
tvatpriyārthaṃ hato vālī śakratulyaparākramaḥ
12 sarvathā praṇayāt kruddho rāghavo nātra saṃśayaḥ
bhrātaraṃ sa prahitavāṁl lakṣmaṇaṃ lakṣmivardhanam
13 tvaṃ pramatto na jānīṣe kālaṃ kalavidāṃ vara
phullasaptacchadaśyāmā pravṛttā tu śarac chivā
14 nirmala grahanakṣatrā dyauḥ pranaṣṭabalāhakā
prasannāś ca diśaḥ sarvāḥ saritaś ca sarāṃsi ca
15 prāptam udyogakālaṃ tu nāvaiṣi haripuṃgava
tvaṃ pramatta iti vyaktaṃ lakṣmaṇo 'yam ihāgataḥ
16 ārtasya hṛtadārasya paruṣaṃ puruṣāntarāt
vacanaṃ marṣaṇīyaṃ te rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ
17 kṛtāparādhasya hi te nānyat paśyāmy ahaṃ kṣamam
antareṇāñjaliṃ baddhvā lakṣmaṇasya prasādanāt
18 niyuktair mantribhir vācyo avaśyaṃ pārthivo hitam
ata eva bhayaṃ tyaktvā bravīmy avadhṛtaṃ vacaḥ
19 abhikruddhaḥ samartho hi cāpam udyamya rāghavaḥ
sadevāsuragandharvaṃ vaśe sthāpayituṃ jagat
20 na sa kṣamaḥ kopayituṃ yaḥ prasādya punar bhavet
pūrvopakāraṃ smaratā kṛtajñena viśeṣataḥ
21 tasya mūrdhnā praṇamya tvaṃ saputraḥ sasuhṛjjanaḥ
rājaṃs tiṣṭha svasamaye bhartur bhāryeva tadvaśe
22 na rāmarāmānujaśāsanaṃ tvayā; kapīndrayuktaṃ manasāpy apohitum
mano hi te jñāsyati mānuṣaṃ balaṃ; sarāghavasyāsya surendravarcasaḥ

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