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The Ramayana Book 4

Chapter 38

1 iti bruvāṇaṃ sugrīvaṃ rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
bāhubhyāṃ saṃpariṣvajya pratyuvāca kṛtāñjalim
2 yad indro varṣate varṣaṃ na tac citraṃ bhaved bhuvi
ādityo vā sahasrāṃśuḥ kuryād vitimiraṃ nabhaḥ
3 candramā raśmibhiḥ kuryāt pṛthivīṃ saumya nirmalām
tvadvidho vāpi mitrāṇāṃ pratikuryāt paraṃtapa
4 evaṃ tvayi na tac citraṃ bhaved yat saumya śobhanam
jānāmy ahaṃ tvāṃ sugrīva satataṃ priyavādinam
5 tvatsanāthaḥ sakhe saṃkhye jetāsmi sakalān arīn
tvam eva me suhṛn mitraṃ sāhāyyaṃ kartum arhasi
6 jahārātmavināśāya vaidehīṃ rākṣasādhamaḥ
vañcayitvā tu paulomīm anuhlādo yathā śacīm
7 nacirāt taṃ haniṣyāmi rāvaṇaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
paulomyāḥ pitaraṃ dṛptaṃ śatakratur ivārihā
8 etasminn antare caiva rajaḥ samabhivartata
uṣṇāṃ tīvrāṃ sahasrāṃśoś chādayad gagane prabhām
9 diśaḥ paryākulāś cāsan rajasā tena mūrchitāḥ
cacāla ca mahī sarvā saśailavanakānanā
10 tato nagendrasaṃkāśais tīkṣṇa daṃṣṭrair mahābalaiḥ
kṛtsnā saṃchāditā bhūmir asaṃkhyeyaiḥ plavaṃgamaiḥ
11 nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tatas tair hariyūthapaiḥ
koṭīśataparīvāraiḥ kāmarūpibhir āvṛtā
12 nādeyaiḥ pārvatīyaiś ca sāmudraiś ca mahābalaiḥ
haribhir meghanirhrādair anyaiś ca vanacāribhiḥ
13 taruṇādityavarṇaiś ca śaśigauraiś ca vānaraiḥ
padmakesaravarṇaiś ca śvetair merukṛtālayaiḥ
14 koṭīsahasrair daśabhiḥ śrīmān parivṛtas tadā
vīraḥ śatabalir nāma vānaraḥ pratyadṛśyata
15 tataḥ kāñcanaśailābhas tārāyā vīryavān pitā
anekair daśasāhasraiḥ koṭibhiḥ pratyadṛśyata
16 padmakesarasaṃkāśas taruṇārkanibhānanaḥ
buddhimān vānaraśreṣṭhaḥ sarvavānarasattamaḥ
17 anīkair bahusāhasrair vānarāṇāṃ samanvitaḥ
pitā hanumataḥ śrīmān kesarī pratyadṛśyata
18 golāṅgūlamahārājo gavākṣo bhīmavikramaḥ
vṛtaḥ koṭisahasreṇa vānarāṇām adṛśyata
19 ṛkṣāṇāṃ bhīmavegānāṃ dhūmraḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ
vṛtaḥ koṭisahasrābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ samabhivartata
20 mahācalanibhair ghoraiḥ panaso nāma yūthapaḥ
ājagāma mahāvīryas tisṛbhiḥ koṭibhir vṛtaḥ
21 nīlāñjanacayākāro nīlo nāmātha yūthapaḥ
adṛśyata mahākāyaḥ koṭibhir daśabhir vṛtaḥ
22 darīmukhaś ca balavān yūthapo 'bhyāyayau tadā
vṛtaḥ koṭisahasreṇa sugrīvaṃ samupasthitaḥ
23 maindaś ca dvividaś cobhāv aśviputrau mahāvalau
koṭikoṭisahasreṇa vānarāṇām adṛśyatām
24 tataḥ koṭisahasrāṇāṃ sahasreṇa śatena ca
pṛṣṭhato 'nugataḥ prāpto haribhir gandhamādanaḥ
25 tataḥ padmasahasreṇa vṛtaḥ śaṅkuśatena ca
yuvarājo 'ṅgadaḥ prāptaḥ pitṛtulyaparākramaḥ
26 tatas tārādyutis tāro harir bhīmaparākramaḥ
pañcabhir harikoṭībhir dūrataḥ pratyadṛśyata
27 indrajānuḥ kapir vīro yūthapaḥ pratyadṛśyata
ekādaśānāṃ koṭīnām īśvaras taiś ca saṃvṛtaḥ
28 tato rambhas tv anuprāptas taruṇādityasaṃnibhaḥ
ayutena vṛtaś caiva sahasreṇa śatena ca
29 tato yūthapatir vīro durmukho nāma vānaraḥ
pratyadṛśyata koṭibhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ parivṛto balī
30 kailāsaśikharākārair vānarair bhīmavikramaiḥ
vṛtaḥ koṭisahasreṇa hanumān pratyadṛśyata
31 nalaś cāpi mahāvīryaḥ saṃvṛto drumavāsibhiḥ
koṭīśatena saṃprāptaḥ sahasreṇa śatena ca
32 śarabhaḥ kumudo vahnir vānaro rambha eva ca
ete cānye ca bahavo vānarāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ
33 āvṛtya pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ parvatāṃś ca vanāni ca
āplavantaḥ plavantaś ca garjantaś ca plavaṃgamāḥ
abhyavartanta sugrīvaṃ sūryam abhragaṇā iva
34 kurvāṇā bahuśabdāṃś ca prahṛṣṭā balaśālinaḥ
śirobhir vānarendrāya sugrīvāya nyavedayan
35 apare vānaraśreṣṭhāḥ saṃgamya ca yathocitam
sugrīveṇa samāgamya sthitāḥ prāñjalayas tadā
36 sugrīvas tvarito rāme sarvāṃs tān vānararṣabhān
nivedayitvā dharmajñaḥ sthitaḥ prāñjalir abravīt
37 yathā sukhaṃ parvatanirjhareṣu; vaneṣu sarveṣu ca vānarendrāḥ
niveśayitvā vidhivad balāni; balaṃ balajñaḥ pratipattum īṣṭe


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