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The Ramayana Book 4

Chapter 40

1 tataḥ prasthāpya sugrīvas tan mahad vānaraṃ balam
dakṣiṇāṃ preṣayām āsa vānarān abhilakṣitān
2 nīlam agnisutaṃ caiva hanumantaṃ ca vānaram
pitāmahasutaṃ caiva jāmbavantaṃ mahākapim
3 suhotraṃ ca śarīraṃ ca śaragulmaṃ tathaiva ca
gajaṃ gavākṣaṃ gavayaṃ suṣeṇam ṛṣabhaṃ tathā
4 maindaṃ ca dvividaṃ caiva vijayaṃ gandhamādanam
ulkāmukham asaṅgaṃ ca hutāśana sutāv ubhau
5 aṅgadapramukhān vīrān vīraḥ kapigaṇeśvaraḥ
vegavikramasaṃpannān saṃdideśa viśeṣavit
6 teṣām agreṣaraṃ caiva mahad balam asaṃgagam
vidhāya harivīrāṇām ādiśad dakṣiṇāṃ diśam
7 ye ke cana samuddeśās tasyāṃ diśi sudurgamāḥ
kapīśaḥ kapimukhyānāṃ sa teṣāṃ tān udāharat
8 sahasraśirasaṃ vindhyaṃ nānādrumalatāvṛtam
narmadāṃ ca nadīṃ durgāṃ mahoraganiṣevitām
9 tato godāvarīṃ ramyāṃ kṛṣṇāveṇīṃ mahānadīm
varadāṃ ca mahābhāgāṃ mahoraganiṣevitām
10 mekhalān utkalāṃś caiva daśārṇanagarāṇy api
avantīm abhravantīṃ ca sarvam evānupaśyata
11 vidarbhān ṛṣikāṃś caiva ramyān māhiṣakān api
tathā baṅgān kaliṅgāṃś ca kauśikāṃś ca samantataḥ
12 anvīkṣya daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ saparvatanadīguham
nadīṃ godāvarīṃ caiva sarvam evānupaśyata
13 tathaivāndhrāṃś ca puṇḍrāṃś ca colān pāṇḍyān sakeralān
ayomukhaś ca gantavyaḥ parvato dhātumaṇḍitaḥ
14 vicitraśikharaḥ śrīmāṃś citrapuṣpitakānanaḥ
sacandanavanoddeśo mārgitavyo mahāgiriḥ
15 tatas tām āpagāṃ divyāṃ prasannasalilāṃ śivām
tatra drakṣyatha kāverīṃ vihṛtām apsarogaṇaiḥ
16 tasyāsīnaṃ nagasyāgre malayasya mahaujasaṃ
drakṣyathādityasaṃkāśam agastyam ṛṣisattamam
17 tatas tenābhyanujñātāḥ prasannena mahātmanā
tāmraparṇīṃ grāhajuṣṭāṃ tariṣyatha mahānadīm
18 sā candanavanair divyaiḥ pracchannā dvīpa śālinī
kānteva yuvatiḥ kāntaṃ samudram avagāhate
19 tato hemamayaṃ divyaṃ muktāmaṇivibhūṣitam
yuktaṃ kavāṭaṃ pāṇḍyānāṃ gatā drakṣyatha vānarāḥ
20 tataḥ samudram āsādya saṃpradhāryārthaniścayam
agastyenāntare tatra sāgare viniveśitaḥ
21 citranānānagaḥ śrīmān mahendraḥ parvatottamaḥ
jātarūpamayaḥ śrīmān avagāḍho mahārṇavam
22 nānāvidhair nagaiḥ phullair latābhiś copaśobhitam
devarṣiyakṣapravarair apsarobhiś ca sevitam
23 siddhacāraṇasaṃghaiś ca prakīrṇaṃ sumanoharam
tam upaiti sahasrākṣaḥ sadā parvasu parvasu
24 dvīpas tasyāpare pāre śatayojanam āyataḥ
agamyo mānuṣair dīptas taṃ mārgadhvaṃ samantataḥ
tatra sarvātmanā sītā mārgitavyā viśeṣataḥ
25 sa hi deśas tu vadhyasya rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ
rākṣasādhipater vāsaḥ sahasrākṣasamadyuteḥ
26 dakṣiṇasya samudrasya madhye tasya tu rākṣasī
aṅgāraketi vikhyātā chāyām ākṣipya bhojinī
27 tam atikramya lakṣmīvān samudre śatayojane
giriḥ puṣpitako nāma siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ
28 candrasūryāṃśusaṃkāśaḥ sāgarāmbusamāvṛtaḥ
bhrājate vipulaiḥ śṛṅgair ambaraṃ vilikhann iva
29 tasyaikaṃ kāñcanaṃ śṛṅgaṃ sevate yaṃ divākaraḥ
śvetaṃ rājatam ekaṃ ca sevate yaṃ niśākaraḥ
30 na taṃ kṛtaghnāḥ paśyanti na nṛśaṃsā na nāstikāḥ
praṇamya śirasā śailaṃ taṃ vimārgata vānarāḥ
31 tam atikramya durdharṣāḥ sūryavān nāma parvataḥ
adhvanā durvigāhena yojanāni caturdaśa
32 tatas tam apy atikramya vaidyuto nāma parvataḥ
sarvakāmaphalair vṛkṣaiḥ sarvakālamanoharaiḥ
33 tatra bhuktvā varārhāṇi mūlāni ca phalāni ca
madhūni pītvā mukhyāni paraṃ gacchata vānarāḥ
34 tatra netramanaḥkāntaḥ kuñjaro nāma parvataḥ
agastyabhavanaṃ yatra nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
35 tatra yojanavistāram ucchritaṃ daśayojanam
śaraṇaṃ kāñcanaṃ divyaṃ nānāratnavibhūṣitam
36 tatra bhogavatī nāma sarpāṇām ālayaḥ purī
viśālarathyā durdharṣā sarvataḥ parirakṣitā
rakṣitā pannagair ghorais tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrair mahāviṣaiḥ
37 sarparājo mahāghoro yasyāṃ vasati vāsukiḥ
niryāya mārgitavyā ca sā ca bhogavatī purī
38 taṃ ca deśam atikramya mahān ṛṣabhasaṃsthitaḥ
sarvaratnamayaḥ śrīmān ṛṣabho nāma parvataḥ
39 gośīrṣakaṃ padmakaṃ ca hariśyāmaṃ ca candanam
divyam utpadyate yatra tac caivāgnisamaprabham
40 na tu tac candanaṃ dṛṣṭvā spraṣṭavyaṃ ca kadā cana
rohitā nāma gandharvā ghorā rakṣanti tad vanam
41 tatra gandharvapatayaḥ pañcasūryasamaprabhāḥ
śailūṣo grāmaṇīr bhikṣuḥ śubhro babhrus tathaiva ca
42 ante pṛthivyā durdharṣās tatra svargajitaḥ sthitāḥ
tataḥ paraṃ na vaḥ sevyaḥ pitṛlokaḥ sudāruṇaḥ
rājadhānī yamasyaiṣā kaṣṭena tamasāvṛtā
43 etāvad eva yuṣmābhir vīrā vānarapuṃgavāḥ
śakyaṃ vicetuṃ gantuṃ vā nāto gatimatāṃ gatiḥ
44 sarvam etat samālokya yac cānyad api dṛśyate
gatiṃ viditvā vaidehyāḥ saṃnivartitam arhatha
45 yas tu māsān nivṛtto 'gre dṛṣṭā sīteti vakṣyati
mattulyavibhavo bhogaiḥ sukhaṃ sa vihariṣyati
46 tataḥ priyataro nāsti mama prāṇād viśeṣataḥ
kṛtāparādho bahuśo mama bandhur bhaviṣyati
47 amitabalaparākramā bhavanto; vipulaguṇeṣu kuleṣu ca prasūtāḥ
manujapatisutāṃ yathā labhadhvaṃ; tad adhiguṇaṃ puruṣārtham ārabhadhvam


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