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The Ramayana Book 4

Chapter 41

1 tataḥ prasthāpya sugrīvas tān harīn dakṣiṇāṃ diśam
buddhivikramasaṃpannān vāyuvegasamāñjave
2 athāhūya mahātejāḥ suṣeṇaṃ nāma yūthapam
tārāyāḥ pitaraṃ rājā śvaśurabhīmavikramam
3 abravīt prāñjalir vākyam abhigamya praṇamya ca
sāhāyyaṃ kuru rāmasya kṛtye 'smin samupasthite
4 vṛtaḥ śatasahasreṇa vānarāṇāṃ tarasvinām
abhigaccha diśaṃ saumya paścimāṃ vāruṇīṃ prabho
5 surāṣṭrān saha bāhlīkāñ śūrābhīrāṃs tathaiva ca
sphītāñjanapadān ramyān vipulāni purāṇi ca
6 puṃnāgagahanaṃ kukṣiṃ bahuloddālakākulam
tathā ketakaṣaṇḍāṃś ca mārgadhvaṃ hariyūthapāḥ
7 pratyak srotogamāś caiva nadyaḥ śītajalāḥ śivāḥ
tāpasānām araṇyāni kāntārā girayaś ca ye
8 girijālāvṛtāṃ durgāṃ mārgitvā paścimāṃ diśam
tataḥ paścimam āsādya samudraṃ draṣṭum arhatha
timi nakrāyuta jalam akṣobhyam atha vānaraḥ
9 tataḥ ketakaṣaṇḍeṣu tamālagahaneṣu ca
kapayo vihariṣyanti nārikelavaneṣu ca
10 tatra sītāṃ ca mārgadhvaṃ nilayaṃ rāvaṇasya ca
marīcipattanaṃ caiva ramyaṃ caiva jaṭīpuram
11 avantīm aṅgalopāṃ ca tathā cālakṣitaṃ vanam
rāṣṭrāṇi ca viśālāni pattanāni tatas tataḥ
12 sindhusāgarayoś caiva saṃgame tatra parvataḥ
mahān hemagirir nāma śataśṛṅgo mahādrumaḥ
13 tasya prastheṣu ramyeṣu siṃhāḥ pakṣagamāḥ sthitāḥ
timimatsyagajāṃś caiva nīḍāny āropayanti te
14 tāni nīḍāni siṃhānāṃ giriśṛṅgagatāś ca ye
dṛptās tṛptāś ca mātaṅgās toyadasvananiḥsvanāḥ
vicaranti viśāle 'smiṃs toyapūrṇe samantataḥ
15 tasya śṛṅgaṃ divasparśaṃ kāñcanaṃ citrapādapam
sarvam āśu vicetavyaṃ kapibhiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ
16 koṭiṃ tatra samudre tu kāñcanīṃ śatayojanam
durdarśāṃ pariyātrasya gatā drakṣyatha vānarāḥ
17 koṭyas tatra caturviṃśad gandharvāṇāṃ tarasvinām
vasanty agninikāśānāṃ ghorāṇāṃ kāmarūpiṇām
18 nātyāsādayitavyās te vānarair bhīmavikramaiḥ
nādeyaṃ ca phalaṃ tasmād deśāt kiṃ cit plavaṃgamaiḥ
19 durāsadā hi te vīrāḥ sattvavanto mahābalāḥ
phalamūlāni te tatra rakṣante bhīmavikramāḥ
20 tatra yatnaś ca kartavyo mārgitavyā ca jānakī
na hi tebhyo bhayaṃ kiṃ cit kapitvam anuvartatām
21 caturbhāge samudrasya cakravān nāma parvataḥ
tatra cakraṃ sahasrāraṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
22 tatra pañcajanaṃ hatvā hayagrīvaṃ ca dānavam
ājahāra tataś cakraṃ śaṅkhaṃ ca puruṣottamaḥ
23 tasya sānuṣu citreṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ
24 yojanāni catuḥṣaṣṭir varāho nāma parvataḥ
suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ suśrīmān agādhe varuṇālaye
25 tatra prāgjyotiṣaṃ nāma jātarūpamayaṃ puram
yasmin vasti duṣṭātmā narako nāma guhāsu ca
26 tasya sānuṣu citreṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ
27 tam atikramya śailendraṃ kāñcanāntaranirdaraḥ
parvataḥ sarvasauvarṇo dhārā prasravaṇāyutaḥ
28 taṃ gajāś ca varāhāś ca siṃhā vyāghrāś ca sarvataḥ
abhigarjanti satataṃ tena śabdena darpitāḥ
29 tasmin harihayaḥ śrīmān mahendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
abhiṣiktaḥ surai rājā meghavān nāma parvataḥ
30 tam atikramya śailendraṃ mahendraparipālitam
ṣaṣṭiṃ girisahasrāṇi kāñcanāni gamiṣyatha
31 taruṇādityavarṇāni bhrājamānāni sarvataḥ
jātarūpamayair vṛkṣaiḥ śobhitāni supuṣpitaiḥ
32 teṣāṃ madhye sthito rājā merur uttamaparvataḥ
ādityena prasannena śailo dattavaraḥ purā
33 tenaivam uktaḥ śailendraḥ sarva eva tvadāśrayāḥ
matprasādād bhaviṣyanti divārātrau ca kāñcanāḥ
34 tvayi ye cāpi vatsyanti devagandharvadānavāḥ
te bhaviṣyanti raktāś ca prabhayā kāñcanaprabhāḥ
35 ādityā vasavo rudrā marutaś ca divaukasaḥ
āgamya paścimāṃ saṃdhyāṃ merum uttamaparvatam
36 ādityam upatiṣṭhanti taiś ca sūryo 'bhipūjitaḥ
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānām astaṃ gacchati parvatam
37 yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi daśatāni divākaraḥ
muhūrtārdhena taṃ śīghram abhiyāti śiloccayam
38 śṛṅge tasya mahad divyaṃ bhavanaṃ sūryasaṃnibham
prāsādaguṇasaṃbādhaṃ vihitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
39 śobhitaṃ tarubhiś citrair nānāpakṣisamākulaiḥ
niketaṃ pāśahastasya varuṇasya mahātmanaḥ
40 antarā merum astaṃ ca tālo daśaśirā mahān
jātarūpamayaḥ śrīmān bhrājate citravedikaḥ
41 teṣu sarveṣu durgeṣu saraḥsu ca saritsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ
42 yatra tiṣṭhati dharmātmā tapasā svena bhāvitaḥ
merusāvarṇir ity eva khyāto vai brahmaṇā samaḥ
43 praṣṭavyo merusāvarṇir maharṣiḥ sūryasaṃnibhaḥ
praṇamya śirasā bhūmau pravṛttiṃ maithilīṃ prati
44 etāvaj jīvalokasya bhāskaro rajanīkṣaye
kṛtvā vitimiraṃ sarvam astaṃ gacchati parvatam
45 etāvad vānaraiḥ śakyaṃ gantuṃ vānarapuṃgavāḥ
abhāskaram amaryādaṃ na jānīmas tataḥ param
46 adhigamya tu vaidehīṃ nilayaṃ rāvaṇasya ca
astaṃ parvatam āsādya pūrṇe māse nivartata
47 ūrdhvaṃ māsān na vastavyaṃ vasan vadhyo bhaven mama
sahaiva śūro yuṣmābhiḥ śvaśuro me gamiṣyati
48 śrotavyaṃ sarvam etasya bhavadbhir diṣṭa kāribhiḥ
gurur eṣa mahābāhuḥ śvaśuro me mahābalaḥ
49 bhavantaś cāpi vikrāntāḥ pramāṇaṃ sarvakarmasu
pramāṇam enaṃ saṃsthāpya paśyadhvaṃ paścimāṃ diśam
50 dṛṣṭāyāṃ tu narendrasyā patnyām amitatejasaḥ
kṛtakṛtyā bhaviṣyāmaḥ kṛtasya pratikarmaṇā
51 ato 'nyad api yat kiṃ cit kāryasyāsya hitaṃ bhavet
saṃpradhārya bhavadbhiś ca deśakālārthasaṃhitam
52 tataḥ suṣeṇa pramukhāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ; sugrīvavākyaṃ nipuṇaṃ niśamya
āmantrya sarve plavagādhipaṃ te; jagmur diśaṃ tāṃ varuṇābhiguptām

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