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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 42
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tataḥ saṃdiśya sugrīvaḥ śvaśuraṃ paścimāṃ diśam
vīraṃ śatabaliṃ nāma vānaraṃ vānararṣabhaḥ
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uvāca rājā mantrajñaḥ sarvavānarasaṃmatam
vākyam ātmahitaṃ caiva rāmasya ca hitaṃ tathā
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vṛtaḥ śatasahasreṇa tvadvidhānāṃ vanaukasām
vaivasvata sutaiḥ sārdhaṃ pratiṣṭhasva svamantribhiḥ
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diśaṃ hy udīcīṃ vikrāntāṃ himaśailāvataṃsakām
sarvataḥ parimārgadhvaṃ rāmapatnīm aninditām
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asmin kārye vinivṛtte kṛte dāśaratheḥ priye
ṛṇān muktā bhaviṣyāmaḥ kṛtārthārthavidāṃ varāḥ
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kṛtaṃ hi priyam asmākaṃ rāghaveṇa mahātmanā
tasya cet pratikāro 'sti saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ bhavet
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etāṃ buddhiṃ samāsthāya dṛśyate jānakī yathā
tathā bhavadbhiḥ kartavyam asmatpriyahitaiṣibhiḥ
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ayaṃ hi sarvabhūtānāṃ mānyas tu narasattamaḥ
asmāsu cāgataprītī rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
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imāni vanadurgāṇi nadyaḥ śailāntarāṇi ca
bhavantaḥ parimārgaṃs tu buddhivikramasaṃpadā
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tatra mlecchān pulindāṃś ca śūrasenāṃs tathāiva ca
prasthālān bharatāṃś caiva kurūṃś ca saha madrakaiḥ
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kāmbojān yavanāṃś caiva śakān āraṭṭakān api
bāhlīkān ṛṣikāṃś caiva pauravān atha ṭaṅkaṇān
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cīnān paramacīnāṃś ca nīhārāṃś ca punaḥ punaḥ
anviṣya daradāṃś caiva himavantaṃ vicinvatha
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lodhrapadmakaṣaṇḍeṣu devadāruvaneṣu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehya mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ
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tataḥ somāśramaṃ gatvā devagandharvasevitam
kālaṃ nāma mahāsānuṃ parvataṃ taṃ gamiṣyatha
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mahatsu tasya śṛṅgeṣu nirdareṣu guhāsu ca
vicinudhvaṃ mahābhāgāṃ rāmapatnīṃ yaśasvinīm
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tam atikramya śailendraṃ hemavargaṃ mahāgirim
tataḥ sudarśanaṃ nāma parvataṃ gantum arhatha
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tasya kānanaṣaṇḍeṣu nirdareṣu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ
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tam atikramya cākāśaṃ sarvataḥ śatayojanam
aparvatanadī vṛkṣaṃ sarvasattvavivarjitam
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taṃ tu śīghram atikramya kāntāraṃ romaharṣaṇam
kailāsaṃ pāṇḍuraṃ śailaṃ prāpya hṛṣṭā bhaviṣyatha
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tatra pāṇḍurameghābhaṃ jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam
kuberabhavanaṃ divyaṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
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viśālā nalinī yatra prabhūtakamalotpalā
haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā apsarogaṇasevitā
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tatra vaiśravaṇo rājā sarvabhūtanamaskṛtaḥ
dhanado ramate śrīmān guhyakaiḥ saha yakṣarāṭ
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tasya candranikaśeṣu parvateṣu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ
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krauñcaṃ tu girim āsādya bilaṃ tasya sudurgamam
apramattaiḥ praveṣṭavyaṃ duṣpraveśaṃ hi tat smṛtam
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vasanti hi mahātmānas tatra sūryasamaprabhāḥ
devair apy arcitāḥ samyag devarūpā maharṣayaḥ
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krauñcasya tu guhāś cānyāḥ sānūni śikharāṇi ca
nirdarāś ca nitambāś ca vicetavyās tatas tataḥ
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krauñcasya śikharaṃ cāpi nirīkṣya ca tatas tataḥ
avṛkṣaṃ kāmaśailaṃ ca mānasaṃ vihagālayam
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na gatis tatra bhūtānāṃ devadānavarakṣasām
sa ca sarvair vicetavyaḥ sasānuprasthabhūdharaḥ
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krauñcaṃ girim atikramya maināko nāma parvataḥ
mayasya bhavanaṃ tatra dānavasya svayaṃ kṛtam
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mainākas tu vicetavyaḥ sasānuprasthakandaraḥ
strīṇām aśvamukhīnāṃ ca niketās tatra tatra tu
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taṃ deśaṃ samatikramya āśramaṃ siddhasevitam
siddhā vaikhānasās tatra vālakhilyāś ca tāpasāḥ
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vandyās te tu tapaḥsiddhās tāpasā vītakalmaṣāḥ
praṣṭavyāś cāpi sītāyāḥ pravṛttaṃ vinayānvitaiḥ
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hemapuṣkarasaṃchannaṃ tatra vaikhānasaṃ saraḥ
taruṇādityasaṃkāśair haṃsair vicaritaṃ śubhaiḥ
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aupavāhyaḥ kuberasya sarvabhauma iti smṛtaḥ
gajaḥ paryeti taṃ deśaṃ sadā saha kareṇubhiḥ
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tat sāraḥ samatikramya naṣṭacandradivākaram
anakṣatragaṇaṃ vyoma niṣpayodam anāadimat
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gabhastibhir ivārkasya sa tu deśaḥ prakāśate
viśrāmyadbhis tapaḥ siddhair devakalpaiḥ svayamprabhaiḥ
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taṃ tu deśam atikramya śailodā nāma nimnagā
ubhayos tīrayor yasyāḥ kīcakā nāma veṇavaḥ
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te nayanti paraṃ tīraṃ siddhān pratyānayanti ca
uttarāḥ kuravas tatra kṛtapuṇyapratiśriyāḥ
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tataḥ kāñcanapadmābhiḥ padminībhiḥ kṛtodakāḥ
nīlavaidūryapatrāḍhyā nadyas tatra sahasraśaḥ
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raktotpalavanaiś cātra maṇḍitāś ca hiraṇmayaiḥ
taruṇādityasadṛśair bhānti tatra jalāśayāḥ
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mahārhamaṇipatraiś ca kāñcanaprabha kesaraiḥ
nīlotpalavanaiś citraiḥ sa deśaḥ sarvatovṛtaḥ
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nistulābhiś ca muktābhir maṇibhiś ca mahādhanaiḥ
udbhūtapulinās tatra jātarūpaiś ca nimnagāḥ
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sarvaratnamayaiś citrair avagāḍhā nagottamaiḥ
jātarūpamayaiś cāpi hutāśanasamaprabhaiḥ
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nityapuṣpaphalāś cātra nagāḥ patrarathākulāḥ
divyagandharasasparśāḥ sarvakāmān sravanti ca
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nānākārāṇi vāsāṃsi phalanty anye nagottamāḥ
muktāvaidūryacitrāṇi bhūṣaṇāni tathaiva ca
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strīṇāṃ yāny anurūpāṇi puruṣāṇāṃ tathaiva ca
sarvartusukhasevyāni phalanty anye nagottamāḥ
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mahārhāṇi vicitrāṇi haimāny anye nagottamāḥ
śayanāni prasūyante citrāstāraṇavanti ca
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manaḥkāntāni mālyāni phalanty atrāpare drumāḥ
pānāni ca mahārhāṇi bhakṣyāṇi vividhāni ca
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striyaś ca guṇasaṃpannā rūpayauvanalakṣitāḥ
gandharvāḥ kiṃnarā siddhā nāgā vidyādharās tathā
ramante sahitās tatra nārībhir bhāskaraprabhāḥ
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sarve sukṛtakarmāṇaḥ sarve ratiparāyaṇāḥ
sarve kāmārthasahitā vasanti saha yoṣitaḥ
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gītavāditranirghoṣaḥ sotkṛṣṭahasitasvanaḥ
śrūyate satataṃ tatra sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ
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tatra nāmuditaḥ kaś cin nāsti kaś cid asatpriyaḥ
ahany ahani vardhante guṇās tatra manoramāḥ
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samatikramya taṃ deśam uttaras toyasāṃ nidhiḥ
tatra somagirir nāma madhye hemamayo mahān
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indralokagatā ye ca brahmalokagatāś ca ye
devās taṃ samavekṣante girirājaṃ divaṃ gatam
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sa tu deśo visūryo 'pi tasya bhāsā prakāśate
sūryalakṣmyābhivijñeyas tapaseva vivasvatā
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bhagavān api viśvātmā śambhur ekādaśātmakaḥ
brahmā vasati deveśo brahmarṣiparivāritaḥ
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na kathaṃ cana gantavyaṃ kurūṇām uttareṇa vaḥ
anyeṣām api bhūtānāṃ nātikrāmati vai gatiḥ
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sā hi somagirir nāma devānām api durgamaḥ
tam ālokya tataḥ kṣipram upāvartitum arhatha
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etāvad vānaraiḥ śakyaṃ gantuṃ vānarapuṃgavāḥ
abhāskaram amaryādaṃ na jānīmas tataḥ param
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sarvam etad vicetavyaṃ yan mayā parikīrtitam
yad anyad api noktaṃ ca tatrāpi kriyatāṃ matiḥ
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tataḥ kṛtaṃ dāśarather mahat priyaṃ; mahattaraṃ cāpi tato mama priyam
kṛtaṃ bhaviṣyaty anilānalopamā; videhajā darśanajena karmaṇā
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tataḥ kṛtārthāḥ sahitāḥ sabāndhavā; mayārcitāḥ sarvaguṇair manoramaiḥ
cariṣyathorvīṃ pratiśāntaśatravaḥ; sahapriyā bhūtadharāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ
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