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The Ramayana Book 4

Chapter 50

1 ity uktvā hanumāṃs tatra punaḥ kṛṣṇājināmbarām
abravīt tāṃ mahābhāgāṃ tāpasīṃ dharmacāriṇīm
2 idaṃ praviṣṭāḥ sahasā bilaṃ timirasaṃvṛtam
kṣutpipāsā pariśrāntāḥ parikhinnāś ca sarvaśaḥ
3 mahad dhiraṇyā vivaraṃ praviṣṭāḥ sma pipāsitāḥ
imāṃs tv evaṃ vidhān bhāvān vividhān adbhutopamān
dṛṣṭvā vayaṃ pravyathitāḥ saṃbhrāntā naṣṭacetasaḥ
4 kasyeme kāñcanā vṛkṣās taruṇādityasaṃnibhāḥ
śucīny abhyavahāryāṇi mūlāni ca phalāni ca
5 kāñcanāni vimānāni rājatāni gṛhāṇi ca
tapanīya gavākṣāṇi maṇijālāvṛtāni ca
6 puṣpitāḥ phālavantaś ca puṇyāḥ surabhigandhinaḥ
ime jāmbūnadamayāḥ pādapāḥ kasya tejasā
7 kāñcanāni ca padmāni jātāni vimale jale
kathaṃ matsyāś ca sauvarṇā caranti saha kacchapaiḥ
8 ātmānam anubhāvaṃ ca kasya caitat tapobalam
ajānatāṃ naḥ sarveṣāṃ sarvam ākhyātum arhasi
9 evam uktā hanumatā tāpasī dharmacāriṇī
pratyuvāca hanūmantaṃ sarvabhūtahite ratā
10 mayo nāma mahātejā māyāvī dānavarṣabhaḥ
tenedaṃ nirmitaṃ sarvaṃ māyayā kāñcanaṃ vanam
11 purā dānavamukhyānāṃ viśvakarmā babhūva ha
yenedaṃ kāñcanaṃ divyaṃ nirmitaṃ bhavanottamam
12 sa tu varṣasahasrāṇi tapas taptvā mahāvane
pitāmahād varaṃ lebhe sarvam auśasanaṃ dhanam
13 vidhāya sarvaṃ balavān sarvakāmeśvaras tadā
uvāsa sukhitaḥ kālaṃ kaṃ cid asmin mahāvane
14 tam apsarasi hemāyāṃ saktaṃ dānavapuṃgavam
vikramyaivāśaniṃ gṛhya jaghāneśaḥ puraṃdaraḥ
15 idaṃ ca brahmaṇā dattaṃ hemāyai vanam uttamam
śāśvataḥ kāmabhogaś ca gṛhaṃ cedaṃ hiraṇmayam
16 duhitā merusāvarṇer ahaṃ tasyāḥ svayaṃ prabhā
idaṃ rakṣāmi bhavanaṃ hemāyā vānarottama
17 mama priyasakhī hemā nṛttagītaviśāradā
tayā dattavarā cāsmi rakṣāmi bhavanottamam
18 kiṃ kāryaṃ kasya vā hetoḥ kāntārāṇi prapadyatha
kathaṃ cedaṃ vanaṃ durgaṃ yuṣmābhir upalakṣitam
19 imāny abhyavahāryāṇi mūlāni ca phalāni ca
bhuktvā pītvā ca pānīyaṃ sarvaṃ me vaktum arhatha


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