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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 50
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ity uktvā hanumāṃs tatra punaḥ kṛṣṇājināmbarām
abravīt tāṃ mahābhāgāṃ tāpasīṃ dharmacāriṇīm
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idaṃ praviṣṭāḥ sahasā bilaṃ timirasaṃvṛtam
kṣutpipāsā pariśrāntāḥ parikhinnāś ca sarvaśaḥ
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mahad dhiraṇyā vivaraṃ praviṣṭāḥ sma pipāsitāḥ
imāṃs tv evaṃ vidhān bhāvān vividhān adbhutopamān
dṛṣṭvā vayaṃ pravyathitāḥ saṃbhrāntā naṣṭacetasaḥ
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kasyeme kāñcanā vṛkṣās taruṇādityasaṃnibhāḥ
śucīny abhyavahāryāṇi mūlāni ca phalāni ca
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kāñcanāni vimānāni rājatāni gṛhāṇi ca
tapanīya gavākṣāṇi maṇijālāvṛtāni ca
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puṣpitāḥ phālavantaś ca puṇyāḥ surabhigandhinaḥ
ime jāmbūnadamayāḥ pādapāḥ kasya tejasā
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kāñcanāni ca padmāni jātāni vimale jale
kathaṃ matsyāś ca sauvarṇā caranti saha kacchapaiḥ
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ātmānam anubhāvaṃ ca kasya caitat tapobalam
ajānatāṃ naḥ sarveṣāṃ sarvam ākhyātum arhasi
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evam uktā hanumatā tāpasī dharmacāriṇī
pratyuvāca hanūmantaṃ sarvabhūtahite ratā
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mayo nāma mahātejā māyāvī dānavarṣabhaḥ
tenedaṃ nirmitaṃ sarvaṃ māyayā kāñcanaṃ vanam
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purā dānavamukhyānāṃ viśvakarmā babhūva ha
yenedaṃ kāñcanaṃ divyaṃ nirmitaṃ bhavanottamam
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sa tu varṣasahasrāṇi tapas taptvā mahāvane
pitāmahād varaṃ lebhe sarvam auśasanaṃ dhanam
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vidhāya sarvaṃ balavān sarvakāmeśvaras tadā
uvāsa sukhitaḥ kālaṃ kaṃ cid asmin mahāvane
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tam apsarasi hemāyāṃ saktaṃ dānavapuṃgavam
vikramyaivāśaniṃ gṛhya jaghāneśaḥ puraṃdaraḥ
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idaṃ ca brahmaṇā dattaṃ hemāyai vanam uttamam
śāśvataḥ kāmabhogaś ca gṛhaṃ cedaṃ hiraṇmayam
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duhitā merusāvarṇer ahaṃ tasyāḥ svayaṃ prabhā
idaṃ rakṣāmi bhavanaṃ hemāyā vānarottama
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mama priyasakhī hemā nṛttagītaviśāradā
tayā dattavarā cāsmi rakṣāmi bhavanottamam
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kiṃ kāryaṃ kasya vā hetoḥ kāntārāṇi prapadyatha
kathaṃ cedaṃ vanaṃ durgaṃ yuṣmābhir upalakṣitam
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imāny abhyavahāryāṇi mūlāni ca phalāni ca
bhuktvā pītvā ca pānīyaṃ sarvaṃ me vaktum arhatha
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