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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 55
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upaviṣṭās tu te sarve yasmin prāyaṃ giristhale
harayo gṛdhrarājaś ca taṃ deśam upacakrame
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sāmpātir nāma nāmnā tu cirajīvī vihaṃgamaḥ
bhrātā jaṭāyuṣaḥ śrīmān prakhyātabalapauruṣaḥ
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kandarād abhiniṣkramya sa vindhyasya mahāgireḥ
upaviṣṭān harīn dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭātmā giram abravīt
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vidhiḥ kila naraṃ loke vidhānenānuvartate
yathāyaṃ vihito bhakṣyaś cirān mahyam upāgataḥ
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paramparāṇāṃ bhakṣiṣye vānarāṇāṃ mṛtaṃ mṛtam
uvācaivaṃ vacaḥ pakṣī tān nirīkṣya plavaṃgamān
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā bhakṣalubdhasya pakṣiṇaḥ
aṅgadaḥ param āyasto hanūmantam athābravīt
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paśya sītāpadeśena sākṣād vaivasvato yamaḥ
imaṃ deśam anuprāpto vānarāṇāṃ vipattaye
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rāmasya na kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ rājño na ca vacaḥ kṛtam
harīṇām iyam ajñātā vipattiḥ sahasāgatā
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vaidehyāḥ priyakāmena kṛtaṃ karma jaṭāyuṣā
gṛdhrarājena yat tatra śrutaṃ vas tad aśeṣataḥ
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tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni tiryagyonigatāny api
priyaṃ kurvanti rāmasya tyaktvā prāṇān yathā vayam
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rāghavārthe pariśrāntā vayaṃ saṃtyaktajīvitāḥ
kāntārāṇi prapannāḥ sma na ca paśyāma maithilīm
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sa sukhī gṛdhrarājas tu rāvaṇena hato raṇe
muktaś ca sugrīvabhayād gataś ca paramāṃ gatim
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jaṭāyuṣo vināśena rājño daśarathasya ca
haraṇena ca vaidehyāḥ saṃśayaṃ harayo gatāḥ
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rāmalakṣmaṇayor vāsām araṇye saha sītayā
rāghavasya ca bāṇena vālinaś ca tathā vadhaḥ
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rāmakopād aśeṣāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ tathā vadhaḥ
kaikeyyā varadānena idaṃ hi vikṛtaṃ kṛtam
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tat tu śrutvā tadā vākyam aṅgadasya mukhodgatam
abravīd vacanaṃ gṛdhras tīkṣṇatuṇḍo mahāsvanaḥ
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ko 'yaṃ girā ghoṣayati prāṇaiḥ priyatarasya me
jaṭāyuṣo vadhaṃ bhrātuḥ kampayann iva me manaḥ
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katham āsīj janasthāne yuddhaṃ rākṣasagṛdhrayoḥ
nāmadheyam idaṃ bhrātuś cirasyādya mayā śrutam
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yavīyaso guṇajñasya ślāghanīyasya vikramaiḥ
tad iccheyam ahaṃ śrotuṃ vināśaṃ vānararṣabhāḥ
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bhrātur jaṭāyuṣas tasya janasthānanivāsinaḥ
tasyaiva ca mama bhrātuḥ sakhā daśarathaḥ katham
yasya rāmaḥ priyaḥ putro jyeṣṭho gurujanapriyaḥ
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sūryāṃśudagdhapakṣatvān na śaknomi visarpitum
iccheyaṃ parvatād asmād avatartum ariṃdamāḥ
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