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The Ramayana Book 4
Chapter 63
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ākhyātā gṛdhrarājena samutpatya plavaṃgamāḥ
saṃgatāḥ prītisaṃyuktā vineduḥ siṃhavikramāḥ
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saṃpāter vacanaṃ śrutvā harayo rāvaṇakṣayam
hṛṣṭāḥ sāgaram ājagmuḥ sītādarśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
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abhikramya tu taṃ deśaṃ dadṛśur bhīmavikramāḥ
kṛtsnaṃ lokasya mahataḥ pratibimbam iva sthitam
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dakṣiṇasya samudrasya samāsādyottarāṃ diśam
saṃniveśaṃ tataś cakruḥ sahitā vānarottamāḥ
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sattvair mahadbhir vikṛtaiḥ krīḍadbhir vividhair jale
vyāttāsyaiḥ sumahākāyair ūrmibhiś ca samākulam
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prasuptam iva cānyatra krīḍantam iva cānyataḥ
kva cit parvatamātraiś ca jalarāśibhir āvṛtam
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saṃkulaṃ dānavendraiś ca pātālatalavāsibhiḥ
romaharṣakaraṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣeduḥ kapikuñjarāḥ
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ākāśam iva duṣpāraṃ sāgaraṃ prekṣya vānarāḥ
viṣeduḥ sahasā sarve kathaṃ kāryam iti bruvan
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viṣaṇṇāṃ vāhinīṃ dṛṣṭvā sāgarasya nirīkṣaṇāt
āśvāsayām āsa harīn bhayārtān harisattamaḥ
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na niṣādena naḥ kāryaṃ viṣādo doṣavattaraḥ
viṣādo hanti puruṣaṃ bālaṃ kruddha ivoragaḥ
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viṣādo 'yaṃ prasahate vikrame paryupasthite
tejasā tasya hīnasya puruṣārtho na sidhyati
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tasyāṃ rātryāṃ vyatītāyām aṅgado vānaraiḥ saha
harivṛddhaiḥ samāgamya punar mantram amantrayat
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sā vānarāṇāṃ dhvajinī parivāryāṅgadaṃ babhau
vāsavaṃ parivāryeva marutāṃ vāhinī sthitā
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ko 'nyas tāṃ vānarīṃ senāṃ śaktaḥ stambhayituṃ bhavet
anyatra vālitanayād anyatra ca hanūmataḥ
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tatas tān harivṛddhāṃś ca tac ca sainyam ariṃdamaḥ
anumānyāṅgadaḥ śrīmān vākyam arthavad abravīt
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ka idānīṃ mahātejā laṅghayiṣyati sāgaram
kaḥ kariṣyati sugrīvaṃ satyasaṃdham ariṃdamam
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ko vīro yojanaśataṃ laṅghayeta plavaṃgamāḥ
imāṃś ca yūthapān sarvān mocayet ko mahābhayāt
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kasya prasādād dārāṃś ca putrāṃś caiva gṛhāṇi ca
ito nivṛttāḥ paśyema siddhārthāḥ sukhino vayam
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kasya prasādād rāmaṃ ca lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam
abhigacchema saṃhṛṣṭāḥ sugrīvaṃ ca mahābalam
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yadi kaś cit samartho vaḥ sāgaraplavane hariḥ
sa dadātv iha naḥ śīghraṃ puṇyām abhayadakṣiṇām
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aṅgadasya vacaḥ śrutvā na kaś cit kiṃ cid abravīt
stimitevābhavat sarvā sā tatra harivāhinī
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punar evāṅgadaḥ prāha tān harīn harisattamaḥ
sarve balavatāṃ śreṣṭhā bhavanto dṛḍhavikramāḥ
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vyapadeśya kule jātāḥ pūjitāś cāpy abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
na hi vo gamane saṃgaḥ kadā cid api kasya cit
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bruvadhvaṃ yasya yā śaktir gamane plavagarṣabhāḥ
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