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The Ramayana Book 4

Chapter 63

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


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