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The Ramayana Book 5
Chapter 35
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sītā tadvacanaṃ śrutvā pūrṇacandranibhānanā
hanūmantam uvācedaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ vacaḥ
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amṛtaṃ viṣasaṃsṛṣṭaṃ tvayā vānarabhāṣitam
yac ca nānyamanā rāmo yac ca śokaparāyaṇaḥ
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aiśvarye vā suvistīrṇe vyasane vā sudāruṇe
rajjveva puruṣaṃ baddhvā kṛtāntaḥ parikarṣati
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vidhir nūnam asaṃhāryaḥ prāṇināṃ plavagottama
saumitriṃ māṃ ca rāmaṃ ca vyasanaiḥ paśya mohitān
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śokasyāsya kadā pāraṃ rāghavo 'dhigamiṣyati
plavamānaḥ pariśrānto hatanauḥ sāgare yathā
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rākṣasānāṃ kṣayaṃ kṛtvā sūdayitvā ca rāvaṇam
laṅkām unmūlitāṃ kṛtvā kadā drakṣyati māṃ patiḥ
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sa vācyaḥ saṃtvarasveti yāvad eva na pūryate
ayaṃ saṃvatsaraḥ kālas tāvad dhi mama jīvitam
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vartate daśamo māso dvau tu śeṣau plavaṃgama
rāvaṇena nṛśaṃsena samayo yaḥ kṛto mama
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vibhīṣaṇena ca bhrātrā mama niryātanaṃ prati
anunītaḥ prayatnena na ca tat kurute matim
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mama pratipradānaṃ hi rāvaṇasya na rocate
rāvaṇaṃ mārgate saṃkhye mṛtyuḥ kālavaśaṃ gatam
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jyeṣṭhā kanyānalā nama vibhīṣaṇasutā kape
tayā mamaitad ākhyātaṃ mātrā prahitayā svayam
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avindhyo nāma medhāvī vidvān rākṣasapuṃgavaḥ
dhṛtimāñ śīlavān vṛddho rāvaṇasya susaṃmataḥ
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rāmāt kṣayam anuprāptaṃ rakṣasāṃ pratyacodayat
na ca tasyāpi duṣṭātmā śṛṇoti vacanaṃ hitam
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āśaṃseti hariśreṣṭha kṣipraṃ māṃ prāpsyate patiḥ
antarātmā hi me śuddhas tasmiṃś ca bahavo guṇāḥ
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utsāhaḥ pauruṣaṃ sattvam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ kṛtajñatā
vikramaś ca prabhāvaś ca santi vānararāghave
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caturdaśasahasrāṇi rākṣasānāṃ jaghāna yaḥ
janasthāne vinā bhrātrā śatruḥ kas tasya nodvijet
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na sa śakyas tulayituṃ vyasanaiḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
ahaṃ tasyānubhāvajñā śakrasyeva pulomajā
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śarajālāṃśumāñ śūraḥ kape rāmadivākaraḥ
śatrurakṣomayaṃ toyam upaśoṣaṃ nayiṣyati
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iti saṃjalpamānāṃ tāṃ rāmārthe śokakarśitām
aśrusaṃpūrṇavadanām uvāca hanumān kapiḥ
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śrutvaiva tu vaco mahyaṃ kṣipram eṣyati rāghavaḥ
camūṃ prakarṣan mahatīṃ haryṛkṣagaṇasaṃkulām
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atha vā mocayiṣyāmi tām adyaiva hi rākṣasāt
asmād duḥkhād upāroha mama pṛṣṭham anindite
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tvaṃ hi pṛṣṭhagatāṃ kṛtvā saṃtariṣyāmi sāgaram
śaktir asti hi me voḍhuṃ laṅkām api sarāvaṇām
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ahaṃ prasravaṇasthāya rāghavāyādya maithili
prāpayiṣyāmi śakrāya havyaṃ hutam ivānalaḥ
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drakṣyasy adyaiva vaidehi rāghavaṃ sahalakṣmaṇam
vyavasāya samāyuktaṃ viṣṇuṃ daityavadhe yathā
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tvaddarśanakṛtotsāham āśramasthaṃ mahābalam
puraṃdaram ivāsīnaṃ nāgarājasya mūrdhani
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pṛṣṭham āroha me devi mā vikāṅkṣasva śobhane
yogam anviccha rāmeṇa śaśāṅkeneva rohiṇī
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kathayantīva candreṇa sūryeṇeva suvarcalā
matpṛṣṭham adhiruhya tvaṃ tarākāśamahārṇavam
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na hi me saṃprayātasya tvām ito nayato 'ṅgane
anugantuṃ gatiṃ śaktāḥ sarve laṅkānivāsinaḥ
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yathaivāham iha prāptas tathaivāham asaṃśayam
yāsyāmi paśya vaidehi tvām udyamya vihāyasaṃ
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maithilī tu hariśreṣṭhāc chrutvā vacanam adbhutam
harṣavismitasarvāṅgī hanūmantam athābravīt
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hanūman dūram adhvanaṃ kathaṃ māṃ voḍhum icchasi
tad eva khalu te manye kapitvaṃ hariyūthapa
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kathaṃ vālpaśarīras tvaṃ mām ito netum icchasi
sakāśaṃ mānavendrasya bhartur me plavagarṣabha
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sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā hanūmān mārutātmajaḥ
cintayām āsa lakṣmīvān navaṃ paribhavaṃ kṛtam
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na me jānāti sattvaṃ vā prabhāvaṃ vāsitekṣaṇā
tasmāt paśyatu vaidehī yad rūpaṃ mama kāmataḥ
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iti saṃcintya hanumāṃs tadā plavagasattamaḥ
darśayām āsa vaidehyāḥ svarūpam arimardanaḥ
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sa tasmāt pādapād dhīmān āplutya plavagarṣabhaḥ
tato vardhitum ārebhe sītāpratyayakāraṇāt
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merumandārasaṃkāśo babhau dīptānalaprabhaḥ
agrato vyavatasthe ca sītāyā vānararṣabhaḥ
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hariḥ parvatasaṃkāśas tāmravaktro mahābalaḥ
vajradaṃṣṭranakho bhīmo vaidehīm idam abravīt
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saparvatavanoddeśāṃ sāṭṭaprākāratoraṇām
laṅkām imāṃ sanathāṃ vā nayituṃ śaktir asti me
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tad avasthāpya tāṃ buddhir alaṃ devi vikāṅkṣayā
viśokaṃ kuru vaidehi rāghavaṃ sahalakṣmaṇam
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taṃ dṛṣṭvācalasaṃkāśam uvāca janakātmajā
padmapatraviśālākṣī mārutasyaurasaṃ sutam
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tava sattvaṃ balaṃ caiva vijānāmi mahākape
vāyor iva gatiṃ cāpi tejaś cāgnir ivādbhutam
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prākṛto 'nyaḥ kathaṃ cemāṃ bhūmim āgantum arhati
udadher aprameyasya pāraṃ vānarapuṃgava
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jānāmi gamane śaktiṃ nayane cāpi te mama
avaśyaṃ sāmpradhāryāśu kāryasiddhir ihātmanaḥ
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ayuktaṃ tu kapiśreṣṭha mayā gantuṃ tvayā saha
vāyuvegasavegasya vego māṃ mohayet tava
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aham ākāśam āsaktā upary upari sāgaram
prapateyaṃ hi te pṛṣṭhād bhayād vegena gacchataḥ
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patitā sāgare cāhaṃ timinakrajhaṣākule
bhayeyam āśu vivaśā yādasām annam uttamam
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na ca śakṣye tvayā sārdhaṃ gantuṃ śatruvināśana
kalatravati saṃdehas tvayy api syād asaṃśayam
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hriyamāṇāṃ tu māṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasā bhīmavikramāḥ
anugaccheyur ādiṣṭā rāvaṇena durātmanā
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tais tvaṃ parivṛtaḥ śūraiḥ śūlam udgara pāṇibhiḥ
bhaves tvaṃ saṃśayaṃ prāpto mayā vīra kalatravān
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sāyudhā bahavo vyomni rākṣasās tvaṃ nirāyudhaḥ
kathaṃ śakṣyasi saṃyātuṃ māṃ caiva parirakṣitum
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yudhyamānasya rakṣobhis tatas taiḥ krūrakarmabhiḥ
prapateyaṃ hi te pṛṣṭhad bhayārtā kapisattama
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atha rakṣāṃsi bhīmāni mahānti balavanti ca
kathaṃ cit sāmparāye tvāṃ jayeyuḥ kapisattama
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atha vā yudhyamānasya pateyaṃ vimukhasya te
patitāṃ ca gṛhītvā māṃ nayeyuḥ pāparākṣasāḥ
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māṃ vā hareyus tvaddhastād viśaseyur athāpi vā
avyavasthau hi dṛśyete yuddhe jayaparājayau
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ahaṃ vāpi vipadyeyaṃ rakṣobhir abhitarjitā
tvatprayatno hariśreṣṭha bhaven niṣphala eva tu
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kāmaṃ tvam api paryāpto nihantuṃ sarvarākṣasān
rāghavasya yaśo hīyet tvayā śastais tu rākṣasaiḥ
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atha vādāya rakṣāṃsi nyasyeyuḥ saṃvṛte hi mām
yatra te nābhijānīyur harayo nāpi rāghavaḥ
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ārambhas tu madartho 'yaṃ tatas tava nirarthakaḥ
tvayā hi saha rāmasya mahān āgamane guṇaḥ
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mayi jīvitam āyattaṃ rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ
bhrātṝṇāṃ ca mahābāho tava rājakulasya ca
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tau nirāśau madarthe tu śokasaṃtāpakarśitau
saha sarvarkṣaharibhis tyakṣyataḥ prāṇasaṃgraham
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bhartur bhaktiṃ puraskṛtya rāmād anyasya vānara
nāhaṃ spraṣṭuṃ padā gātram iccheyaṃ vānarottama
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yad ahaṃ gātrasaṃsparśaṃ rāvaṇasya gatā balāt
anīśā kiṃ kariṣyāmi vināthā vivaśā satī
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yadi rāmo daśagrīvam iha hatvā sarākṣasaṃ
mām ito gṛhya gaccheta tat tasya sadṛśaṃ bhavet
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śrutā hi dṛṣṭāś ca mayā parākramā; mahātmanas tasya raṇāvamardinaḥ
na devagandharvabhujaṃgarākṣasā; bhavanti rāmeṇa samā hi saṃyuge
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samīkṣya taṃ saṃyati citrakārmukaṃ; mahābalaṃ vāsavatulyavikramam
salakṣmaṇaṃ ko viṣaheta rāghavaṃ; hutāśanaṃ dīptam ivānileritam
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salakṣmaṇaṃ rāghavam ājimardanaṃ; diśāgajaṃ mattam iva vyavasthitam
saheta ko vānaramukhya saṃyuge; yugāntasūryapratimaṃ śarārciṣam
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sa me hariśreṣṭha salakṣmaṇaṃ patiṃ; sayūthapaṃ kṣipram ihopapādaya
cirāya rāmaṃ prati śokakarśitāṃ; kuruṣva māṃ vānaramukhya harṣitām
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