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The Ramayana Book 5
Chapter 36
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tataḥ sa kapiśārdūlas tena vākyena harṣitaḥ
sītām uvāca tac chrutvā vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ
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yuktarūpaṃ tvayā devi bhāṣitaṃ śubhadarśane
sadṛśaṃ strīsvabhāvasya sādhvīnāṃ vinayasya ca
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strītvaṃ na tu samarthaṃ hi sāgaraṃ vyativartitum
mām adhiṣṭhāya vistīrṇaṃ śatayojanam āyatam
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dvitīyaṃ kāraṇaṃ yac ca bravīṣi vinayānvite
rāmād anyasya nārhāmi saṃsparśam iti jānaki
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etat te devi sadṛśaṃ patnyās tasya mahātmanaḥ
kā hy anyā tvām ṛte devi brūyād vacanam īdṛśam
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śroṣyate caiva kākutsthaḥ sarvaṃ niravaśeṣataḥ
ceṣṭitaṃ yat tvayā devi bhāṣitaṃ mama cāgrataḥ
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kāraṇair bahubhir devi rāma priyacikīrṣayā
snehapraskannamanasā mayaitat samudīritam
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laṅkāyā duṣpraveśatvād dustaratvān mahodadheḥ
sāmarthyād ātmanaś caiva mayaitat samudāhṛtam
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icchāmi tvāṃ samānetum adyaiva raghubandhunā
gurusnehena bhaktyā ca nānyathā tad udāhṛtam
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yadi notsahase yātuṃ mayā sārdham anindite
abhijñānaṃ prayaccha tvaṃ jānīyād rāghavo hi yat
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evam uktā hanumatā sītā surasutopamā
uvāca vacanaṃ mandaṃ bāṣpapragrathitākṣaram
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idaṃ śreṣṭham abhijñānaṃ brūyās tvaṃ tu mama priyam
śailasya citrakūṭasya pāde pūrvottare tadā
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tāpasāśramavāsinyāḥ prājyamūlaphalodake
tasmin siddhāśrame deśe mandākinyā adūrataḥ
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tasyopavanaṣaṇḍeṣu nānāpuṣpasugandhiṣu
vihṛtya salilaklinnā tavāṅke samupāviśam
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paryāyeṇa prasuptaś ca mamāṅke bharatāgrajaḥ
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tato māṃsasamāyukto vāyasaḥ paryatuṇḍayat
tam ahaṃ loṣṭam udyamya vārayāmi sma vāyasaṃ
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dārayan sa ca māṃ kākas tatraiva parilīyate
na cāpy uparaman māṃsād bhakṣārthī balibhojanaḥ
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utkarṣantyāṃ ca raśanāṃ kruddhāyāṃ mayi pakṣiṇe
sraṃsamāne ca vasane tato dṛṣṭā tvayā hy aham
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tvayā vihasitā cāhaṃ kruddhā saṃlajjitā tadā
bhakṣya gṛddhena kālena dāritā tvām upāgatā
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āsīnasya ca te śrāntā punar utsaṅgam āviśam
krudhyantī ca prahṛṣṭena tvayāhaṃ parisāntvitā
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bāṣpapūrṇamukhī mandaṃ cakṣuṣī parimārjatī
lakṣitāhaṃ tvayā nātha vāyasena prakopitā
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āśīviṣa iva kruddhaḥ śvasān vākyam abhāṣathāḥ
kena te nāganāsoru vikṣataṃ vai stanāntaram
kaḥ krīḍati saroṣeṇa pañcavaktreṇa bhoginā
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vīkṣamāṇas tatas taṃ vai vāyasaṃ samavaikṣathāḥ
nakhaiḥ sarudhirais tīkṣṇair mām evābhimukhaṃ sthitam
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putraḥ kila sa śakrasya vāyasaḥ patatāṃ varaḥ
dharāntaracaraḥ śīghraṃ pavanasya gatau samaḥ
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tatas tasmin mahābāhuḥ kopasaṃvartitekṣaṇaḥ
vāyase kṛtavān krūrāṃ matiṃ matimatāṃ vara
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sa darbhasaṃstarād gṛhya brahmaṇo 'streṇa yojayaḥ
sa dīpta iva kālāgnir jajvālābhimukho dvijam
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cikṣepitha pradīptāṃ tām iṣīkāṃ vāyasaṃ prati
anusṛṣṭas tadā kālo jagāma vividhāṃ gatim
trāṇakāma imaṃ lokaṃ sarvaṃ vai vicacāra ha
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sa pitrā ca parityaktaḥ suraiḥ sarvair maharṣibhiḥ
trīṁl lokān saṃparikramya tvām eva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
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taṃ tvaṃ nipatitaṃ bhūmau śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatam
vadhārham api kākutstha kṛpayā paryapālayaḥ
na śarma labdhvā lokeṣu tvām eva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
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paridyūnaṃ viṣaṇṇaṃ ca sa tvam āyāntam uktavān
moghaṃ kartuṃ na śakyaṃ tu brāhmam astraṃ tad ucyatām
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tatas tasyākṣi kākasya hinasti sma sa dakṣiṇam
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sa te tadā namaskṛtvā rājñe daśarathāya ca
tvayā vīra visṛṣṭas tu pratipede svam ālayam
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matkṛte kākamātre 'pi brahmāstraṃ samudīritam
kasmād yo māṃ harat tvattaḥ kṣamase taṃ mahīpate
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sa kuruṣva mahotsāhaṃ kṛpāṃ mayi nararṣabha
ānṛśaṃsyaṃ paro dharmas tvatta eva mayā śrutaḥ
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jānāmi tvāṃ mahāvīryaṃ mahotsāhaṃ mahābalam
apārapāram akṣobhyaṃ gāmbhīryāt sāgaropamam
bhartāraṃ sasamudrāyā dharaṇyā vāsavopamam
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evam astravidāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sattvavān balavān api
kimartham astraṃ rakṣaḥsu na yojayasi rāghava
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na nāgā nāpi gandharvā nāsurā na marudgaṇāḥ
rāmasya samare vegaṃ śaktāḥ prati samādhitum
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tasyā vīryavataḥ kaś cid yady asti mayi saṃbhramaḥ
kimarthaṃ na śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ kṣayaṃ nayati rākṣasān
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bhrātur ādeśam ādāya lakṣmaṇo vā paraṃtapaḥ
kasya hetor na māṃ vīraḥ paritrāti mahābalaḥ
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yadi tau puruṣavyāghrau vāyvindrasamatejasau
surāṇām api durdharṣo kimarthaṃ mām upekṣataḥ
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mamaiva duṣkṛtaṃ kiṃ cin mahad asti na saṃśayaḥ
samarthāv api tau yan māṃ nāvekṣete paraṃtapau
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kausalyā lokabhartāraṃ suṣuve yaṃ manasvinī
taṃ mamārthe sukhaṃ pṛccha śirasā cābhivādaya
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srajaś ca sarvaratnāni priyā yāś ca varāṅganāḥ
aiśvaryaṃ ca viśālāyāṃ pṛthivyām api durlabham
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pitaraṃ mātaraṃ caiva saṃmānyābhiprasādya ca
anupravrajito rāmaṃ sumitrā yena suprajāḥ
ānukūlyena dharmātmā tyaktvā sukham anuttamam
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anugacchati kākutsthaṃ bhrātaraṃ pālayan vane
siṃhaskandho mahābāhur manasvī priyadarśanaḥ
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pitṛvad vartate rāme mātṛvan māṃ samācaran
hriyamāṇāṃ tadā vīro na tu māṃ veda lakṣmaṇaḥ
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vṛddhopasevī lakṣmīvāñ śakto na bahubhāṣitā
rājaputraḥ priyaśreṣṭhaḥ sadṛśaḥ śvaśurasya me
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mattaḥ priyataro nityaṃ bhrātā rāmasya lakṣmaṇaḥ
niyukto dhuri yasyāṃ tu tām udvahati vīryavān
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yaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāghavo naiva vṛddham āryam anusmarat
sa mamārthāya kuśalaṃ vaktavyo vacanān mama
mṛdur nityaṃ śucir dakṣaḥ priyo rāmasya lakṣmaṇaḥ
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idaṃ brūyāś ca me nāthaṃ śūraṃ rāmaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
jīvitaṃ dhārayiṣyāmi māsaṃ daśarathātmaja
ūrdhvaṃ māsān na jīveyaṃ satyenāhaṃ bravīmi te
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rāvaṇenoparuddhāṃ māṃ nikṛtyā pāpakarmaṇā
trātum arhasi vīra tvaṃ pātālād iva kauśikīm
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tato vastragataṃ muktvā divyaṃ cūḍāmaṇiṃ śubham
pradeyo rāghavāyeti sītā hanumate dadau
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pratigṛhya tato vīro maṇiratnam anuttamam
aṅgulyā yojayām āsa na hy asyā prābhavad bhujaḥ
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maṇiratnaṃ kapivaraḥ pratigṛhyābhivādya ca
sītāṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā praṇataḥ pārśvataḥ sthitaḥ
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harṣeṇa mahatā yuktaḥ sītādarśanajena saḥ
hṛdayena gato rāmaṃ śarīreṇa tu viṣṭhitaḥ
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maṇivaram upagṛhya taṃ mahārhaṃ; janakanṛpātmajayā dhṛtaṃ prabhāvāt
girivarapavanāvadhūtamuktaḥ; sukhitamanāḥ pratisaṃkramaṃ prapede
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