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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 13
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rāghaveṇābhaye datte saṃnato rāvaṇānujaḥ
khāt papātāvaniṃ hṛṣṭo bhaktair anucaraiḥ saha
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sa tu rāmasya dharmātmā nipapāta vibhīṣaṇaḥ
pādayoḥ śaraṇānveṣī caturbhiḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ
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abravīc ca tadā rāmaṃ vākyaṃ tatra vibhīṣaṇaḥ
dharmayuktaṃ ca yuktaṃ ca sāmprataṃ saṃpraharṣaṇam
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anujo rāvaṇasyāhaṃ tena cāsmy avamānitaḥ
bhavantaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
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parityaktā mayā laṅkā mitrāṇi ca dhanāni ca
bhavadgataṃ me rājyaṃ ca jīvitaṃ ca sukhāni ca
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rākṣasānāṃ vadhe sāhyaṃ laṅkāyāś ca pradharṣaṇe
kariṣyāmi yathāprāṇaṃ pravekṣyāmi ca vāhinīm
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iti bruvāṇaṃ rāmas tu pariṣvajya vibhīṣaṇam
abravīl lakṣmaṇaṃ prītaḥ samudrāj jalam ānaya
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tena cemaṃ mahāprājñam abhiṣiñca vibhīṣaṇam
rājānaṃ rakṣasāṃ kṣipraṃ prasanne mayi mānada
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evam uktas tu saumitrir abhyaṣiñcad vibhīṣaṇam
madhye vānaramukhyānāṃ rājānaṃ rāmaśāsanāt
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taṃ prasādaṃ tu rāmasya dṛṣṭvā sadyaḥ plavaṃgamāḥ
pracukruśur mahānādān sādhu sādhv iti cābruvan
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abravīc ca hanūmāṃś ca sugrīvaś ca vibhīṣaṇam
kathaṃ sāgaram akṣobhyaṃ tarāma varuṇālayam
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upāyair abhigacchāmo yathā nadanadīpatim
tarāma tarasā sarve sasainyā varuṇālayam
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evam uktas tu dharmajñaḥ pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇaḥ
samudraṃ rāghavo rājā śaraṇaṃ gantum arhati
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khānitaḥ sagareṇāyam aprameyo mahodadhiḥ
kartum arhati rāmasya jñāteḥ kāryaṃ mahodadhiḥ
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evaṃ vibhīṣaṇenokte rākṣasena vipaścitā
prakṛtyā dharmaśīlasya rāghavasyāpy arocata
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sa lakṣmaṇaṃ mahātejāḥ sugrīvaṃ ca harīśvaram
satkriyārthaṃ kriyādakṣaḥ smitapūrvam uvāca ha
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vibhīṣaṇasya mantro 'yaṃ mama lakṣmaṇa rocate
brūhi tvaṃ sahasugrīvas tavāpi yadi rocate
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sugrīvaḥ paṇḍito nityaṃ bhavān mantravicakṣaṇaḥ
ubhābhyāṃ saṃpradhāryāryaṃ rocate yat tad ucyatām
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evam uktau tu tau vīrāv ubhau sugrīvalakṣmaṇau
samudācāra saṃyuktam idaṃ vacanam ūcatuḥ
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kimarthaṃ no naravyāghra na rociṣyati rāghava
vibhīṣaṇena yat tūktam asmin kāle sukhāvaham
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abaddhvā sāgare setuṃ ghore 'smin varuṇālaye
laṅkā nāsādituṃ śakyā sendrair api surāsuraiḥ
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vibhīṣaṇasya śūrasya yathārthaṃ kriyatāṃ vacaḥ
alaṃ kālātyayaṃ kṛtvā samudro 'yaṃ niyujyatām
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evam uktaḥ kuśāstīrṇe tīre nadanadīpateḥ
saṃviveśa tadā rāmo vedyām iva hutāśanaḥ
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