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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 23
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sā sītā tac chiro dṛṣṭvā tac ca kārmukam uttamam
sugrīvapratisaṃsargam ākhyātaṃ ca hanūmatā
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nayane mukhavarṇaṃ ca bhartus tat sadṛśaṃ mukham
keśān keśāntadeśaṃ ca taṃ ca cūḍāmaṇiṃ śubham
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etaiḥ sarvair abhijñānair abhijñāya suduḥkhitā
vijagarhe 'tha kaikeyīṃ krośantī kurarī yathā
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sakāmā bhava kaikeyi hato 'yaṃ kulanandanaḥ
kulam utsāditaṃ sarvaṃ tvayā kalahaśīlayā
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āryeṇa kiṃ nu kaikeyyāḥ kṛtaṃ rāmeṇa vipriyam
yad gṛhāc cīravasanas tayā prasthāpito vanam
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evam uktvā tu vaidehī vepamānā tapasvinī
jagāma jagatīṃ bālā chinnā tu kadalī yathā
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sā muhūrtāt samāśvasya pratilabhya ca cetanām
tac chiraḥ samupāghrāya vilalāpāyatekṣaṇā
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hā hatāsmi mahābāho vīravratam anuvratā
imāṃ te paścimāvasthāṃ gatāsmi vidhavā kṛtā
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prathamaṃ maraṇaṃ nāryā bhartur vaiguṇyam ucyate
suvṛttaḥ sādhuvṛttāyāḥ saṃvṛttas tvaṃ mamāgrataḥ
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duḥkhād duḥkhaṃ prapannāyā magnāyāḥ śokasāgare
yo hi mām udyatas trātuṃ so 'pi tvaṃ vinipātitaḥ
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sā śvaśrūr mama kausalyā tvayā putreṇa rāghava
vatseneva yathā dhenur vivatsā vatsalā kṛtā
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ādiṣṭaṃ dīrgham āyus te yair acintyaparākrama
anṛtaṃ vacanaṃ teṣām alpāyur asi rāghava
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atha vā naśyati prajñā prājñasyāpi satas tava
pacaty enaṃ tathā kālo bhūtānāṃ prabhavo hy ayam
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adṛṣṭaṃ mṛtyum āpannaḥ kasmāt tvaṃ nayaśāstravit
vyasanānām upāyajñaḥ kuśalo hy asi varjane
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tathā tvaṃ saṃpariṣvajya raudrayātinṛśaṃsayā
kālarātryā mayācchidya hṛtaḥ kamalalocanaḥ
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upaśeṣe mahābāho māṃ vihāya tapasvinīm
priyām iva śubhāṃ nārīṃ pṛthivīṃ puruṣarṣabha
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arcitaṃ satataṃ yatnād gandhamālyair mayā tava
idaṃ te matpriyaṃ vīra dhanuḥ kāñcanabhūṣitam
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pitrā daśarathena tvaṃ śvaśureṇa mamānagha
pūrvaiś ca pitṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ nūnaṃ svarge samāgataḥ
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divi nakṣatrabhūtas tvaṃ mahat karma kṛtaṃ priyam
puṇyaṃ rājarṣivaṃśaṃ tvam ātmanaḥ samupekṣase
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kiṃ mān na prekṣase rājan kiṃ māṃ na pratibhāṣase
bālāṃ bālena saṃprāptāṃ bhāryāṃ māṃ sahacāriṇīm
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saṃśrutaṃ gṛhṇatā pāṇiṃ cariṣyāmīti yat tvayā
smara tan mama kākutstha naya mām api duḥkhitām
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kasmān mām apahāya tvaṃ gato gatimatāṃ vara
asmāl lokād amuṃ lokaṃ tyaktvā mām iha duḥkhitām
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kalyāṇair ucitaṃ yat tat pariṣvaktaṃ mayaiva tu
kravyādais tac charīraṃ te nūnaṃ viparikṛṣyate
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agniṣṭomādibhir yajñair iṣṭavān āptadakṣiṇaiḥ
agnihotreṇa saṃskāraṃ kena tvaṃ tu na lapsyase
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pravrajyām upapannānāṃ trayāṇām ekam āgatam
pariprakṣyati kausalyā lakṣmaṇaṃ śokalālasā
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sa tasyāḥ paripṛcchantyā vadhaṃ mitrabalasya te
tava cākhyāsyate nūnaṃ niśāyāṃ rākṣasair vadham
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sā tvāṃ suptaṃ hataṃ śrutvā māṃ ca rakṣogṛhaṃ gatām
hṛdayena vidīrṇena na bhaviṣyati rāghava
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sādhu pātaya māṃ kṣipraṃ rāmasyopari rāvaṇaḥ
samānaya patiṃ patnyā kuru kalyāṇam uttamam
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śirasā me śiraś cāsya kāyaṃ kāyena yojaya
rāvaṇānugamiṣyāmi gatiṃ bhartur mahātmanaḥ
muhūrtam api necchāmi jīvituṃ pāpajīvinā
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śrutaṃ mayā vedavidāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ pitur gṛhe
yāsāṃ strīṇāṃ priyo bhartā tāsāṃ lokā mahodayāḥ
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kṣamā yasmin damas tyāgaḥ satyaṃ dharmaḥ kṛtajñatā
ahiṃsā caiva bhūtānāṃ tam ṛte kā gatir mama
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iti sā duḥkhasaṃtaptā vilalāpāyatekṣaṇā
bhartuḥ śiro dhanus tatra samīkṣya janakātmajā
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evaṃ lālapyamānāyāṃ sītāyāṃ tatra rākṣasaḥ
abhicakrāma bhartāram anīkasthaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ
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vijayasvāryaputreti so 'bhivādya prasādya ca
nyavedayad anuprāptaṃ prahastaṃ vāhinīpatim
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amātyaiḥ sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ prahastaḥ samupasthitaḥ
kiṃ cid ātyayikaṃ kāryaṃ teṣāṃ tvaṃ darśanaṃ kuru
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etac chrutvā daśagrīvo rākṣasaprativeditam
aśokavanikāṃ tyaktvā mantriṇāṃ darśanaṃ yayau
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sa tu sarvaṃ samarthyaiva mantribhiḥ kṛtyam ātmanaḥ
sabhāṃ praviśya vidadhe viditvā rāmavikramam
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antardhānaṃ tu tac chīrṣaṃ tac ca kārmukam uttamam
jagāma rāvaṇasyaiva niryāṇasamanantaram
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rākṣasendras tu taiḥ sārdhaṃ mantribhir bhīmavikramaiḥ
samarthayām āsa tadā rāmakāryaviniścayam
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avidūrasthitān sarvān balādhyakṣān hitaiṣiṇaḥ
abravīt kālasadṛśo rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ
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śīghraṃ bherīninādena sphuṭakoṇāhatena me
samānayadhvaṃ sainyāni vaktavyaṃ ca na kāraṇam
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tatas tatheti pratigṛhya tad vaco; balādhipās te mahad ātmano balam
samānayaṃś caiva samāgataṃ ca te; nyavedayan bhartari yuddhakāṅkṣiṇi
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