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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 25
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atha tāṃ jātasaṃtāpāṃ tena vākyena mohitām
saramā hlādayām āsa pṛtivīṃ dyaur ivāmbhasā
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tatas tasyā hitaṃ sakhyāś cikīrṣantī sakhī vacaḥ
uvāca kāle kālajñā smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇī
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utsaheyam ahaṃ gatvā tvadvākyam asitekṣaṇe
nivedya kuśalaṃ rāme praticchannā nivartitum
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na hi me kramamāṇāyā nirālambe vihāyasi
samartho gatim anvetuṃ pavano garuḍo 'pi vā
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evaṃ bruvāṇāṃ tāṃ sītā saramāṃ punar abravīt
madhuraṃ ślakṣṇayā vācā pūrvaśokābhipannayā
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samarthā gaganaṃ gantum api vā tvaṃ rasātalam
avagacchāmy akartavyaṃ kartavyaṃ te madantare
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matpriyaṃ yadi kartavyaṃ yadi buddhiḥ sthirā tava
jñātum icchāmi taṃ gatvā kiṃ karotīti rāvaṇaḥ
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sa hi māyābalaḥ krūro rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ
māṃ mohayati duṣṭātmā pītamātreva vāruṇī
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tarjāpayati māṃ nityaṃ bhartsāpayati cāsakṛt
rākṣasībhiḥ sughorābhir yā māṃ rakṣanti nityaśaḥ
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udvignā śaṅkitā cāsmi na ca svasthaṃ mano mama
tad bhayāc cāham udvignā aśokavanikāṃ gatāḥ
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yadi nāma kathā tasya niścitaṃ vāpi yad bhavet
nivedayethāḥ sarvaṃ tat paro me syād anugrahaḥ
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sā tv evaṃ bruvatīṃ sītāṃ saramā valgubhāṣiṇī
uvāca vacanaṃ tasyāḥ spṛśantī bāṣpaviklavam
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eṣa te yady abhiprāyas tasmād gacchāmi jānaki
gṛhya śatror abhiprāyam upāvṛttāṃ ca paśya mām
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evam uktvā tato gatvā samīpaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ
śuśrāva kathitaṃ tasya rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ
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sā śrutvā niścayaṃ tasya niścayajñā durātmanaḥ
punar evāgamat kṣipram aśokavanikāṃ tadā
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sā praviṣṭā punas tatra dadarśa janakātmajām
pratīkṣamāṇāṃ svām eva bhraṣṭapadmām iva śriyam
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tāṃ tu sītā punaḥ prāptāṃ saramāṃ valgubhāṣiṇīm
pariṣvajya ca susnigdhaṃ dadau ca svayam āsanam
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ihāsīnā sukhaṃ sarvam ākhyāhi mama tattvataḥ
krūrasya niścayaṃ tasya rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ
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evam uktā tu saramā sītayā vepamānayā
kathitaṃ sarvam ācaṣṭa rāvaṇasya samantriṇaḥ
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jananyā rākṣasendro vai tvanmokṣārthaṃ bṛhadvacaḥ
aviddhena ca vaidehi mantrivṛddhena bodhitaḥ
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dīyatām abhisatkṛtya manujendrāya maithilī
nidarśanaṃ te paryāptaṃ janasthāne yad adbhutam
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laṅghanaṃ ca samudrasya darśanaṃ ca hanūmataḥ
vadhaṃ ca rakṣasāṃ yuddhe kaḥ kuryān mānuṣo bhuvi
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evaṃ sa mantrivṛddhaiś ca mātrā ca bahu bhāṣitaḥ
na tvām utsahate moktum artahm arthaparo yathā
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notsahaty amṛto moktuṃ yuddhe tvām iti maithili
sāmātyasya nṛśaṃsasya niścayo hy eṣa vartate
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tad eṣā susthirā buddhir mṛtyulobhād upasthitā
bhayān na śaktas tvāṃ moktum anirastas tu saṃyuge
rākṣasānāṃ ca sarveṣām ātmanaś ca vadhena hi
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nihatya rāvaṇaṃ saṃkhye sarvathā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
pratineṣyati rāmas tvām ayodhyām asitekṣaṇe
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etasminn antare śabdo bherīśaṅkhasamākulaḥ
śruto vai sarvasainyānāṃ kampayan dharaṇītalam
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śrutvā tu taṃ vānarasainyaśabdaṃ; laṅkāgatā rākṣasarājabhṛtyāḥ
naṣṭaujaso dainyaparītaceṣṭāḥ; śreyo na paśyanti nṛpasya doṣaiḥ
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