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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 48
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sa praviśya purīṃ laṅkāṃ rāmabāṇabhayārditaḥ
bhagnadarpas tadā rājā babhūva vyathitendriyaḥ
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mātaṃga iva siṃhena garuḍeneva pannagaḥ
abhibhūto 'bhavad rājā rāghaveṇa mahātmanā
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brahmadaṇḍaprakāśānāṃ vidyutsadṛśavarcasām
smaran rāghavabāṇānāṃ vivyathe rākṣaseśvaraḥ
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sa kāñcanamayaṃ divyam āśritya paramāsanam
vikprekṣamāṇo rakṣāṃsi rāvaṇo vākyam abravīt
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sarvaṃ tat khalu me moghaṃ yat taptaṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ
yat samāno mahendreṇa mānuṣeṇāsmi nirjitaḥ
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idaṃ tad brahmaṇo ghoraṃ vākyaṃ mām abhyupasthitam
mānuṣebhyo vijānīhi bhayaṃ tvam iti tat tathā
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devadānavagandharvair yakṣarākṣasapannagaiḥ
avadhyatvaṃ mayā prāptaṃ mānuṣebhyo na yācitam
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etad evābhyupāgamya yatnaṃ kartum ihārhatha
rākṣasāś cāpi tiṣṭhantu caryāgopuramūrdhasu
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sa cāpratimagambhīro devadānavadarpahā
brahmaśāpābhibhūtas tu kumbhakarṇo vibodhyatām
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sa parājitam ātmānaṃ prahastaṃ ca niṣūditam
jñātvā rakṣobalaṃ bhīmam ādideśa mahābalaḥ
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dvāreṣu yatnaḥ kriyatāṃ prākārāś cādhiruhyatām
nidrāvaśasamāviṣṭaḥ kumbhakarṇo vibodhyatām
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nava ṣaṭ sapta cāṣṭau ca māsān svapiti rākṣasaḥ
taṃ tu bodhayata kṣipraṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam
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sa hi saṃkhye mahābāhuḥ kakudaṃ sarvarakṣasām
vānarān rājaputrau ca kṣipram eva vadhiṣyati
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kumbhakarṇaḥ sadā śete mūḍho grāmyasukhe rataḥ
rāmeṇābhinirastasya saṃgrāmo 'smin sudāruṇe
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bhaviṣyati na me śokaḥ kumbhakarṇe vibodhite
kiṃ kariṣyāmy ahaṃ tena śakratulyabalena hi
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īdṛśe vyasane prāpte yo na sāhyāya kalpate
te tu tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rākṣasendrasya rākṣasāḥ
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jagmuḥ paramasaṃbhrāntāḥ kumbhakarṇaniveśanam
te rāvaṇasamādiṣṭā māṃsaśoṇitabhojanāḥ
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gandhamālyāṃs tathā bhakṣyān ādāya sahasā yayuḥ
tāṃ praviśya mahādvārāṃ sarvato yojanāyatām
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kumbhakarṇaguhāṃ ramyāṃ sarvagandhapravāhinīm
pratiṣṭhamānāḥ kṛcchreṇa yatnāt praviviśur guhām
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tāṃ praviśya guhāṃ ramyāṃ śubhāṃ kāñcanakuṭṭimām
dadṛśur nairṛtavyāghraṃ śayānaṃ bhīmadarśanam
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te tu taṃ vikṛtaṃ suptaṃ vikīrṇam iva parvatam
kumbhakarṇaṃ mahānidraṃ sahitāḥ pratyabodhayan
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ūrdhvaromāñcitatanuṃ śvasantam iva pannagam
trāsayantaṃ mahāśvāsaiḥ śayānaṃ bhīmadarśanam
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bhīmanāsāpuṭaṃ taṃ tu pātālavipulānanam
dadṛśur nairṛtavyāghraṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam
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tataś cakrur mahātmānaḥ kumbhakarṇāgratas tadā
māṃsānāṃ merusaṃkāśaṃ rāśiṃ paramatarpaṇam
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mṛgāṇāṃ mahiṣāṇāṃ ca varāhāṇāṃ ca saṃcayān
cakrur nairṛtaśārdūlā rāśimann asya cādbhutam
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tataḥ śoṇitakumbhāṃś ca madyāni vividhāni ca
purastāt kumbhakarṇasya cakrus tridaśaśatravaḥ
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lilipuś ca parārdhyena candanena paraṃtapam
divyair ācchādayām āsur mālyair gandhaiḥ sugandhibhiḥ
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dhūpaṃ sugandhaṃ sasṛjus tuṣṭuvuś ca paraṃtapam
jaladā iva conedur yātudhānāḥ sahasraśaḥ
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śaṅkhān āpūrayām āsuḥ śaśāṅkasadṛśaprabhān
tumulaṃ yugapac cāpi vineduś cāpy amarṣitāḥ
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nedur āsphoṭayām āsuś cikṣipus te niśācarāḥ
kumbhakarṇavibodhārthaṃ cakrus te vipulaṃ svanam
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saśaṅkhabherīpaṭahapraṇādam; āsphoṭitakṣveḍitasiṃhanādam
diśo dravantas tridivaṃ kirantaḥ; śrutvā vihaṃgāḥ sahasā nipetuḥ
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yadā bhṛśaṃ tair ninadair mahātmā; na kumbhakarṇo bubudhe prasuptaḥ
tato musuṇḍīmusalāni sarve; rakṣogaṇās te jagṛhur gadāś ca
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taṃ śailaśṛṅgair musalair gadābhir; vṛkṣais talair mudgaramuṣṭibhiś ca
sukhaprasuptaṃ bhuvi kumbhakarṇaṃ; rakṣāṃsy udagrāṇi tadā nijaghnuḥ
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tasya niśvāsavātena kumbhakarṇasya rakṣasaḥ
rākṣasā balavanto 'pi sthātuṃ nāśaknuvan puraḥ
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tato 'sya purato gāḍhaṃ rākṣasā bhīmavikramāḥ
mṛdaṅgapaṇavān bherīḥ śaṅkhakumbhagaṇāṃs tathā
daśarākṣasasāhasraṃ yugapat paryavādayan
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nīlāñjanacayākāraṃ te tu taṃ pratyabodhayan
abhighnanto nadantaś ca naiva saṃvivide tu saḥ
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yadā cainaṃ na śekus te pratibodhayituṃ tadā
tato gurutaraṃ yatnaṃ dāruṇaṃ samupākraman
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aśvān uṣṭrān kharān nāgāñ jaghnur daṇḍakaśāṅkuśaiḥ
bherīśaṅkhamṛdaṅgāṃś ca sarvaprāṇair avādayan
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nijaghnuś cāsya gātrāṇi mahākāṣṭhakaṭaṃ karaiḥ
mudgarair musalaiś caiva sarvaprāṇasamudyataiḥ
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tena śabdena mahatā laṅkā samabhipūritā
saparvatavanā sarvā so 'pi naiva prabudhyate
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tataḥ sahasraṃ bherīṇāṃ yugapat samahanyata
mṛṣṭakāñcanakoṇānām asaktānāṃ samantataḥ
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evam apy atinidras tu yadā naiva prabudhyata
śāpasya vaśam āpannas tataḥ kruddhā niśācarāḥ
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mahākrodhasamāviṣṭāḥ sarve bhīmaparākramāḥ
tad rakṣobodhayiṣyantaś cakrur anye parākramam
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anye bherīḥ samājaghnur anye cakrur mahāsvanam
keśān anye pralulupuḥ karṇāv anye daśanti ca
na kumbhakarṇaḥ paspande mahānidrāvaśaṃ gataḥ
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anye ca balinas tasya kūṭamudgarapāṇayaḥ
mūrdhni vakṣasi gātreṣu pātayan kūṭamudgarān
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rajjubandhanabaddhābhiḥ śataghnībhiś ca sarvataḥ
vadhyamāno mahākāyo na prābudhyata rākṣasaḥ
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vāraṇānāṃ sahasraṃ tu śarīre 'sya pradhāvitam
kumbhakarṇas tato buddhaḥ sparśaṃ param abudhyata
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sa pātyamānair giriśṛṅgavṛkṣair; acintayaṃs tān vipulān prahārān
nidrākṣayāt kṣudbhayapīḍitaś ca; vijṛmbhamāṇaḥ sahasotpapāta
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sa nāgabhogācalaśṛṅgakalpau; vikṣipya bāhū giriśṛṅgasārau
vivṛtya vaktraṃ vaḍavāmukhābhaṃ; niśācaro 'sau vikṛtaṃ jajṛmbhe
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tasya jājṛmbhamāṇasya vaktraṃ pātālasaṃnibham
dadṛśe meruśṛṅgāgre divākara ivoditaḥ
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vijṛmbhamāṇo 'tibalaḥ pratibuddho niśācaraḥ
niśvāsaś cāsya saṃjajñe parvatād iva mārutaḥ
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rūpam uttiṣṭhatas tasya kumbhakarṇasya tad babhau
tapānte sabalākasya meghasyeva vivarṣataḥ
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tasya dīptāgnisadṛśe vidyutsadṛśavarcasī
dadṛśāte mahānetre dīptāv iva mahāgrahau
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ādad bubhukṣito māṃsaṃ śoṇitaṃ tṛṣito 'pibat
medaḥ kumbhaṃ ca madyaṃ ca papau śakraripus tadā
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tatas tṛpta iti jñātvā samutpetur niśācarāḥ
śirobhiś ca praṇamyainaṃ sarvataḥ paryavārayan
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sa sarvān sāntvayām āsa nairṛtān nairṛtarṣabhaḥ
bodhanād vismitaś cāpi rākṣasān idam abravīt
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kimartham aham āhatya bhavadbhiḥ pratibodhitaḥ
kac cit sukuśalaṃ rājño bhayaṃ vā neha kiṃ cana
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atha vā dhruvam anyebhyo bhayaṃ param upasthitam
yadartham eva tvaritair bhavadbhiḥ pratibodhitaḥ
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adya rākṣasarājasya bhayam utpāṭayāmy aham
pātayiṣye mahendraṃ vā śātayiṣye tathānalam
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na hy alpakāraṇe suptaṃ bodhayiṣyati māṃ bhṛśam
tad ākhyātārthatattvena matprabodhanakāraṇam
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evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ saṃrabdhaṃ kumbhakarṇam ariṃdamam
yūpākṣaḥ sacivo rājñaḥ kṛtāñjalir uvāca ha
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na no devakṛtaṃ kiṃ cid bhayam asti kadā cana
na daityadānavebhyo vā bhayam asti hi tādṛśam
yādṛśaṃ mānuṣaṃ rājan bhayam asmān upasthitam
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vānaraiḥ parvatākārair laṅkeyaṃ parivāritā
sītāharaṇasaṃtaptād rāmān nas tumulaṃ bhayam
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ekena vānareṇeyaṃ pūrvaṃ dagdhā mahāpurī
kumāro nihataś cākṣaḥ sānuyātraḥ sakuñjaraḥ
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svayaṃ rakṣo'dhipaś cāpi paulastyo devakaṇṭakaḥ
mṛteti saṃyuge muktārāmeṇādityatejasā
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yan na devaiḥ kṛto rājā nāpi daityair na dānavaiḥ
kṛtaḥ sa iha rāmeṇa vimuktaḥ prāṇasaṃśayāt
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sa yūpākṣavacaḥ śrutvā bhrātur yudhi parājayam
kumbhakarṇo vivṛttākṣo yūpākṣam idam abravīt
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sarvam adyaiva yūpākṣa harisainyaṃ salakṣmaṇam
rāghavaṃ ca raṇe hatvā paścād drakṣyāmi rāvaṇam
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rākṣasāṃs tarpayiṣyāmi harīṇāṃ māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ
rāmalakṣmaṇayoś cāpi svayaṃ pāsyāmi śoṇitam
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tat tasya vākyaṃ bruvato niśamya; sagarvitaṃ roṣavivṛddhadoṣam
mahodaro nairṛtayodhamukhyaḥ; kṛtāñjalir vākyam idaṃ babhāṣe
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rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā guṇadoṣu vimṛśya ca
paścād api mahābāho śatrūn yudhi vijeṣyasi
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mahodaravacaḥ śrutvā rākṣasaiḥ parivāritaḥ
kumbhakarṇo mahātejāḥ saṃpratasthe mahābalaḥ
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taṃ samutthāpya bhīmākṣaṃ bhīmarūpaparākramam
rākṣasās tvaritā jagmur daśagrīvaniveśanam
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tato gatvā daśagrīvam āsīnaṃ paramāsane
ūcur baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarva eva niśācarāḥ
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prabuddhaḥ kumbhakarṇo 'sau bhrātā te rākṣasarṣabha
kathaṃ tatraiva niryātu drakṣyase tam ihāgatam
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rāvaṇas tv abravīd dhṛṣṭo yathānyāyaṃ ca pūjitam
draṣṭum enam ihecchāmi yathānyāyaṃ ca pūjitam
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tathety uktvā tu te sarve punar āgamya rākṣasāḥ
kumbhakarṇam idaṃ vākyam ūcū rāvaṇacoditāḥ
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draṣṭuṃ tvāṃ kāṅkṣate rājā sarvarākṣasapuṃgavaḥ
gamane kriyatāṃ buddhir bhrātaraṃ saṃpraharṣaya
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kumbhakarṇas tu durdharṣo bhrātur ājñāya śāsanam
tathety uktvā mahāvīryaḥ śayanād utpapāta ha
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prakṣālya vadanaṃ hṛṣṭaḥ snātaḥ paramabhūṣitaḥ
pipāsus tvarayām āsa pānaṃ balasamīraṇam
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tatas te tvaritās tasya rājṣasā rāvaṇājñayā
madyaṃ bhakṣyāṃś ca vividhān kṣipram evopahārayan
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pītvā ghaṭasahasraṃ sa gamanāyopacakrame
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īṣatsamutkaṭo mattas tejobalasamanvitaḥ
kumbhakarṇo babhau hṛṣṭaḥ kālāntakayamopamaḥ
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bhrātuḥ sa bhavanaṃ gacchan rakṣobalasamanvitaḥ
kumbhakarṇaḥ padanyāsair akampayata medinīm
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sa rājamārgaṃ vapuṣā prakāśayan; sahasraraśmir dharaṇīm ivāṃśubhiḥ
jagāma tatrāñjalimālayā vṛtaḥ; śatakratur geham iva svayambhuvaḥ
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ke cic charaṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ sma rāmaṃ; vrajanti ke cid vyathitāḥ patanti
ke cid diśaḥ sma vyathitāḥ prayānti; ke cid bhayārtā bhuvi śerate sma
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tam adriśṛṅgapratimaṃ kirīṭinaṃ; spṛśantam ādityam ivātmatejasā
vanaukasaḥ prekṣya vivṛddham adbhutaṃ; bhayārditā dudruvire tatas tataḥ
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