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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 49
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tato rāmo mahātejā dhanur ādāya vīryavān
kirīṭinaṃ mahākāyaṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ dadarśa ha
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasaśreṣṭhaṃ parvatākāradarśanam
kramamāṇam ivākāśaṃ purā nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum
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satoyāmbudasaṃkāśaṃ kāñcanāṅgadabhūṣaṇam
dṛṣṭvā punaḥ pradudrāva vānarāṇāṃ mahācamūḥ
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vidrutāṃ vāhinīṃ dṛṣṭvā vardhamānaṃ ca rākṣasaṃ
savismayam idaṃ rāmo vibhīṣaṇam uvāca ha
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ko 'sau parvatasaṃkaśaḥ kirīṭī harilocanaḥ
laṅkāyāṃ dṛśyate vīraḥ savidyud iva toyadaḥ
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pṛthivyāḥ ketubhūto 'sau mahān eko 'tra dṛśyate
yaṃ dṛṣṭvā vānarāḥ sarve vidravanti tatas tataḥ
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ācakṣva me mahān ko 'sau rakṣo vā yadi vāsuraḥ
na mayaivaṃvidhaṃ bhūtaṃ dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kadā cana
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sa pṛṣṭo rājaputreṇa rāmeṇākliṣṭakāriṇā
vibhīṣaṇo mahāprājñaḥ kākutstham idam abravīt
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yena vaivasvato yuddhe vāsavaś ca parājitaḥ
saiṣa viśravasaḥ putraḥ kumbhakarṇaḥ pratāpavān
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etena devā yudhi dānavāś ca; yakṣā bhujaṃgāḥ piśitāśanāś ca
gandharvavidyādharakiṃnarāś ca; sahasraśo rāghava saṃprabhagnāḥ
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śūlapāṇiṃ virūpākṣaṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam
hantuṃ na śekus tridaśāḥ kālo 'yam iti mohitāḥ
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prakṛtyā hy eṣa tejasvī kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ
anyeṣāṃ rākṣasendrāṇāṃ varadānakṛtaṃ balam
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etena jātamātreṇa kṣudhārtena mahātmanā
bhakṣitāni sahasrāṇi sattvānāṃ subahūny api
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teṣu saṃbhakṣyamāṇeṣu prajā bhayanipīḍitāḥ
yānti sma śaraṇaṃ śakraṃ tam apy arthaṃ nyavedayan
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sa kumbhakarṇaṃ kupito mahendro; jaghāna vajreṇa śitena vajrī
sa śakravajrābhihato mahātmā; cacāla kopāc ca bhṛśaṃ nanāda
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tasya nānadyamānasya kumbhakarṇasya dhīmataḥ
śrutvā ninādaṃ vitrastā bhūyo bhūmir vitatrase
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tataḥ kopān mahendrasya kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ
vikṛṣyairāvatād dantaṃ jaghānorasi vāsavam
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kumbhakarṇaprahārārto vicacāla sa vāsavaḥ
tato viṣeduḥ sahasā devabrahmarṣidānavāḥ
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prajābhiḥ saha śakraś ca yayau sthānaṃ svayambhuvaḥ
kumbhakarṇasya daurātmyaṃ śaśaṃsus te prajāpateḥ
prajānāṃ bhakṣaṇaṃ cāpi devānāṃ cāpi dharṣaṇam
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evaṃ prajā yadi tv eṣa bhakṣayiṣyati nityaśaḥ
acireṇaiva kālena śūnyo loko bhaviṣyati
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vāsavasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
rakṣāṃsy āvāhayām āsa kumbhakarṇaṃ dadarśa ha
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kumbhakarṇaṃ samīkṣyaiva vitatrāsa prajāpatiḥ
dṛṣṭvā niśvasya caivedaṃ svayambhūr idam abravīt
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dhruvaṃ lokavināśāya paurastyenāsi nirmitaḥ
tasmāt tvam adya prabhṛti mṛtakalpaḥ śayiṣyasi
brahmaśāpābhibhūto 'tha nipapātāgrataḥ prabhoḥ
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tataḥ paramasaṃbhrānto rāvaṇo vākyam abravīt
vivṛddhaḥ kāñcano vṛkṣaḥ phalakāle nikṛtyate
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na naptāraṃ svakaṃ nyāyyaṃ śaptum evaṃ prajāpate
na mithyāvacanaś ca tvaṃ svapsyaty eṣa na saṃśayaḥ
kālas tu kriyatām asya śayane jāgare tathā
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rāvaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā svayambhūr idam abravīt
śayitā hy eṣa ṣaṇ māsān ekāhaṃ jāgariṣyati
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ekenāhnā tv asau vīraś caran bhūmiṃ bubhukṣitaḥ
vyāttāsyo bhakṣayel lokān saṃkruddha iva pāvakaḥ
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so 'sau vyasanam āpannaḥ kumbhakarṇam abodhayat
tvatparākramabhītaś ca rājā saṃprati rāvaṇaḥ
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sa eṣa nirgato vīraḥ śibirād bhīmavikramaḥ
vānarān bhṛśasaṃkruddho bhakṣayan paridhāvati
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kumbhakarṇaṃ samīkṣyaiva harayo vipradudruvuḥ
katham enaṃ raṇe kruddhaṃ vārayiṣyanti vānarāḥ
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ucyantāṃ vānarāḥ sarve yantram etat samucchritam
iti vijñāya harayo bhaviṣyantīha nirbhayāḥ
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vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā hetumat sumukhodgatam
uvāca rāghavo vākyaṃ nīlaṃ senāpatiṃ tadā
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gaccha sainyāni sarvāṇi vyūhya tiṣṭhasva pāvake
dvārāṇy ādāya laṅkāyāś caryāś cāpy atha saṃkramān
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śailaśṛṅgāṇi vṛkṣāṃś ca śilāś cāpy upasaṃharan
tiṣṭhantu vānarāḥ sarve sāyudhāḥ śailapāṇayaḥ
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rāghaveṇa samādiṣṭo nīlo haricamūpatiḥ
śaśāsa vānarānīkaṃ yathāvat kapikuñjaraḥ
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tato gavākṣaḥ śarabho hanumān aṅgado nalaḥ
śailaśṛṅgāṇi śailābhā gṛhītvā dvāram abhyayuḥ
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tato harīṇāṃ tad anīkam ugraṃ; rarāja śailodyatavṛkṣahastam
gireḥ samīpānugataṃ yathaiva; mahan mahāmbhodharajālam ugram
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