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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 20
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tato vitrāsayan martyān pṛthivyāṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ
āsasāda ghane tasmin nāradaṃ munisattamam
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nāradas tu mahātejā devarṣir amitaprabhaḥ
abravīn meghapṛṣṭhastho rāvaṇaṃ puṣpake sthitam
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rākṣasādhipate saumya tiṣṭha viśravasaḥ suta
prīto 'smy abhijanopeta vikramair ūrjitais tava
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viṣṇunā daityaghātaiś ca tārkṣyasyoragadharṣaṇaiḥ
tvayā samaramardaiś ca bhṛśaṃ hi paritoṣitaḥ
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kiṃ cid vakṣyāmi tāvat te śrotavyaṃ śroṣyase yadi
śrutvā cānantaraṃ kāryaṃ tvayā rākṣasapuṃgava
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kim ayaṃ vadhyate lokas tvayāvadhyena daivataiḥ
hata eva hy ayaṃ loko yadā mṛtyuvaśaṃ gataḥ
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paśya tāvan mahābāho rākṣaseśvaramānuṣam
lokam enaṃ vicitrārthaṃ yasya na jñāyate gatiḥ
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kva cid vāditranṛttāni sevyante muditair janaiḥ
rudyate cāparai rātrair dhārāśrunayanānanaiḥ
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mātā pitṛsutasnehair bhāryā bandhumanoramaiḥ
mohenāyaṃ jano dhvastaḥ kleśaṃ svaṃ nāvabudhyate
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tat kim evaṃ parikliśya lokaṃ mohanirākṛtam
jita eva tvayā saumya martyaloko na saṃśayaḥ
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evaṃ kutas tu laṅkeśo dīpyamāna ivaujasā
abravīn nāradaṃ tatra saṃprahasyābhivādya ca
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maharṣe devagandharvavihāra samarapriya
ahaṃ khalūdyato gantuṃ vijayārthī rasātalam
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tato lokatrayaṃ jitvā sthāpya nāgān surān vaśe
samudram amṛtārthaṃ vai mathiṣyāmi rasātalam
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athābravīd daśagrīvaṃ nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
kva khalv idānīṃ mārgeṇa tvayānena gamiṣyate
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ayaṃ khalu sudurgamyaḥ pitṛrājñaḥ puraṃ prati
mārgo gacchati durdharṣo yamasyāmitrakarśana
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sa tu śāradameghābhaṃ muktvā hāsaṃ daśānanaḥ
uvāca kṛtam ity eva vacanaṃ cedam abravīt
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tasmād eṣa mahābrahman vaivasvatavadhodyataḥ
gacchāmi dakṣiṇām āśāṃ yatra sūryātmajo nṛpaḥ
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mayā hi bhagavan krodhāt pratijñātaṃ raṇārthinā
avajeṣyāmi caturo lokapālān iti prabho
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tenaiṣa prasthito 'haṃ vai pitṛrājapuraṃ prati
prāṇisaṃkleśakartāraṃ yojayiṣyāmi mṛtyunā
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evam uktvā daśagrīvo muniṃ tam abhivādya ca
prayayau dakṣiṇām āśāṃ prahṛṣṭaiḥ saha mantribhiḥ
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nāradas tu mahātejā muhūrtaṃ dhyānam āsthitaḥ
cintayām āsa viprendro vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ
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yena lokās trayaḥ sendrāḥ kliśyante sacarācarāḥ
kṣīṇe cāyuṣi dharme ca sa kālo hiṃsyate katham
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yasya nityaṃ trayo lokā vidravanti bhayārditāḥ
taṃ kathaṃ rākṣasendro 'sau svayam evābhigacchati
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yo vidhātā ca dhātā ca sukṛte duṣkṛte yathā
trailokyaṃ vijitaṃ yena taṃ kathaṃ nu vijeṣyati
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aparaṃ kiṃ nu kṛtvaivaṃ vidhānaṃ saṃvidhāsyati
kautūhalasamutpanno yāsyāmi yamasādanam
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