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3.4 araṇyakāṇḍa - caturtha sargaḥ
3.4 Aranyakanda - Chaturtha Sargah
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śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe araṇyakāṇḍam |
atha caturthassargaḥ |
hriyamāṇau tu tau dṛṣṭvā vaidehī rāmalakṣmaṇau |
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uccaissvareṇa cukrośa pragṛhya sumahājābhujau || 1 ||
eṣa dāśarathī rāmaḥ satyavān śīlavān śuciḥ |
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rakṣasā raudrarūpeṇa hriyate sahalakṣmaṇaḥ || 2 ||
māmṛkā bhakṣayiṣyanti śārdūlādvīpinastathā |
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māṃ harotsṛja kākutsthau namaste rākṣasottama || 3 ||
tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā vaidehyā rāmalakṣmaṇau |
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vegaṃ pracakraturvīrau vadhe tasya durātmanaḥ || 4 ||
tasya raudrasya saumitriḥ savyaṃ bāhuṃ babhañja ha |
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rāmastu dakṣiṇaṃ bāhuṃ tarasā tasya rakṣasaḥ || 5 ||
sa bhagnabāhussavigno nipapātāśu rākṣasaḥ |
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dharaṇyāṃ meghasaṅkāśo vajrabhinna ivācalaḥ || 6 ||
muṣṭibhirjānubhiḥ padbhiḥ sūdayantau tu rākṣasam |
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udyamyodyamya cāpyenaṃ sthaṇḍile niṣpipeṣatuḥ || 7 ||
sa viddho bahubhirbāṇaiḥ khaṅgābhyāṃ ca parikṣataḥ |
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niṣpiṣṭo bahudhā bhūmau na mamāra sa rākṣasaḥ || 8 ||
taṃ prekṣya rāmaḥ subhṛśamavadhyamacalopamam |
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bhayeṣvabhayadaśśrīmānidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 9 ||
tapasā puruṣavyāghra rākṣaso'yaṃ na śakyate |
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śastreṇa yudhi nirjetuṃ rākṣasaṃ nikhanāvahe || 10 ||
kuñjarasyeva raudrasya rākṣasasyāsya lakṣmaṇa |
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vane'smin sumahacchvabhraṃ khanyatāṃ raudravarcasaḥ || 11 ||
ityuktvā lakṣmaṇaṃ rāmaḥ pradaraḥ khanyatāmiti |
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tasthau virādhamākramya kaṇṭhe pādena vīryavān || 12 ||
tacchrutvā rāghaveṇoktaṃ rākṣasaḥ praśritaṃ vacaḥ |
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idaṃ provāca kākutthsaṃ virādhaḥ puruṣarṣabham || 13 ||
hato'smi puruṣavyāghra śakratulyabalena vai |
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mayā tu pūrvaṃ tvaṃ mohānna jñātaḥ puruṣarṣabha || 14 ||
kausalyāsuprajā rāma tātastvaṃ vidito mayā |
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vaidehī ca mahābhāgā lakṣmaṇaśca mahāyaśāḥ || 15 ||
abhiśāpādahaṃ ghorāṃ praviṣṭo rākṣasīṃ tanum |
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tumbururnāma gandharvaḥ śapto vaiśravaṇena ha || 16 ||
prasādyamānaśca mayā so'bravīnmāṃ mahāyaśāḥ |
yadā dāśarathī rāmastvāṃ vadhiṣyati saṃyuge |
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tadā prakṛtimāpanno bhavānsvargaṃ gamiṣyati || 17 ||
anupasthīyamāno māṃ sa kruddho vyājahāra ha |
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iti vaiśravaṇo rājā rambhāsaktamuvāca ha || 18 ||
tava prasādānmukto'hamihaśāpātsudāruṇāt |
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bhuvanaṃ svaṃ gamiṣyāmi svasti vo'stu parantapa || 19 ||
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ito vasati dharmātmā śarabhaṅgaḥ pratāpavān || 20 ||
adhyardhayojane tāta maharṣissūryasannibhaḥ |
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taṃ kṣipramadhigaccha tvaṃ sa te śreyo'bhidhāsyati || 21 ||
avaṭe cāpi māṃ rāma prakṣipya kuśalī vraja |
rakṣasāṃ gatasattvānāmeṣa dharmassasanātanaḥ |
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avaṭe ye nidhīyante teṣāṃ lokāssanātanāḥ || 22 ||
evamuktvā tu kākutthsaṃ virādhaśśarapīḍitaḥ |
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babhūva svargasamprāpto nyastadeho mahābalaḥ || 23 ||
tacchrutvā rāghavo vākyaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ vyādideśa ha |
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kuñjarasyeva raudrasya rākṣasasyāsya lakṣmaṇa || 24 ||
vane'smin sumahacchvabhraṃ khanyatāṃ raudakarmaṇaḥ |
ityuktvā lakṣmaṇaṃ rāmaḥ pradaraḥ khanyatāmiti |
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tasthau virādhamākramya kaṇṭhe pādena vīryavān || 25 ||
tataḥ khanitramādāya lakṣmaṇaśśvabhramuttamam |
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akhanatpārśvatastasya virādhasya mahātmanaḥ || 26 ||
taṃ muktakaṇṭhannikṣipya śaṅkukarṇaṃ mahāsvanam |
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virādhaṃ prākṣipacchvabhre nadantaṃ bhairavasvanam || 27 ||
tamāhave dāruṇamāśuvikramau sthirāvubhau saṃyati rāmalakṣmaṇau |
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mudānvitau cikṣipaturbhayāvahaṃ nadantamutkṣipya bile tu rākṣasam || 28 ||
avadhyatāṃ prekṣya mahāsurasya tau śitena śastreṇa tadā nararṣabhau |
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samarthya cātyarthaviśāradāvubhau bile virādhasya vadhaṃ pracakratuḥ || 29 ||
svayaṃ virādhena hi mṛtyurātmanaḥ prasahya rāmeṇa yathārthamīpsitaḥ |
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niveditaḥ kānanacāriṇā svayaṃ na me vadhaḥ śastrakṛto bhavediti || 30 ||
tadeva rāmeṇa niśamya bhāṣitaṃ kṛtā matistasya bilapraveśane |
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bilaṃ ca rāmeṇātibalena rakṣasā praveśyamānena vanaṃ vināditam || 31 ||
prahṛṣṭarūpāviva rāmalakṣmaṇau virādhamurvyā pradare nihatya tau |
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nanandaturvītabhayau mahāvane śilābhirantardadhatuśca rākṣasam || 32 ||
tatastu tau kāñcanacitrakārmukau nihatya rakṣaḥ parigṛhya maithilīm |
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vijahratu stau muditau mahāvane divi sthitau candradivākarāviva || 33 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye araṇyakāṇḍe caturthassargaḥ ||