Ramayana · Chapter 3.029

bhittvā tu tāṃ gadāṃ bāṇai rāghavo dharmavatsalaḥ
smayamānaḥ kharaṃ vākyaṃ saṃrabdham idam abravīt

etat te balasarvasvaṃ darśitaṃ rākṣasādhama
śaktihīnataro matto vṛthā tvam upagarjitam

eṣā bāṇavinirbhinnā gadā bhūmitalaṃ gatā
abhidhānapragalbhasya tava pratyayaghātinī

yat tvayoktaṃ vinaṣṭānām idam aśrupramārjanam
rākṣasānāṃ karomīti mithyā tad api te vacaḥ

nīcasya kṣudraśīlasya mithyāvṛttasya rakṣasaḥ
prāṇān apahariṣyāmi garutmān amṛtaṃ yathā

adya te bhinnakaṇṭhasya phenabudbudabhūṣitam
vidāritasya madbāṇair mahī pāsyati śoṇitam

pāṃsurūṣitasarvāṅgaḥ srastanyastabhujadvayaḥ
svapsyase gāṃ samāśliṣya durlabhāṃ pramadām iva

pravṛddhanidre śayite tvayi rākṣasapāṃsane
bhaviṣyanty aśaraṇyānāṃ śaraṇyā daṇḍakā ime

janasthāne hatasthāne tava rākṣasamaccharaiḥ
nirbhayā vicariṣyanti sarvato munayo vane

adya viprasariṣyanti rākṣasyo hatabāndhavāḥ
bāṣpārdravadanā dīnā bhayād anyabhayāvahāḥ

adya śokarasajñās tā bhaviṣyanti niśācara
anurūpakulāḥ patnyo yāsāṃ tvaṃ patir īdṛśaḥ

nṛśaṃsaśīla kṣudrātman nityaṃ brāhmaṇakaṇṭaka
tvatkṛte śaṅkitair agnau munibhiḥ pātyate haviḥ

tam evam abhisaṃrabdhaṃ bruvāṇaṃ rāghavaṃ raṇe
kharo nirbhartsayām āsa roṣāt kharatara svanaḥ

dṛḍhaṃ khalv avalipto 'si bhayeṣv api ca nirbhayaḥ
vācyāvācyaṃ tato hi tvaṃ mṛtyuvaśyo na budhyase

kālapāśaparikṣiptā bhavanti puruṣā hi ye
kāryākāryaṃ na jānanti te nirastaṣaḍindriyāḥ

evam uktvā tato rāmaṃ saṃrudhya bhṛkuṭiṃ tataḥ
sa dadarśa mahāsālam avidūre niśācaraḥ

raṇe praharaṇasyārthe sarvato hy avalokayan
sa tam utpāṭayām āsa saṃdṛśya daśanacchadam

taṃ samutkṣipya bāhubhyāṃ vinarditvā mahābalaḥ
rāmam uddiśya cikṣepa hatas tvam iti cābravīt

tam āpatantaṃ bāṇaughaiś chittvā rāmaḥ pratāpavān
roṣam āhārayat tīvraṃ nihantuṃ samare kharam

jātasvedas tato rāmo roṣād raktāntalocanaḥ
nirbibheda sahasreṇa bāṇānāṃ samare kharam

tasya bāṇāntarād raktaṃ bahu susrāva phenilam
gireḥ prasravaṇasyeva toyadhārāparisravaḥ

vihvalaḥ sa kṛto bāṇaiḥ kharo rāmeṇa saṃyuge
matto rudhiragandhena tam evābhyadravad drutam

tam āpatantaṃ saṃrabdhaṃ kṛtāstro rudhirāplutam
apasarpat pratipadaṃ kiṃ cit tvaritavikramaḥ

tataḥ pāvakasaṃkāśaṃ badhāya samare śaram
kharasya rāmo jagrāha brahmadaṇḍam ivāparam

sa tad dattaṃ maghavatā surarājena dhīmatā
saṃdadhe ca sa dharmātmā mumoca ca kharaṃ prati

sa vimukto mahābāṇo nirghātasamaniḥsvanaḥ
rāmeṇa dhanur udyamya kharasyorasi cāpatat

sa papāta kharo bhūmau dahyamānaḥ śarāgninā
rudreṇaiva vinirdagdhaḥ śvetāraṇye yathāndhakaḥ

sa vṛtra iva vajreṇa phenena namucir yathā
balo vendrāśanihato nipapāta hataḥ kharaḥ

tato rājarṣayaḥ sarve saṃgatāḥ paramarṣayaḥ
sabhājya muditā rāmam idaṃ vacanam abruvan

etadarthaṃ mahātejā mahendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
śarabhaṅgāśramaṃ puṇyam ājagāma puraṃdaraḥ

ānītas tvam imaṃ deśam upāyena maharṣibhiḥ
eṣāṃ vadhārthaṃ krūrāṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ pāpakarmaṇām

tad idaṃ naḥ kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ tvayā daśarathātmaja
sukhaṃ dharmaṃ cariṣyanti daṇḍakeṣu maharṣayaḥ

etasminn antare vīro lakṣmaṇaḥ saha sītayā
giridurgād viniṣkramya saṃviveśāśramaṃ sukhī

tato rāmas tu vijayī pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ
praviveśāśramaṃ vīro lakṣmaṇenābhivāditaḥ

taṃ dṛṣṭvā śatruhantāraṃ maharṣīṇāṃ sukhāvaham
babhūva hṛṣṭā vaidehī bhartāraṃ pariṣasvaje