Ramayana · Chapter 3.031

tataḥ śūrpaṇakhā dīnā rāvaṇaṃ lokarāvaṇam
amātyamadhye saṃkruddhā paruṣaṃ vākyam abravīt

pramattaḥ kāmabhogeṣu svairavṛtto niraṅkuśaḥ
samutpannaṃ bhayaṃ ghoraṃ boddhavyaṃ nāvabudhyase

saktaṃ grāmyeṣu bhogeṣu kāmavṛttaṃ mahīpatim
lubdhaṃ na bahu manyante śmaśānāgnim iva prajāḥ

svayaṃ kāryāṇi yaḥ kāle nānutiṣṭhati pārthivaḥ
sa tu vai saha rājyena taiś ca kāryair vinaśyati

ayuktacāraṃ durdarśam asvādhīnaṃ narādhipam
varjayanti narā dūrān nadīpaṅkam iva dvipāḥ

ye na rakṣanti viṣayam asvādhīnā narādhipaḥ
te na vṛddhyā prakāśante girayaḥ sāgare yathā

ātmavadbhir vigṛhya tvaṃ devagandharvadānavaiḥ
ayuktacāraś capalaḥ kathaṃ rājā bhaviṣyasi

yeṣāṃ cāraś ca kośaś ca nayaś ca jayatāṃ vara
asvādhīnā narendrāṇāṃ prākṛtais te janaiḥ samāḥ

yasmāt paśyanti dūrasthān sarvān arthān narādhipāḥ
cāreṇa tasmād ucyante rājāno dīrghacakṣuṣaḥ

ayuktacāraṃ manye tvāṃ prākṛtaiḥ sacivair vṛtam
svajanaṃ ca janasthānaṃ hataṃ yo nāvabudhyase

caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām
hatāny ekena rāmeṇa kharaś ca sahadūṣaṇaḥ

ṛṣīṇām abhayaṃ dattaṃ kṛtakṣemāś ca daṇḍakāḥ
dharṣitaṃ ca janasthānaṃ rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā

tvaṃ tu lubdhaḥ pramattaś ca parādhīnaś ca rāvaṇa
viṣaye sve samutpannaṃ bhayaṃ yo nāvabudhyase

tīkṣṇam alpapradātāraṃ pramattaṃ garvitaṃ śaṭham
vyasane sarvabhūtāni nābhidhāvanti pārthivam

atimāninam agrāhyam ātmasaṃbhāvitaṃ naram
krodhanaṃ vyasane hanti svajano 'pi narādhipam

nānutiṣṭhati kāryāṇi bhayeṣu na bibheti ca
kṣipraṃ rājyāc cyuto dīnas tṛṇais tulyo bhaviṣyati

śuṣkakāṣṭhair bhavet kāryaṃ loṣṭair api ca pāṃsubhiḥ
na tu sthānāt paribhraṣṭaiḥ kāryaṃ syād vasudhādhipaiḥ

upabhuktaṃ yathā vāsaḥ srajo vā mṛditā yathā
evaṃ rājyāt paribhraṣṭaḥ samartho 'pi nirarthakaḥ

apramattaś ca yo rājā sarvajño vijitendriyaḥ
kṛtajño dharmaśīlaś ca sa rājā tiṣṭhate ciram

nayanābhyāṃ prasupto 'pi jāgarti nayacakṣuṣā
vyaktakrodhaprasādaś ca sa rājā pūjyate janaiḥ

tvaṃ tu rāvaṇadurbuddhir guṇair etair vivarjitaḥ
yasya te 'viditaś cārai rakṣasāṃ sumahān vadhaḥ

parāvamantā viṣayeṣu saṃgato nadeśa kālapravibhāga tattvavit
ayuktabuddhir guṇadoṣaniścaye vipannarājyo na cirād vipatsyate

iti svadoṣān parikīrtitāṃs tayā samīkṣya buddhyā kṣaṇadācareśvaraḥ
dhanena darpeṇa balena cānvito vicintayām āsa ciraṃ sa rāvaṇaḥ