Ramayana · Chapter 3.041

sā taṃ saṃprekṣya suśroṇī kusumāni vicinvatī
hemarājatavarṇābhyāṃ pārśvābhyām upaśobhitam

prahṛṣṭā cānavadyāṅgī mṛṣṭahāṭakavarṇinī
bhartāram api cākrandal lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva sāyudham

tayāhūtau naravyāghrau vaidehyā rāmalakṣmaṇau
vīkṣamāṇau tu taṃ deśaṃ tadā dadṛśatur mṛgam

śaṅkamānas tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇo rāmam abravīt
tam evainam ahaṃ manye mārīcaṃ rākṣasaṃ mṛgam

caranto mṛgayāṃ hṛṣṭāḥ pāpenopādhinā vane
anena nihatā rāma rājānaḥ kāmarūpiṇā

asya māyāvido māyāmṛgarūpam idaṃ kṛtam
bhānumatpuruṣavyāghra gandharvapurasaṃnibham

mṛgo hy evaṃvidho ratnavicitro nāsti rāghava
jagatyāṃ jagatīnātha māyaiṣā hi na saṃśayaḥ

evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ kākutsthaṃ prativārya śucismitā
uvāca sītā saṃhṛṣṭā chadmanā hṛtacetanā

āryaputrābhirāmo 'sau mṛgo harati me manaḥ
ānayainaṃ mahābāho krīḍārthaṃ no bhaviṣyati

ihāśramapade 'smākaṃ bahavaḥ puṇyadarśanāḥ
mṛgāś caranti sahitāś camarāḥ sṛmarās tathā

ṛkṣāḥ pṛṣatasaṃghāś ca vānarāḥ kiṃnarās tathā
vicaranti mahābāho rūpaśreṣṭhā mahābalāḥ

na cāsya sadṛśo rājan dṛṣṭapūrvo mṛgaḥ purā
tejasā kṣamayā dīptyā yathāyaṃ mṛgasattamaḥ

nānāvarṇavicitrāṅgo ratnabindusamācitaḥ
dyotayan vanam avyagraṃ śobhate śaśisaṃnibhaḥ

aho rūpam aho lakṣmīḥ svarasaṃpac ca śobhanā
mṛgo 'dbhuto vicitro 'sau hṛdayaṃ haratīva me

yadi grahaṇam abhyeti jīvann eva mṛgas tava
āścaryabhūtaṃ bhavati vismayaṃ janayiṣyati

samāptavanavāsānāṃ rājyasthānāṃ ca naḥ punaḥ
antaḥpuravibhūṣārtho mṛga eṣa bhaviṣyati

bharatasyāryaputrasya śvaśrūṇāṃ mama ca prabho
mṛgarūpam idaṃ divyaṃ vismayaṃ janayiṣyati

jīvan na yadi te 'bhyeti grahaṇaṃ mṛgasattamaḥ
ajinaṃ naraśārdūla ruciraṃ me bhaviṣyati

nihatasyāsya sattvasya jāmbūnadamayatvaci
śaṣpabṛsyāṃ vinītāyām icchāmy aham upāsitum

kāmavṛttam idaṃ raudraṃ strīṇām asadṛśaṃ matam
vapuṣā tv asya sattvasya vismayo janito mama

tena kāñcanaromṇā tu maṇipravaraśṛṅgiṇā
taruṇādityavarṇena nakṣatrapathavarcasā
babhūva rāghavasyāpi mano vismayam āgatam

evaṃ sītāvacaḥ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā ca mṛgam adbhutam
uvāca rāghavo hṛṣṭo bhrātaraṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ vacaḥ

paśya lakṣmaṇa vaidehyāḥ spṛhāṃ mṛgagatām imām
rūpaśreṣṭhatayā hy eṣa mṛgo 'dya na bhaviṣyati

na vane nandanoddeśe na caitrarathasaṃśraye
kutaḥ pṛthivyāṃ saumitre yo 'sya kaś cit samo mṛgaḥ

pratilomānulomāś ca rucirā romarājayaḥ
śobhante mṛgam āśritya citrāḥ kanakabindubhiḥ

paśyāsya jṛmbhamāṇasya dīptām agniśikhopamām
jihvāṃ mukhān niḥsarantīṃ meghād iva śatahradām

masāragalvarkamukhaḥ śaṅkhamuktānibhodaraḥ
kasya nāmānirūpyo 'sau na mano lobhayen mṛgaḥ

kasya rūpam idaṃ dṛṣṭvā jāmbūnadamayaprabham
nānāratnamayaṃ divyaṃ na mano vismayaṃ vrajet

māṃsahetor api mṛgān vihārārthaṃ ca dhanvinaḥ
ghnanti lakṣmaṇa rājāno mṛgayāyāṃ mahāvane

dhanāni vyavasāyena vicīyante mahāvane
dhātavo vividhāś cāpi maṇiratnasuvarṇinaḥ

tat sāram akhilaṃ nṝṇāṃ dhanaṃ nicayavardhanam
manasā cintitaṃ sarvaṃ yathā śukrasya lakṣmaṇa

arthī yenārthakṛtyena saṃvrajaty avicārayan
tam artham arthaśāstrajñaḥ prāhur arthyāś ca lakṣmaṇa

etasya mṛgaratnasya parārdhye kāñcanatvaci
upavekṣyati vaidehī mayā saha sumadhyamā

na kādalī na priyakī na praveṇī na cāvikī
bhaved etasya sadṛśī sparśaneneti me matiḥ

eṣa caiva mṛgaḥ śrīmān yaś ca divyo nabhaścaraḥ
ubhāv etau mṛgau divyau tārāmṛgamahīmṛgau

yadi vāyaṃ tathā yan māṃ bhaved vadasi lakṣmaṇa
māyaiṣā rākṣasasyeti kartavyo 'sya vadho mayā

etena hi nṛśaṃsena mārīcenākṛtātmanā
vane vicaratā pūrvaṃ hiṃsitā munipuṃgavāḥ

utthāya bahavo yena mṛgayāyāṃ janādhipāḥ
nihatāḥ parameṣvāsās tasmād vadhyas tv ayaṃ mṛgaḥ

purastād iha vātāpiḥ paribhūya tapasvinaḥ
udarastho dvijān hanti svagarbho 'śvatarīm iva

sa kadā cic cirāl loke āsasāda mahāmunim
agastyaṃ tejasā yuktaṃ bhakṣyas tasya babhūva ha

samutthāne ca tad rūpaṃ kartukāmaṃ samīkṣya tam
utsmayitvā tu bhagavān vātāpim idam abravīt

tvayāvigaṇya vātāpe paribhūtāś ca tejasā
jīvaloke dvijaśreṣṭhās tasmād asi jarāṃ gataḥ

evaṃ tan na bhaved rakṣo vātāpir iva lakṣmaṇa
madvidhaṃ yo 'timanyeta dharmanityaṃ jitendriyam

bhaved dhato 'yaṃ vātāpir agastyeneva mā gatiḥ
iha tvaṃ bhava saṃnaddho yantrito rakṣa maithilīm

asyām āyattam asmākaṃ yat kṛtyaṃ raghunandana
aham enaṃ vadhiṣyāmi grahīṣyāmy atha vā mṛgam

yāvad gacchāmi saumitre mṛgam ānayituṃ drutam
paśya lakṣmaṇa vaidehīṃ mṛgatvaci gataspṛhām

tvacā pradhānayā hy eṣa mṛgo 'dya na bhaviṣyati
apramattena te bhāvyam āśramasthena sītayā

yāvat pṛṣatam ekena sāyakena nihanmy aham
hatvaitac carma ādāya śīghram eṣyāmi lakṣmaṇa

pradakṣiṇenātibalena pakṣiṇā jaṭāyuṣā buddhimatā ca lakṣmaṇa
bhavāpramattaḥ pratigṛhya maithilīṃ pratikṣaṇaṃ sarvata eva śaṅkitaḥ