Ramayana · Chapter 4.041

tataḥ prasthāpya sugrīvas tān harīn dakṣiṇāṃ diśam
buddhivikramasaṃpannān vāyuvegasamāñjave

athāhūya mahātejāḥ suṣeṇaṃ nāma yūthapam
tārāyāḥ pitaraṃ rājā śvaśurabhīmavikramam

abravīt prāñjalir vākyam abhigamya praṇamya ca
sāhāyyaṃ kuru rāmasya kṛtye 'smin samupasthite

vṛtaḥ śatasahasreṇa vānarāṇāṃ tarasvinām
abhigaccha diśaṃ saumya paścimāṃ vāruṇīṃ prabho

surāṣṭrān saha bāhlīkāñ śūrābhīrāṃs tathaiva ca
sphītāñjanapadān ramyān vipulāni purāṇi ca

puṃnāgagahanaṃ kukṣiṃ bahuloddālakākulam
tathā ketakaṣaṇḍāṃś ca mārgadhvaṃ hariyūthapāḥ

pratyak srotogamāś caiva nadyaḥ śītajalāḥ śivāḥ
tāpasānām araṇyāni kāntārā girayaś ca ye

girijālāvṛtāṃ durgāṃ mārgitvā paścimāṃ diśam
tataḥ paścimam āsādya samudraṃ draṣṭum arhatha
timi nakrāyuta jalam akṣobhyam atha vānaraḥ

tataḥ ketakaṣaṇḍeṣu tamālagahaneṣu ca
kapayo vihariṣyanti nārikelavaneṣu ca

tatra sītāṃ ca mārgadhvaṃ nilayaṃ rāvaṇasya ca
marīcipattanaṃ caiva ramyaṃ caiva jaṭīpuram

avantīm aṅgalopāṃ ca tathā cālakṣitaṃ vanam
rāṣṭrāṇi ca viśālāni pattanāni tatas tataḥ

sindhusāgarayoś caiva saṃgame tatra parvataḥ
mahān hemagirir nāma śataśṛṅgo mahādrumaḥ

tasya prastheṣu ramyeṣu siṃhāḥ pakṣagamāḥ sthitāḥ
timimatsyagajāṃś caiva nīḍāny āropayanti te

tāni nīḍāni siṃhānāṃ giriśṛṅgagatāś ca ye
dṛptās tṛptāś ca mātaṅgās toyadasvananiḥsvanāḥ
vicaranti viśāle 'smiṃs toyapūrṇe samantataḥ

tasya śṛṅgaṃ divasparśaṃ kāñcanaṃ citrapādapam
sarvam āśu vicetavyaṃ kapibhiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ

koṭiṃ tatra samudre tu kāñcanīṃ śatayojanam
durdarśāṃ pariyātrasya gatā drakṣyatha vānarāḥ

koṭyas tatra caturviṃśad gandharvāṇāṃ tarasvinām
vasanty agninikāśānāṃ ghorāṇāṃ kāmarūpiṇām

nātyāsādayitavyās te vānarair bhīmavikramaiḥ
nādeyaṃ ca phalaṃ tasmād deśāt kiṃ cit plavaṃgamaiḥ

durāsadā hi te vīrāḥ sattvavanto mahābalāḥ
phalamūlāni te tatra rakṣante bhīmavikramāḥ

tatra yatnaś ca kartavyo mārgitavyā ca jānakī
na hi tebhyo bhayaṃ kiṃ cit kapitvam anuvartatām

caturbhāge samudrasya cakravān nāma parvataḥ
tatra cakraṃ sahasrāraṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā

tatra pañcajanaṃ hatvā hayagrīvaṃ ca dānavam
ājahāra tataś cakraṃ śaṅkhaṃ ca puruṣottamaḥ

tasya sānuṣu citreṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ

yojanāni catuḥṣaṣṭir varāho nāma parvataḥ
suvarṇaśṛṅgaḥ suśrīmān agādhe varuṇālaye

tatra prāgjyotiṣaṃ nāma jātarūpamayaṃ puram
yasmin vasti duṣṭātmā narako nāma guhāsu ca

tasya sānuṣu citreṣu viśālāsu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ

tam atikramya śailendraṃ kāñcanāntaranirdaraḥ
parvataḥ sarvasauvarṇo dhārā prasravaṇāyutaḥ

taṃ gajāś ca varāhāś ca siṃhā vyāghrāś ca sarvataḥ
abhigarjanti satataṃ tena śabdena darpitāḥ

tasmin harihayaḥ śrīmān mahendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
abhiṣiktaḥ surai rājā meghavān nāma parvataḥ

tam atikramya śailendraṃ mahendraparipālitam
ṣaṣṭiṃ girisahasrāṇi kāñcanāni gamiṣyatha

taruṇādityavarṇāni bhrājamānāni sarvataḥ
jātarūpamayair vṛkṣaiḥ śobhitāni supuṣpitaiḥ

teṣāṃ madhye sthito rājā merur uttamaparvataḥ
ādityena prasannena śailo dattavaraḥ purā

tenaivam uktaḥ śailendraḥ sarva eva tvadāśrayāḥ
matprasādād bhaviṣyanti divārātrau ca kāñcanāḥ

tvayi ye cāpi vatsyanti devagandharvadānavāḥ
te bhaviṣyanti raktāś ca prabhayā kāñcanaprabhāḥ

ādityā vasavo rudrā marutaś ca divaukasaḥ
āgamya paścimāṃ saṃdhyāṃ merum uttamaparvatam

ādityam upatiṣṭhanti taiś ca sūryo 'bhipūjitaḥ
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānām astaṃ gacchati parvatam

yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi daśatāni divākaraḥ
muhūrtārdhena taṃ śīghram abhiyāti śiloccayam

śṛṅge tasya mahad divyaṃ bhavanaṃ sūryasaṃnibham
prāsādaguṇasaṃbādhaṃ vihitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā

śobhitaṃ tarubhiś citrair nānāpakṣisamākulaiḥ
niketaṃ pāśahastasya varuṇasya mahātmanaḥ

antarā merum astaṃ ca tālo daśaśirā mahān
jātarūpamayaḥ śrīmān bhrājate citravedikaḥ

teṣu sarveṣu durgeṣu saraḥsu ca saritsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ

yatra tiṣṭhati dharmātmā tapasā svena bhāvitaḥ
merusāvarṇir ity eva khyāto vai brahmaṇā samaḥ

praṣṭavyo merusāvarṇir maharṣiḥ sūryasaṃnibhaḥ
praṇamya śirasā bhūmau pravṛttiṃ maithilīṃ prati

etāvaj jīvalokasya bhāskaro rajanīkṣaye
kṛtvā vitimiraṃ sarvam astaṃ gacchati parvatam

etāvad vānaraiḥ śakyaṃ gantuṃ vānarapuṃgavāḥ
abhāskaram amaryādaṃ na jānīmas tataḥ param

adhigamya tu vaidehīṃ nilayaṃ rāvaṇasya ca
astaṃ parvatam āsādya pūrṇe māse nivartata

ūrdhvaṃ māsān na vastavyaṃ vasan vadhyo bhaven mama
sahaiva śūro yuṣmābhiḥ śvaśuro me gamiṣyati

śrotavyaṃ sarvam etasya bhavadbhir diṣṭa kāribhiḥ
gurur eṣa mahābāhuḥ śvaśuro me mahābalaḥ

bhavantaś cāpi vikrāntāḥ pramāṇaṃ sarvakarmasu
pramāṇam enaṃ saṃsthāpya paśyadhvaṃ paścimāṃ diśam

dṛṣṭāyāṃ tu narendrasyā patnyām amitatejasaḥ
kṛtakṛtyā bhaviṣyāmaḥ kṛtasya pratikarmaṇā

ato 'nyad api yat kiṃ cit kāryasyāsya hitaṃ bhavet
saṃpradhārya bhavadbhiś ca deśakālārthasaṃhitam

tataḥ suṣeṇa pramukhāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ sugrīvavākyaṃ nipuṇaṃ niśamya
āmantrya sarve plavagādhipaṃ te jagmur diśaṃ tāṃ varuṇābhiguptām