Ramayana · Chapter 4.042

tataḥ saṃdiśya sugrīvaḥ śvaśuraṃ paścimāṃ diśam
vīraṃ śatabaliṃ nāma vānaraṃ vānararṣabhaḥ

uvāca rājā mantrajñaḥ sarvavānarasaṃmatam
vākyam ātmahitaṃ caiva rāmasya ca hitaṃ tathā

vṛtaḥ śatasahasreṇa tvadvidhānāṃ vanaukasām
vaivasvata sutaiḥ sārdhaṃ pratiṣṭhasva svamantribhiḥ

diśaṃ hy udīcīṃ vikrāntāṃ himaśailāvataṃsakām
sarvataḥ parimārgadhvaṃ rāmapatnīm aninditām

asmin kārye vinivṛtte kṛte dāśaratheḥ priye
ṛṇān muktā bhaviṣyāmaḥ kṛtārthārthavidāṃ varāḥ

kṛtaṃ hi priyam asmākaṃ rāghaveṇa mahātmanā
tasya cet pratikāro 'sti saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ bhavet

etāṃ buddhiṃ samāsthāya dṛśyate jānakī yathā
tathā bhavadbhiḥ kartavyam asmatpriyahitaiṣibhiḥ

ayaṃ hi sarvabhūtānāṃ mānyas tu narasattamaḥ
asmāsu cāgataprītī rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ

imāni vanadurgāṇi nadyaḥ śailāntarāṇi ca
bhavantaḥ parimārgaṃs tu buddhivikramasaṃpadā

tatra mlecchān pulindāṃś ca śūrasenāṃs tathaiva ca
prasthālān bharatāṃś caiva kurūṃś ca saha madrakaiḥ

kāmbojān yavanāṃś caiva śakān āraṭṭakān api
bāhlīkān ṛṣikāṃś caiva pauravān atha ṭaṅkaṇān

cīnān paramacīnāṃś ca nīhārāṃś ca punaḥ punaḥ
anviṣya daradāṃś caiva himavantaṃ vicinvatha

lodhrapadmakaṣaṇḍeṣu devadāruvaneṣu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehya mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ

tataḥ somāśramaṃ gatvā devagandharvasevitam
kālaṃ nāma mahāsānuṃ parvataṃ taṃ gamiṣyatha

mahatsu tasya śṛṅgeṣu nirdareṣu guhāsu ca
vicinudhvaṃ mahābhāgāṃ rāmapatnīṃ yaśasvinīm

tam atikramya śailendraṃ hemavargaṃ mahāgirim
tataḥ sudarśanaṃ nāma parvataṃ gantum arhatha

tasya kānanaṣaṇḍeṣu nirdareṣu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ

tam atikramya cākāśaṃ sarvataḥ śatayojanam
aparvatanadī vṛkṣaṃ sarvasattvavivarjitam

taṃ tu śīghram atikramya kāntāraṃ romaharṣaṇam
kailāsaṃ pāṇḍuraṃ śailaṃ prāpya hṛṣṭā bhaviṣyatha

tatra pāṇḍurameghābhaṃ jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam
kuberabhavanaṃ divyaṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā

viśālā nalinī yatra prabhūtakamalotpalā
haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇā apsarogaṇasevitā

tatra vaiśravaṇo rājā sarvabhūtanamaskṛtaḥ
dhanado ramate śrīmān guhyakaiḥ saha yakṣarāṭ

tasya candranikaśeṣu parvateṣu guhāsu ca
rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ

krauñcaṃ tu girim āsādya bilaṃ tasya sudurgamam
apramattaiḥ praveṣṭavyaṃ duṣpraveśaṃ hi tat smṛtam

vasanti hi mahātmānas tatra sūryasamaprabhāḥ
devair apy arcitāḥ samyag devarūpā maharṣayaḥ

krauñcasya tu guhāś cānyāḥ sānūni śikharāṇi ca
nirdarāś ca nitambāś ca vicetavyās tatas tataḥ

krauñcasya śikharaṃ cāpi nirīkṣya ca tatas tataḥ
avṛkṣaṃ kāmaśailaṃ ca mānasaṃ vihagālayam

na gatis tatra bhūtānāṃ devadānavarakṣasām
sa ca sarvair vicetavyaḥ sasānuprasthabhūdharaḥ

krauñcaṃ girim atikramya maināko nāma parvataḥ
mayasya bhavanaṃ tatra dānavasya svayaṃ kṛtam

mainākas tu vicetavyaḥ sasānuprasthakandaraḥ
strīṇām aśvamukhīnāṃ ca niketās tatra tatra tu

taṃ deśaṃ samatikramya āśramaṃ siddhasevitam
siddhā vaikhānasās tatra vālakhilyāś ca tāpasāḥ

vandyās te tu tapaḥsiddhās tāpasā vītakalmaṣāḥ
praṣṭavyāś cāpi sītāyāḥ pravṛttaṃ vinayānvitaiḥ

hemapuṣkarasaṃchannaṃ tatra vaikhānasaṃ saraḥ
taruṇādityasaṃkāśair haṃsair vicaritaṃ śubhaiḥ

aupavāhyaḥ kuberasya sarvabhauma iti smṛtaḥ
gajaḥ paryeti taṃ deśaṃ sadā saha kareṇubhiḥ

tat sāraḥ samatikramya naṣṭacandradivākaram
anakṣatragaṇaṃ vyoma niṣpayodam anādimat

gabhastibhir ivārkasya sa tu deśaḥ prakāśate
viśrāmyadbhis tapaḥ siddhair devakalpaiḥ svayamprabhaiḥ

taṃ tu deśam atikramya śailodā nāma nimnagā
ubhayos tīrayor yasyāḥ kīcakā nāma veṇavaḥ

te nayanti paraṃ tīraṃ siddhān pratyānayanti ca
uttarāḥ kuravas tatra kṛtapuṇyapratiśriyāḥ

tataḥ kāñcanapadmābhiḥ padminībhiḥ kṛtodakāḥ
nīlavaidūryapatrāḍhyā nadyas tatra sahasraśaḥ

raktotpalavanaiś cātra maṇḍitāś ca hiraṇmayaiḥ
taruṇādityasadṛśair bhānti tatra jalāśayāḥ

mahārhamaṇipatraiś ca kāñcanaprabha kesaraiḥ
nīlotpalavanaiś citraiḥ sa deśaḥ sarvatovṛtaḥ

nistulābhiś ca muktābhir maṇibhiś ca mahādhanaiḥ
udbhūtapulinās tatra jātarūpaiś ca nimnagāḥ

sarvaratnamayaiś citrair avagāḍhā nagottamaiḥ
jātarūpamayaiś cāpi hutāśanasamaprabhaiḥ

nityapuṣpaphalāś cātra nagāḥ patrarathākulāḥ
divyagandharasasparśāḥ sarvakāmān sravanti ca

nānākārāṇi vāsāṃsi phalanty anye nagottamāḥ
muktāvaidūryacitrāṇi bhūṣaṇāni tathaiva ca

strīṇāṃ yāny anurūpāṇi puruṣāṇāṃ tathaiva ca
sarvartusukhasevyāni phalanty anye nagottamāḥ

mahārhāṇi vicitrāṇi haimāny anye nagottamāḥ
śayanāni prasūyante citrāstāraṇavanti ca

manaḥkāntāni mālyāni phalanty atrāpare drumāḥ
pānāni ca mahārhāṇi bhakṣyāṇi vividhāni ca

striyaś ca guṇasaṃpannā rūpayauvanalakṣitāḥ
gandharvāḥ kiṃnarā siddhā nāgā vidyādharās tathā
ramante sahitās tatra nārībhir bhāskaraprabhāḥ

sarve sukṛtakarmāṇaḥ sarve ratiparāyaṇāḥ
sarve kāmārthasahitā vasanti saha yoṣitaḥ

gītavāditranirghoṣaḥ sotkṛṣṭahasitasvanaḥ
śrūyate satataṃ tatra sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ

tatra nāmuditaḥ kaś cin nāsti kaś cid asatpriyaḥ
ahany ahani vardhante guṇās tatra manoramāḥ

samatikramya taṃ deśam uttaras toyasāṃ nidhiḥ
tatra somagirir nāma madhye hemamayo mahān

indralokagatā ye ca brahmalokagatāś ca ye
devās taṃ samavekṣante girirājaṃ divaṃ gatam

sa tu deśo visūryo 'pi tasya bhāsā prakāśate
sūryalakṣmyābhivijñeyas tapaseva vivasvatā

bhagavān api viśvātmā śambhur ekādaśātmakaḥ
brahmā vasati deveśo brahmarṣiparivāritaḥ

na kathaṃ cana gantavyaṃ kurūṇām uttareṇa vaḥ
anyeṣām api bhūtānāṃ nātikrāmati vai gatiḥ

sā hi somagirir nāma devānām api durgamaḥ
tam ālokya tataḥ kṣipram upāvartitum arhatha

etāvad vānaraiḥ śakyaṃ gantuṃ vānarapuṃgavāḥ
abhāskaram amaryādaṃ na jānīmas tataḥ param

sarvam etad vicetavyaṃ yan mayā parikīrtitam
yad anyad api noktaṃ ca tatrāpi kriyatāṃ matiḥ

tataḥ kṛtaṃ dāśarather mahat priyaṃ mahattaraṃ cāpi tato mama priyam
kṛtaṃ bhaviṣyaty anilānalopamā videhajā darśanajena karmaṇā

tataḥ kṛtārthāḥ sahitāḥ sabāndhavā mayārcitāḥ sarvaguṇair manoramaiḥ
cariṣyathorvīṃ pratiśāntaśatravaḥ sahapriyā bhūtadharāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ