Ramayana · Chapter 6.006

laṅkāyāṃ tu kṛtaṃ karma ghoraṃ dṛṣṭvā bhavāvaham
rākṣasendro hanumatā śakreṇeva mahātmanā
abravīd rākṣasān sarvān hriyā kiṃ cid avāṅmukhaḥ

dharṣitā ca praviṣṭā ca laṅkā duṣprasahā purī
tena vānaramātreṇa dṛṣṭā sītā ca jānakī

prasādo dharṣitaś caityaḥ pravarā rākṣasā hatāḥ
āvilā ca purī laṅkā sarvā hanumatā kṛtā

kiṃ kariṣyāmi bhadraṃ vaḥ kiṃ vā yuktam anantaram
ucyatāṃ naḥ samarthaṃ yat kṛtaṃ ca sukṛtaṃ bhavet

mantramūlaṃ hi vijayaṃ prāhur āryā manasvinaḥ
tasmād vai rocaye mantraṃ rāmaṃ prati mahābalāḥ

trividhāḥ puruṣā loke uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ
teṣāṃ tu samavetānāṃ guṇadoṣaṃ vadāmy aham

mantribhir hitasaṃyuktaiḥ samarthair mantranirṇaye
mitrair vāpi samānārthair bāndhavair api vā hitaiḥ

sahito mantrayitvā yaḥ karmārambhān pravartayet
daive ca kurute yatnaṃ tam āhuḥ puruṣottamam

eko 'rthaṃ vimṛśed eko dharme prakurute manaḥ
ekaḥ kāryāṇi kurute tam āhur madhyamaṃ naram

guṇadoṣāv aniścitya tyaktvā daivavyapāśrayam
kariṣyāmīti yaḥ kāryam upekṣet sa narādhamaḥ

yatheme puruṣā nityam uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ
evaṃ mantro 'pi vijñeya uttamādhamamadhyamaḥ

aikamatyam upāgamya śāstradṛṣṭena cakṣuṣā
mantriṇo yatra nirastās tam āhur mantram uttamam

bahvyo 'pi matayo gatvā mantriṇo hy arthanirṇaye
punar yatraikatāṃ prāptaḥ sa mantro madhyamaḥ smṛtaḥ

anyonyamatim āsthāya yatra saṃpratibhāṣyate
na caikamatye śreyo 'sti mantraḥ so 'dhama ucyate

tasmāt sumantritaṃ sādhu bhavanto mantrisattamāḥ
kāryaṃ saṃpratipadyantām etat kṛtyatamaṃ mama

vānarāṇāṃ hi vīrāṇāṃ sahasraiḥ parivāritaḥ
rāmo 'bhyeti purīṃ laṅkām asmākam uparodhakaḥ

tariṣyati ca suvyaktaṃ rāghavaḥ sāgaraṃ sukham
tarasā yuktarūpeṇa sānujaḥ sabalānugaḥ

asminn evaṃgate kārye viruddhe vānaraiḥ saha
hitaṃ pure ca sainye ca sarvaṃ saṃmantryatāṃ mama