Ramayana · Chapter 6.011

ity uktvā paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ rāvaṇaṃ rāvaṇānujaḥ
ājagāma muhūrtena yatra rāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ

taṃ meruśikharākāraṃ dīptām iva śatahradām
gaganasthaṃ mahīsthās te dadṛśur vānarādhipāḥ

tam ātmapañcamaṃ dṛṣṭvā sugrīvo vānarādhipaḥ
vānaraiḥ saha durdharṣaś cintayām āsa buddhimān

cintayitvā muhūrtaṃ tu vānarāṃs tān uvāca ha
hanūmatpramukhān sarvān idaṃ vacanam uttamam

eṣa sarvāyudhopetaś caturbhiḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ
rākṣaso 'bhyeti paśyadhvam asmān hantuṃ na saṃśayaḥ

sugrīvasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarve te vānarottamāḥ
sālān udyamya śailāṃś ca idaṃ vacanam abruvan

śīghraṃ vyādiśa no rājan vadhāyaiṣāṃ durātmanām
nipatantu hatāś caite dharaṇyām alpajīvitāḥ

teṣāṃ saṃbhāṣamāṇānām anyonyaṃ sa vibhīṣaṇaḥ
uttaraṃ tīram āsādya khastha eva vyatiṣṭhata

uvāca ca mahāprājñaḥ svareṇa mahatā mahān
sugrīvaṃ tāṃś ca saṃprekṣya khastha eva vibhīṣaṇaḥ

rāvaṇo nāma durvṛtto rākṣaso rākṣaseśvaraḥ
tasyāham anujo bhrātā vibhīṣaṇa iti śrutaḥ

tena sītā janasthānād dhṛtā hatvā jaṭāyuṣam
ruddhvā ca vivaśā dīnā rākṣasībhiḥ surakṣitā

tam ahaṃ hetubhir vākyair vividhaiś ca nyadarśayam
sādhu niryātyatāṃ sītā rāmāyeti punaḥ punaḥ

sa ca na pratijagrāha rāvaṇaḥ kālacoditaḥ
ucyamāno hitaṃ vākyaṃ viparīta ivauṣadham

so 'haṃ paruṣitas tena dāsavac cāvamānitaḥ
tyaktvā putrāṃś ca dārāṃś ca rāghavaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

sarvalokaśaraṇyāya rāghavāya mahātmane
nivedayata māṃ kṣipraṃ vibhīṣaṇam upasthitam

etat tu vacanaṃ śrutvā sugrīvo laghuvikramaḥ
lakṣmaṇasyāgrato rāmaṃ saṃrabdham idam abravīt

rāvaṇasyānujo bhrātā vibhīṣaṇa iti śrutaḥ
caturbhiḥ saha rakṣobhir bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

rāvaṇena praṇihitaṃ tam avehi vibhīṣaṇam
tasyāhaṃ nigrahaṃ manye kṣamaṃ kṣamavatāṃ vara

rākṣaso jihmayā buddhyā saṃdiṣṭo 'yam upasthitaḥ
prahartuṃ māyayā channo viśvaste tvayi rāghava

badhyatām eṣa tīvreṇa daṇḍena sacivaiḥ saha
rāvaṇasya nṛśaṃsasya bhrātā hy eṣa vibhīṣaṇaḥ

evam uktvā tu taṃ rāmaṃ saṃrabdho vāhinīpatiḥ
vākyajño vākyakuśalaṃ tato maunam upāgamat

sugrīvasya tu tad vākyaṃ śrutvā rāmo mahābalaḥ
samīpasthān uvācedaṃ hanūmatpramukhān harīn

yad uktaṃ kapirājena rāvaṇāvarajaṃ prati
vākyaṃ hetumad atyarthaṃ bhavadbhir api tac chrutam

suhṛdā hy arthakṛccheṣu yuktaṃ buddhimatā satā
samarthenāpi saṃdeṣṭuṃ śāśvatīṃ bhūtim icchatā

ity evaṃ paripṛṣṭās te svaṃ svaṃ matam atandritāḥ
sopacāraṃ tadā rāmam ūcur hitacikīrṣavaḥ

ajñātaṃ nāsti te kiṃ cit triṣu lokeṣu rāghava
ātmānaṃ pūjayan rāma pṛcchasy asmān suhṛttayā

tvaṃ hi satyavrataḥ śūro dhārmiko dṛḍhavikramaḥ
parīkṣya kārā smṛtimān nisṛṣṭātmā suhṛtsu ca

tasmād ekaikaśas tāvad bruvantu sacivās tava
hetuto matisaṃpannāḥ samarthāś ca punaḥ punaḥ

ity ukte rāghavāyātha matimān aṅgado 'grataḥ
vibhīṣaṇaparīkṣārtham uvāca vacanaṃ hariḥ

śatroḥ sakāśāt saṃprāptaḥ sarvathā śaṅkya eva hi
viśvāsayogyaḥ sahasā na kartavyo vibhīṣaṇaḥ

chādayitvātmabhāvaṃ hi caranti śaṭhabuddhayaḥ
praharanti ca randhreṣu so 'narthaḥ sumahān bhavet

arthānarthau viniścitya vyavasāyaṃ bhajeta ha
guṇataḥ saṃgrahaṃ kuryād doṣatas tu visarjayet

yadi doṣo mahāṃs tasmiṃs tyajyatām aviśaṅkitam
guṇān vāpi bahūñ jñātvā saṃgrahaḥ kriyatāṃ nṛpa

śarabhas tv atha niścitya sārthaṃ vacanam abravīt
kṣipram asmin naravyāghra cāraḥ pratividhīyatām

praṇidhāya hi cāreṇa yathāvat sūkṣmabuddhinā
parīkṣya ca tataḥ kāryo yathānyāyaṃ parigrahaḥ

jāmbavāṃs tv atha saṃprekṣya śāstrabuddhyā vicakṣaṇaḥ
vākyaṃ vijñāpayām āsa guṇavad doṣavarjitam

baddhavairāc ca pāpāc ca rākṣasendrād vibhīṣaṇaḥ
adeśa kāle saṃprāptaḥ sarvathā śaṅkyatām ayam

tato maindas tu saṃprekṣya nayāpanayakovidaḥ
vākyaṃ vacanasaṃpanno babhāṣe hetumattaram

vacanaṃ nāma tasyaiṣa rāvaṇasya vibhīṣaṇaḥ
pṛcchyatāṃ madhureṇāyaṃ śanair naravareśvara

bhāvam asya tu vijñāya tatas tattvaṃ kariṣyasi
yadi dṛṣṭo na duṣṭo vā buddhipūrvaṃ nararṣabha

atha saṃskārasaṃpanno hanūmān sacivottamaḥ
uvāca vacanaṃ ślakṣṇam arthavan madhuraṃ laghu

na bhavantaṃ matiśreṣṭhaṃ samarthaṃ vadatāṃ varam
atiśāyayituṃ śakto bṛhaspatir api bruvan

na vādān nāpi saṃgharṣān nādhikyān na ca kāmataḥ
vakṣyāmi vacanaṃ rājan yathārthaṃ rāmagauravāt

arthānarthanimittaṃ hi yad uktaṃ sacivais tava
tatra doṣaṃ prapaśyāmi kriyā na hy upapadyate

ṛte niyogāt sāmarthyam avaboddhuṃ na śakyate
sahasā viniyogo hi doṣavān pratibhāti me

cārapraṇihitaṃ yuktaṃ yad uktaṃ sacivais tava
arthasyāsaṃbhavāt tatra kāraṇaṃ nopapadyate

adeśa kāle saṃprāpta ity ayaṃ yad vibhīṣaṇaḥ
vivakṣā cātra me 'stīyaṃ tāṃ nibodha yathā mati

sa eṣa deśaḥ kālaś ca bhavatīha yathā tathā
puruṣāt puruṣaṃ prāpya tathā doṣaguṇāv api

daurātmyaṃ rāvaṇe dṛṣṭvā vikramaṃ ca tathā tvayi
yuktam āgamanaṃ tasya sadṛśaṃ tasya buddhitaḥ

ajñātarūpaiḥ puruṣaiḥ sa rājan pṛcchyatām iti
yad uktam atra me prekṣā kā cid asti samīkṣitā

pṛcchyamāno viśaṅketa sahasā buddhimān vacaḥ
tatra mitraṃ praduṣyeta mithyapṛṣṭaṃ sukhāgatam

aśakyaḥ sahasā rājan bhāvo vettuṃ parasya vai
antaḥ svabhāvair gītais tair naipuṇyaṃ paśyatā bhṛśam

na tv asya bruvato jātu lakṣyate duṣṭabhāvatā
prasannaṃ vadanaṃ cāpi tasmān me nāsti saṃśayaḥ

aśaṅkitamatiḥ svastho na śaṭhaḥ parisarpati
na cāsya duṣṭā vāk cāpi tasmān nāstīha saṃśayaḥ

ākāraś chādyamāno 'pi na śakyo vinigūhitum
balād dhi vivṛṇoty eva bhāvam antargataṃ nṛṇām

deśakālopapannaṃ ca kāryaṃ kāryavidāṃ vara
saphalaṃ kurute kṣipraṃ prayogeṇābhisaṃhitam

udyogaṃ tava saṃprekṣya mithyāvṛttaṃ ca rāvaṇam
vālinaś ca vadhaṃ śrutvā sugrīvaṃ cābhiṣecitam

rājyaṃ prārthayamānaś ca buddhipūrvam ihāgataḥ
etāvat tu puraskṛtya yujyate tv asya saṃgrahaḥ

yathāśakti mayoktaṃ tu rākṣasasyārjavaṃ prati
tvaṃ pramāṇaṃ tu śeṣasya śrutvā buddhimatāṃ vara