Ramayana · Chapter 7.013

atha lokeśvarotsṛṣṭā tatra kālena kena cit
nidrā samabhavat tīvrā kumbhakarṇasya rūpiṇī

tato bhrātaram āsīnaṃ kumbhakarṇo 'bravīd vacaḥ
nidrā māṃ bādhate rājan kārayasva mamālayam

viniyuktās tato rājñā śilpino viśvakarmavat
akurvan kumbhakarṇasya kailāsasamam ālayam

vistīrṇaṃ yojanaṃ śubhraṃ tato dviguṇam āyatam
darśanīyaṃ nirābādhaṃ kumbhakarṇasya cakrire

sphāṭikaiḥ kāñcanaiś citraiḥ stambhaiḥ sarvatra śobhitam
vaidūryakṛtaśobhaṃ ca kiṅkiṇījālakaṃ tathā

dantatoraṇavinyastaṃ vajrasphaṭikavedikam
sarvartusukhadaṃ nityaṃ meroḥ puṇyāṃ guhām iva

tatra nidrāṃ samāviṣṭaḥ kumbhakarṇo niśācaraḥ
bahūny abdasahasrāṇi śayāno nāvabudhyate

nidrābhibhūte tu tadā kumbhakarṇe daśānanaḥ
devarṣiyakṣagandharvān bādhate sma sa nityaśaḥ

udyānāni vicitrāṇi nandanādīni yāni ca
tāni gatvā susaṃkruddho bhinatti sma daśānanaḥ

nadīṃ gaja iva krīḍan vṛkṣān vāyur iva kṣipan
nagān vajra iva sṛṣṭo vidhvaṃsayati nityaśaḥ

tathā vṛttaṃ tu vijñāya daśagrīvaṃ dhaneśvaraḥ
kulānurūpaṃ dharmajña vṛttaṃ saṃsmṛtya cātmanaḥ

saubhrātradarśanārthaṃ tu dūtaṃ vaiśvaraṇas tadā
laṅkāṃ saṃpreṣayām āsa daśagrīvasya vai hitam

sa gatvā nagarīṃ laṅkām āsasāda vibhīṣaṇam
mānitas tena dharmeṇa pṛṣṭhaś cāgamanaṃ prati

pṛṣṭvā ca kuśalaṃ rājño jñātīn api ca bāndhavān
sabhāyāṃ darśayām āsa tam āsīnaṃ daśānanam

sa dṛṣṭvā tatra rājānaṃ dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā
jayena cābhisaṃpūjya tūṣṇīm āsīn muhūrtakam

tasyopanīte paryaṅke varāstaraṇasaṃvṛte
upaviśya daśagrīvaṃ dūto vākyam athābravīt

rājan vadāmi te sarvaṃ bhrātā tava yad abravīt
ubhayoḥ sadṛśaṃ saumya vṛttasya ca kulasya ca

sādhu paryāptam etāvat kṛtaś cāritrasaṃgrahaḥ
sādhu dharme vyavasthānaṃ kriyatāṃ yadi śakyate

dṛṣṭaṃ me nandanaṃ bhagnam ṛṣayo nihatāḥ śrutāḥ
devānāṃ tu samudyogas tvatto rājañ śrutaś ca me

nirākṛtaś ca bahuśas tvayāhaṃ rākṣasādhipa
aparāddhā hi bālyāc ca rakṣaṇīyāḥ svabāndhavāḥ

ahaṃ tu himavatpṛṣṭhaṃ gato dharmam upāsitum
raudraṃ vrataṃ samāsthāya niyato niyatendriyaḥ

tatra devo mayā dṛṣṭaḥ saha devyomayā prabhuḥ
savyaṃ cakṣur mayā caiva tatra devyāṃ nipātitam

kā nv iyaṃ syād iti śubhā na khalv anyena hetunā
rūpaṃ hy anupamaṃ kṛtvā tatra krīḍati pārvatī

tato devyāḥ prabhāvena dagdhaṃ savyaṃ mamekṣaṇam
reṇudhvastam iva jyotiḥ piṅgalatvam upāgatam

tato 'ham anyad vistīrṇaṃ gatvā tasya gires taṭam
pūrṇaṃ varṣaśatāny aṣṭau samavāpa mahāvratam

samāpte niyame tasmiṃs tatra devo maheśvaraḥ
prītaḥ prītena manasā prāha vākyam idaṃ prabhuḥ

prīto 'smi tava dharmajña tapasānena suvrata
mayā caitad vrataṃ cīrṇaṃ tvayā caiva dhanādhipa

tṛtīyaḥ puruṣo nāsti yaś cared vratam īdṛśam
vrataṃ suduścaraṃ hy etan mayaivotpāditaṃ purā

tat sakhitvaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ rocayasva dhaneśvara
tapasā nirjitatvād dhi sakhā bhava mamānagha

devyā dagdhaṃ prabhāvena yac ca sāvyaṃ tavekṣaṇam
ekākṣi piṅgalety eva nāma sthāsyati śāśvatam

evaṃ tena sakhitvaṃ ca prāpyānujñāṃ ca śaṃkarāt
āgamya ca śruto 'yaṃ me tava pāpaviniścayaḥ

tadadharmiṣṭhasaṃyogān nivarta kuladūṣaṇa
cintyate hi vadhopāyaḥ sarṣisaṃghaiḥ surais tava

evam ukto daśagrīvaḥ kruddhaḥ saṃraktalocanaḥ
hastān dantāṃś a saṃpīḍya vākyam etad uvāca ha

vijñātaṃ te mayā dūta vākyaṃ yat tvaṃ prabhāṣase
naiva tvam asi naivāsau bhrātrā yenāsi preṣitaḥ

hitaṃ na sa mamaitad dhi bravīti dhanarakṣakaḥ
maheśvarasakhitvaṃ tu mūḍha śrāvayase kila

na hantavyo gurur jyeṣṭho mamāyam iti manyate
tasya tv idānīṃ śrutvā me vākyam eṣā kṛtā matiḥ

trīṃl lokān api jeṣyāmi bāhuvīryam upāśritaḥ
etan muhūrtam eṣo 'haṃ tasyaikasya kṛte ca vai
caturo lokapālāṃs tān nayiṣyāmi yamakṣayam

evam uktvā tu laṅkeśo dūtaṃ khaḍgena jaghnivān
dadau bhakṣayituṃ hy enaṃ rākṣasānāṃ durātmanām

tataḥ kṛtasvastyayano ratham āruhya rāvaṇaḥ
trailokyavijayākāṅkṣī yayau tatra dhaneśvaraḥ