Ramayana · Chapter 7.020

tato vitrāsayan martyān pṛthivyāṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ
āsasāda ghane tasmin nāradaṃ munisattamam

nāradas tu mahātejā devarṣir amitaprabhaḥ
abravīn meghapṛṣṭhastho rāvaṇaṃ puṣpake sthitam

rākṣasādhipate saumya tiṣṭha viśravasaḥ suta
prīto 'smy abhijanopeta vikramair ūrjitais tava

viṣṇunā daityaghātaiś ca tārkṣyasyoragadharṣaṇaiḥ
tvayā samaramardaiś ca bhṛśaṃ hi paritoṣitaḥ

kiṃ cid vakṣyāmi tāvat te śrotavyaṃ śroṣyase yadi
śrutvā cānantaraṃ kāryaṃ tvayā rākṣasapuṃgava

kim ayaṃ vadhyate lokas tvayāvadhyena daivataiḥ
hata eva hy ayaṃ loko yadā mṛtyuvaśaṃ gataḥ

paśya tāvan mahābāho rākṣaseśvaramānuṣam
lokam enaṃ vicitrārthaṃ yasya na jñāyate gatiḥ

kva cid vāditranṛttāni sevyante muditair janaiḥ
rudyate cāparair ārtair dhārāśrunayanānanaiḥ

mātā pitṛsutasnehair bhāryā bandhumanoramaiḥ
mohenāyaṃ jano dhvastaḥ kleśaṃ svaṃ nāvabudhyate

tat kim evaṃ parikliśya lokaṃ mohanirākṛtam
jita eva tvayā saumya martyaloko na saṃśayaḥ

evam uktas tu laṅkeśo dīpyamāna ivaujasā
abravīn nāradaṃ tatra saṃprahasyābhivādya ca

maharṣe devagandharvavihāra samarapriya
ahaṃ khalūdyato gantuṃ vijayārthī rasātalam

tato lokatrayaṃ jitvā sthāpya nāgān surān vaśe
samudram amṛtārthaṃ vai mathiṣyāmi rasālayam

athābravīd daśagrīvaṃ nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
kva khalv idānīṃ mārgeṇa tvayānena gamiṣyate

ayaṃ khalu sudurgamyaḥ pitṛrājñaḥ puraṃ prati
mārgo gacchati durdharṣo yamasyāmitrakarśana

sa tu śāradameghābhaṃ muktvā hāsaṃ daśānanaḥ
uvāca kṛtam ity eva vacanaṃ cedam abravīt

tasmād eṣa mahābrahman vaivasvatavadhodyataḥ
gacchāmi dakṣiṇām āśāṃ yatra sūryātmajo nṛpaḥ

mayā hi bhagavan krodhāt pratijñātaṃ raṇārthinā
avajeṣyāmi caturo lokapālān iti prabho

tenaiṣa prasthito 'haṃ vai pitṛrājapuraṃ prati
prāṇisaṃkleśakartāraṃ yojayiṣyāmi mṛtyunā

evam uktvā daśagrīvo muniṃ tam abhivādya ca
prayayau dakṣiṇām āśāṃ prahṛṣṭaiḥ saha mantribhiḥ

nāradas tu mahātejā muhūrtaṃ dhyānam āsthitaḥ
cintayām āsa viprendro vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ

yena lokās trayaḥ sendrāḥ kliśyante sacarācarāḥ
kṣīṇe cāyuṣi dharme ca sa kālo hiṃsyate katham

yasya nityaṃ trayo lokā vidravanti bhayārditāḥ
taṃ kathaṃ rākṣasendro 'sau svayam evābhigacchati

yo vidhātā ca dhātā ca sukṛte duṣkṛte yathā
trailokyaṃ vijitaṃ yena taṃ kathaṃ nu vijeṣyati

aparaṃ kiṃ nu kṛtvaivaṃ vidhānaṃ saṃvidhāsyati
kautūhalasamutpanno yāsyāmi yamasādanam