Ramayana · Chapter 7.054

tathokte tān ṛṣīn rāmaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ
kimāhāraḥ kimācāro lavaṇaḥ kva ca vartate

rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā ṛṣayaḥ sarva eva te
tato nivedayām āsur lavaṇo vavṛdhe yathā

āhāraḥ sarvasattvāni viśeṣeṇa ca tāpasāḥ
ācāro raudratā nityaṃ vāso madhuvane sadā

hatvā daśasahasrāṇi siṃhavyāghramṛgadvipān
mānuṣāṃś caiva kurute nityam āhāram āhnikam

tato 'parāṇi sattvāni khādate sa mahābalaḥ
saṃhāre samanuprāpte vyāditāsya ivāntakaḥ

tac chrutvā rāghavo vākyam uvāca sa mahāmunīn
ghātayiṣyāmi tad rakṣo vyapagacchatu vo bhayam

tathā teṣāṃ pratijñāya munīnām ugratejasām
sa bhrātṝn sahitān sarvān uvāca raghunandanaḥ

ko hantā lavaṇaṃ vīrāḥ kasyāṃśaḥ sa vidhīyatām
bharatasya mahābāhoḥ śatrughnasyātha vā punaḥ

rāghaveṇaivam uktas tu bharato vākyam abravīt
aham enaṃ vadhiṣyāmi mamāṃśaḥ sa vidhīyatām

bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā śauryavīryasamanvitam
lakṣmaṇāvarajas tasthau hitvā sauvarṇam āsanam

śatrughnas tv abravīd vākyaṃ praṇipatya narādhipam
kṛtakarmā mahābāhur madhyamo raghunandanaḥ

āryeṇa hi purā śūnyā ayodhyā rakṣitā purī
saṃtāpaṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā āryasyāgamanaṃ prati

duḥkhāni ca bahūnīha anubhūtāni pārthiva
śayāno duḥkhaśayyāsu nandigrāme mahātmanā

phalamūlāśano bhūtvā jaṭācīradharas tathā
anubhūyedṛśaṃ duḥkham eṣa rāghavanandanaḥ
preṣye mayi sthite rājan na bhūyaḥ kleśam āpnuyāt

tathā bruvati śatrughne rāghavaḥ punar abravīt
evaṃ bhavatu kākutstha kriyatāṃ mama śāsanam

rājye tvām abhiṣekṣyāmi madhos tu nagare śubhe
niveśaya mahābāho bharataṃ yady avekṣase

śūras tvaṃ kṛtavidyaś ca samarthaḥ saṃniveśane
nagaraṃ madhunā juṣṭaṃ tathā janapadāñ śubhān

yo hi vaṃśaṃ samutpāṭya pārthivasya punaḥ kṣaye
na vidhatte nṛpaṃ tatra narakaṃ sa nigacchati

sa tvaṃ hatvā madhusutaṃ lavaṇaṃ pāpaniścayam
rājyaṃ praśādhi dharmeṇa vākyaṃ me yady avekṣase

uttaraṃ ca na vaktavyaṃ śūra vākyāntare mama
bālena pūrvajasyājñā kartavyā nātra saṃśayaḥ

abhiṣekaṃ ca kākutstha pratīcchasva mayodyatam
vasiṣṭhapramukhair viprair vidhimantrapuraskṛtam