Rāvaṇavadha · Chapter 21

samutkṣipya tato vahnir maithilīṃ rāmamuktavān
"kākutstha ! dayitāṃ sādhvīṃ tvamāśaṅkiṣyathāḥ katham

nā bhaviṣyadiyaṃ śuddhā yadyapāsyamahaṃ tataḥ
na caināṃ, pakṣapāto me dharmādanyatra rāghava !

api tatra-ripuḥ sītāṃ nā 'rthayiṣyata dur-matiḥ,
krūraṃ jātvavadiṣyac ca jātvastoṣyacchriyaṃ svakām.

saṅkalpaṃ nā 'kariṣyac ca tatreyaṃ śuddha-mānasā,
satyā'marṣamavāpsyas tvaṃ rāmaḥ sītā-nibandhanam.

tvayā 'drakṣyata kiṃ nā 'syāḥ śīlaṃ saṃvasatā ciram,
adarśiṣyanta vā ceṣṭāḥ kālena badhunā na kim.

yāvajjivamaśociṣyo, nā 'hāsyaś cedidaṃ tamaḥ,
bhānurapyapatiṣyat kṣmāmakṣobhiṣyata cediyam.

samapatsyata rājendra ! straiṇaṃ yadyatra cāpalam,
loka-pālā ihā ''yāsyaṃs tato nā 'mī kali-druhaḥ.

āścaryaṃ yacca yatra strī kṛcchre 'vartsyan mate tava,
trāsādasyāṃ vinaṣṭāyāṃ kiṃ kimālapsyathāḥ phalam.

yatra yaccā 'mariṣyat strī sādhvasād doṣa-varjitā
tadasūyā-ratau loke tasyā vācyā ''spadaṃ mṛṣā.

amaṃtsya bhavān yadvad tathaiva ca pitā tava
nā ''gamiṣyad vimāna-sthaḥ sākṣād daśaratho nṛpaḥ.

nā 'kalpsyat sannidhiṃ sthānuḥ śūlī vṛṣabha-vāhanaḥ
anvabhāviṣyatā 'nyena maithilī cet pativratā.

ānandayiṣyadāgamya kathaṃ tvāmaravinda-sat
rājendra ! viśva-sūr dhātā cāritrye sītayā kṣate.

praṇaman brahmaṇā prokto rājakā 'dhipatis tataḥ
"nā, śotsyan maithilī loke, nā''cariṣyadidaṃ yadi.

nā'mokṣyāma vayaṃ śaṅkā- mihādhāsyan na ced bhavān,
kiṃ vā citramidaṃ yuktaṃ, bhavān yadakariṣyata.

prāvartiṣyanta ceṣṭāś ced-yāthātathya-vat tava,
anuśāsye tvayā loke rāmā'vartsyaṃstarāṃ tataḥ

prāṇamantam tato rāmamuktavāniti śaṅkaraḥ
"kiṃ nārāyaṇamātmānaṃ nā 'bhotsyata bhavānajam.

ko nyo 'kartsyadiha prāṇān dṛptānāṃ ca sura-dviṣām,
ko vā viśvajanīneṣu karmasu prāghaṭiṣyata

daitya-kṣaye mahā-rāja ! yacca yatrā 'ghaṭiṣyathāḥ
samāptiṃ jātu tatrāpi kiṃ nā 'neṣyas tvamīhitam.

tātaṃ prasādya kaiyeyyā bharatāya prapīḍitam
sahasra-cakṣuṣaṃ rāmo ninaṃsuḥ paridṛṣṭavān.

pretā vareṇa śakrasya prāṇantaḥ kapayas tataḥ
saṃjātāḥ phalinā ''namra-rociṣṇu-druma-sadravaḥ.

bhramara kulā ''kulolbaṇa-sugandhi-puṣpa-tarus taruṇa-madhūka-sambhava-piśaṅgita-tuṅga-śikhaḥ
śikhara-śilā 'ntarāla-parikwxlqqpta-jalā 'vasaraḥ sa-rasa-phala-śriyaṃ sa vitatāna suvela-giriḥ.

saṃvādbhiḥ sa-kusuma-reṇubhiḥ samīrai- rānamrair bahu-phala-dhāribhir vanā 'ntaiḥ
ścyotadbhir madhu-paṭalaiś ca vānarāṇām āpyāno ripu-vadha-sambhavaḥ pramodaḥ

āyāntyaḥ sva-phala-bhareṇa bhaṅguratvaṃ bhṛṅgā''lī-nicaya-citā latās tarūṇām
sā ''modāḥ kṣiti-tala-saṃsthitā'valopyā bhokt ṇāṃ ṣramamadayaṃ na nītavatyaḥ.