.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - araṇyakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 9

vākyametattu vaidehyā vyāhṛtaṃ bhartṛbhaktayā .
śrutvā dharme sthito rāmaḥ pratyuvācātha maithilīm .. 1..

hitamuktaṃ tvayā devi snigdhayā sadṛśaṃ vacaḥ .
kulaṃ vyapadiśantyā ca dharmajñe janakātmaje .. 2..

kiṃ tu vakṣyāmyahaṃ devi tvayaivoktamidaṃ vacaḥ .
kṣatriyairdhāryate cāpo nārtaśabdo bhavediti .. 3..

te cārtā daṇḍakāraṇye munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ .
māṃ sīte svayamāgamya śaraṇyāḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. 4..

vasanto dharmaniratā vane mūlaphalāśanāḥ .
na labhante sukhaṃ bhītā rākṣasaiḥ krūrakarmabhiḥ .. 5..

kāle kāle ca niratā niyamairvividhairvane .
bhakṣyante rākṣasairbhīmairnaramāṃsopajīvibhiḥ .. 6..

te bhakṣyamāṇā munayo daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ .
asmānabhyavapadyeti māmūcurdvijasattamāḥ .. 7..

mayā tu vacanaṃ śrutvā teṣāmevaṃ mukhāccyutam .
kṛtvā caraṇaśuśrūṣāṃ vākyametadudāhṛtam .. 8..

prasīdantu bhavanto me hrīreṣā hi mamātulā .
yadīdṛśairahaṃ viprairupastheyairupasthitaḥ .
kiṃ karomīti ca mayā vyāhṛtaṃ dvijasaṃnidhau .. 9..

sarvaireva samāgamya vāgiyaṃ samudāhṛtā .
rākṣasairdaṇḍakāraṇye bahubhiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ .
arditāḥ sma bhṛśaṃ rāma bhavānnastrātumarhati .. 10..

homakāle tu samprāpte parvakāleṣu cānagha .
dharṣayanti sma durdharṣā rākṣasāḥ piśitāśanāḥ .. 11..

rākṣasairdharṣitānāṃ ca tāpasānāṃ tapasvinām .
gatiṃ mṛgayamāṇānāṃ bhavānnaḥ paramā gatiḥ .. 12..

kāmaṃ tapaḥ prabhāvena śaktā hantuṃ niśācarān .
cirārjitaṃ tu necchāmastapaḥ khaṇḍayituṃ vayam .. 13..

bahuvighnaṃ taponityaṃ duścaraṃ caiva rāghava .
tena śāpaṃ na muñcāmo bhakṣyamāṇāśca rākṣasaiḥ .. 14..

tadardyamānānrakṣobhirdaṇḍakāraṇyavāsibhiḥ .
rakṣanastvaṃ saha bhrātrā tvannāthā hi vayaṃ vane .. 15..

mayā caitadvacaḥ śrutvā kārtsnyena paripālanam .
ṛṣīṇāṃ daṇḍakāraṇye saṃśrutaṃ janakātmaje .. 16..

saṃśrutya ca na śakṣyāmi jīvamānaḥ pratiśravam .
munīnāmanyathā kartuṃ satyamiṣṭaṃ hi me sadā .. 17..

apyahaṃ jīvitaṃ jahyāṃ tvāṃ vā sīte salakṣmaṇām .
na tu pratijñāṃ saṃśrutya brāhmaṇebhyo viśeṣataḥ .. 18..

tadavaśyaṃ mayā kāryamṛṣīṇāṃ paripālanam .
anuktenāpi vaidehi pratijñāya tu kiṃ punaḥ .. 19..

mama snehācca sauhārdādidamuktaṃ tvayā vacaḥ .
parituṣṭo.asmyahaṃ sīte na hyaniṣṭo.anuśiṣyate .
sadṛśaṃ cānurūpaṃ ca kulasya tava śobhane .. 20..

ityevamuktvā vacanaṃ mahātmā
sītāṃ priyāṃ maithila rājaputrīm .
rāmo dhanuṣmānsahalakṣmaṇena
jagāma ramyāṇi tapovanāni .. 21..




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