अरण्यकाण्डम्Araṇya Kāṇḍa

hriyamāṇau tu kākutsthau dṛṣṭvā sītā raghūttamau ।
uccaiḥ svareṇa cukrośa pragṛhya su mahābhujau ॥

eṣa dāśarathī rāmaḥ satyavān śīlavān śuciḥ ।
rakṣasā raudra rūpeṇa hriyate saha lakṣmaṇaḥ ॥

mām ṛkā bhakṣa iṣyanti śārdūla dvīpinaḥ tathā ।
mām haraḥ utsṛjya kākutsthau namaste rākṣasottamaḥ ॥

tasyāḥ tat vacanam śrutvā vaidehyāḥ rāma lakṣmaṇau ।
vegam pracakratur vīrau vadhe tasya durātmanaḥ ॥

tasya raudrasya soumitriḥ savyam bāhum babhañja ha ।
rāmaḥ tu dakṣiṇam bāhum tarasā tasya rakṣasaḥ ॥

saḥ bhagna bahuḥ saṁvignaḥ papāta āśu vimūrchitaḥ ।
dharaṇyām megha saṁkāśo vajra bhinna iva acalaḥ ॥

muṣṭibhir bāhubhir padbhiḥ sūdayantau tu rākṣasam ।
udyamyodyamya ca api enam sthaṇḍile niṣpipeṣatuḥ ॥

sa viddho bahubhir bāṇaiḥ khaḍgābhyām ca parikṣataḥ ।
niṣpiṣṭo bahudhā bhūmau na mamāra sa rākṣasaḥ ॥

tam prekṣya rāmaḥ subhṛśam avadhyam acala upamam ।
bhayeṣu abhaya daḥ śrīmān idam vacanam abravīt ॥

tapasā puruṣavyāghra rākṣaso'yam na śakyate ।
śastreṇa yudhi nirjetum rākṣasam nikhanāvahe ॥

kuṁjarsya iva raudrasya rākṣasasya asya lakṣmaṇa! ।
vane asmin sumahad śvabhram khanyatām raudravarcasaḥ ॥

iti uktvā lakṣmaṇam rāmaḥ pradaraḥ khanyatām iti ।
tasthau virādham ākrmya kaṇṭhe pādena vīryavān ॥

tat śrutvā rāghaveṇa uktam rākṣasaḥ praśritam vacaḥ ।
idam provāca kākutstham virādhaḥ puruṣarṣabham ॥

hato'ham puruṣavyāghraḥ śakra tulya balena vai ।
mayā tu pūrvam tvam mohān na jñātaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ ॥

kausalyā suprajātaḥ tāta rāmaḥ tvam vidito mayā ।
vaidehī ca mahābhāgā lakṣmaṇaḥ ca mahāyaśāḥ ॥

abhi śāpād aham ghoram praviṣṭo rākṣsīm tanum ।
tuṁburuḥ nāma gandharvaḥ śapto vaiśravaṇena hi ॥

prasādyamānaḥ ca mayā so'bravīt mām mahāyaśāḥ ।
yadā dāśarathī ramaḥ tvām vadhiṣyati saṁyuge ॥

tadā prakṛtim āpanno bhavān svargam gamiṣyati ।
anupasthīyamāno mām sa kruddho vyājahāra ha ॥

iti vaiśravaṇo rājā raṁbha āsaktam uvāca ha ।
tava prasādān mukto aham abhiśāpāt su dāruṇāt ॥

bhuvanam svam gamiṣyāmi svasti vo'stu paraṁtapa ।
ito vasati dharmātmā śarabhaṅgaḥ pratāpavān ॥

adhyartha yojane tātaḥ maharṣiḥ sūrya saṁnibhaḥ ।
tam kṣipram abhigaccha tvam sa te śreyo abhidhāsyati ॥

avaṭe ca api mām rāma nikṣipya kuśalī vraja ।
rakṣasām gata sattvānām eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥

avaṭe ye nidhīyante teṣām lokāḥ sanātanāḥ ।
evam uktvā tu kākutstham virādhaḥ śara pīḍitaḥ ॥

babhūva svarga saṁprāpto nyasta deho mahābalaḥ ।
tat śrutvā rāghavaḥ vākyam lakṣmaṇam vyādideśa ha ॥

kuṁjarsya iva raudrasya rākṣasasya asya lakṣmaṇa! ।
vane asmin sumahat śvabhram khanyatām raudrakarmaṇaḥ ॥

iti uktvā lakṣmaṇam rāmaḥ pradaraḥ khanyatām iti ।
tasthau virādham ākramya kaṇṭhe pādena vīryavān ॥

tataḥ khanitram ādāya lakṣmaṇaḥ śvabhram uttamam ।
akhanat pārśvataḥ tasya virādhasya mahātmanaḥ ॥

tam mukta kaṇṭham utkṣipya śaṅku karṇam mahāsvanam ।
virādham prākṣipat śvabhre nadantam bhairava svanam ॥

tam āhave dāruṇam āśu vikramausthirau ubhau saṁyati rāma lakṣmaṇau ।
mudānvitau cikṣipatur bhayāvahamnadantam utkṣipya bilena rākṣsam ॥

avadhyatām prekṣya mahāsurasya tauśitena śastreṇa tadā nararṣabhau ।
samarthya ca atyartha viśāradau ubhaubile viradhasya vadham pracakratuḥ ॥

svayam virādhena hi mṛtyum ātmanaḥprasahya rāmeṇa vadhārtham īpsitaḥ ।
niveditaḥ kānana cāriṇā svayamna me vadhaḥ śastra kṛto bhavet iti ॥

tadeva rāmeṇa niśamya bhāṣitamkṛtā matiḥ tasya bila praveśane ।
bilam ca tena ati balena rakṣasāpraveśyamānena vanam vināditam ॥

prahṛṣṭa rūpau iva rāma lakṣmaṇauvirādham urvyām pradare nipātya tam ।
nanandatuḥ vīta bhayau mahāvaneśilābhiḥ antar dadhatuḥ ca rākṣasam ॥

tataḥ tu tau kāṁcana citra kārmukaunihatya rakṣaḥ parigṛhya maithilīm ।
vijahratuḥ tau muditau mahāvanedivi sthitau candra divākarau iva ॥