śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe araṇyakāṇḍam |
atha saptatitamassargaḥ |
tau tu tatra sthitau dṛṣṭvā bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau |
bāhupāśaparikṣiptau kabandho vākyamabravīt || 1 ||
tiṣṭhataḥ kiṃ nu māṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣudhārtaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhau |
āhārārthaṃ tu sandiṣṭau daivena gatacetasau || 2 ||
tacchrutvā lakṣmaṇo vākyaṃ prāptakālaṃ hitaṃ tadā |
uvācā'rtiṃ samāpanno vikrame kṛtalakṣaṇaḥ || 3 ||
tvāṃ ca māṃ ca purā tūrṇamādatte rākṣasādhamaḥ |
tasmādasibhyāmasyāśu bāhū chindāvahai gurū || 4 ||
bhīṣaṇo'yaṃ mahākāyo rākṣaso bhujavikramaḥ |
lokaṃ hyatijitaṃ kṛtvā hyāvāṃ hantumihecchati || 5 ||
niśceṣṭānāṃ vadho rājankutsito jagatīpateḥ |
kratumadhyopanītānāṃ paśūnāmiva rāghava || 6 ||
etatsañjalpitaṃ śrutvā tayoḥ kruddhastu rākṣasaḥ |
vidāryā'syaṃ tadā raudrastau bhakṣayitumārabhat || 7 ||
tatastau deśakālajñau khaḍgābhyāmeva rāghavau |
acchindatāṃ susaṃvignau bāhū tasyāṃsadeśataḥ || 8 ||
dakṣiṇo dakṣiṇaṃ bāhumasaktamasinā tataḥ |
ciccheda rāmo vegena savyaṃ vīrastu lakṣmaṇaḥ || 9 ||
sa papāta mahābāhuśchinnabāhurmahāsvanaḥ |
khaṃ ca gāṃ ca diśaścaiva nādayañjalado yathā || 10 ||
sa nikṛttau bhujau dṛṣṭvā śoṇitaughapariplutaḥ |
dīnaḥ papraccha tau vīrau kau yuvāmiti dānavaḥ || 11 ||
iti tasya bruvāṇasya lakṣmaṇaśśubhalakṣaṇaḥ |
śaśaṃsa rāghavaṃ tasya kabandhasya mahātmanaḥ || 12 ||
ayamikṣvākudāyādo rāmo nāma janaiśśrutaḥ |
asyaivāvarajaṃ viddi bhrātaraṃ māṃ ca lakṣmaṇam || 13 ||
asya devaprabhāvasya vasato vijane vane |
rakṣasā'pahṛtā patnī yāmicchantāvihāgatau || 14 ||
tvaṃ tu ko vā kimarthaṃ vā kabandhasadṛśo vane |
āsyenorasi dīptena bhagnajaṅgho viceṣṭase || 15 ||
evamuktaḥ kabandhastu lakṣmaṇenottaraṃ vacaḥ |
uvāca paramaprīta stadindravacanaṃ smaran || 16 ||
svāgataṃ vāṃ naravyāghrau diṣṭyā paśyāmi cāpyaham |
diṣṭyā cemau nikṛttau me yuvābhyāṃ bāhubandhanau || 17 ||
virūpaṃ yacca me rūpaṃ prāptaṃ hyavinayādyathā |
tanme śṛṇu naravyāghra tattvataśśaṃsatastava || 18 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye araṇyakāṇḍe saptatitamassargaḥ ||