Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 18

Shloka 1

ततश्शूर्पणखां रामः कामपाशावपाशिताम्। स्वच्छया श्लक्ष्णया वाचा स्मितपूर्वमथाब्रवीत्।।3.18.1।।

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Shloka 2

कृतदारोऽस्मि भवति भार्येयं दयिता मम। त्वद्विधानां तु नारीणां सुदुःखा ससपत्नता।।3.18.2।।

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Shloka 3

अनुजस्त्वेष मे भ्राता शीलवान्प्रियदर्शनः। श्रीमानकृतदारश्च लक्ष्मणो नाम वीर्यवान्।।3.18.3।।

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Shloka 4

अपूर्वी भार्यया चार्थी तरुणः प्रियदर्शनः। अनुरूपश्च ते भर्ता रूपस्यास्य भविष्यति।।3.18.4।।

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Shloka 5

एनं भज विशालाक्षि भर्तारं भ्रातरं मम। असपत्ना वरारोहे मेरुमर्कप्रभा यथा।।3.18.5।।

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Shloka 6

इति रामेण सा प्रोक्ता राक्षसी काममोहिता। विसृज्य रामं सहसा ततो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्।।3.18.6।।

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Shloka 7

अस्य रूपस्य ते युक्ता भार्याहं वरवर्णिनी। मया सह सुखं सर्वान्दण्डकान्विचरिष्यसि।।3.18.7।।

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Shloka 8

एवमुक्तस्तु सौमित्री राक्षस्या वाक्यकोविदः। ततश्शूर्पणखीं स्मित्वा लक्ष्मणो युक्तमब्रवीत्।।3.18.8।।

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Shloka 9

कथं दासस्य मे दासी भार्या भवितुमिच्छसि। सोऽहमार्येण परवान्भ्रात्रा कमलवर्णिनि।।3.18.9।।

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Shloka 10

समृद्धार्थस्य सिद्धार्था मुदितामलवर्णिनी। आर्यस्य त्वं विशालाक्षि भार्या भव यवीयसी।।3.18.10।।

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Shloka 11

एनां विरूपामसतीं करालां निर्णतोदरीम्। भार्यां वृद्धां परित्यज्य त्वामेवैष भजिष्यति।।3.18.11।।

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Shloka 12

को हि रूपमिदं श्रेष्ठं संत्यज्य वरवर्णिनि। मानुषीषु वरारोहे कुर्याद्भावं विचक्षणः।।3.18.12।।

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Shloka 13

इति सा लक्ष्मणेनोक्ता कराला निर्णतोदरी। मन्यते तद्वचस्तथ्यं परिहासाविचक्षणा।।3.18.13।।

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Shloka 14

सा रामं पर्णशालायामुपविष्टं परन्तपम्। सीतया सह दुर्दर्षमब्रवीत्काममोहिता।।3.18.14।।

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Shloka 15

एनां विरूपामसतीं करालां निर्णतोदरीम्। वृद्धां भार्यामवष्टभ्य मां न त्वं बहुमन्यसे।।3.18.15।।

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Shloka 16

अद्येमां भक्षयिष्यामि पश्यतस्तव मानुषीम्। त्वया सह चरिष्यामि निस्सपत्ना यथासुखम्।।3.18.16।।

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Shloka 17

इत्युक्त्वा मृगशाबाक्षीमलातसदृशेक्षणा। अभ्यधावत्सुसङ्कृद्धा महोल्कां रोहिणीमिव।।3.18.17।।

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Shloka 18

तां मृत्युपाशप्रतिमामापतन्तीं महाबलः। निगृह्य रामः कुपित स्ततो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्।।3.18.18।।

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Shloka 19

क्रूरैरनार्यै स्सौमित्रे परिहासः कथञ्चन। न कार्यः पश्यवैदेहीं कथञ्चित्सौम्य जीवतीम्।।3.18.19।।

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Shloka 20

इमां विरूपामसतीमतिमत्तां महोदरीम्। राक्षसीं पुरुषव्याघ्र विरूपयितुमर्हसि।।3.18.20।।

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Shloka 21

इत्युक्तो लक्ष्मणस्तस्याः क्रुद्धो रामस्य पार्श्वतः। उद्धृत्य खङ्गं चिच्छेद कर्णनासं महाबलः।।3.18.21।।

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Shloka 22

निकृत्तकर्णनासा तु विस्वरं सा विनद्य च। यथागतं प्रदुद्राव घोरा शूर्पणखा वनम्।।3.18.22।।

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Shloka 23

सा विरूपा महाघोरा राक्षसी शोणितोक्षिता। ननाद विविधान्नादान्यथा प्रावृषि तोयदः।।3.18.23।।

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Shloka 24

सा विक्षरन्ती रुधिरं बहुधा घोरदर्शना। प्रगृह्य बाहू गर्जन्ती प्रविवेश महावनम्।।3.18.24।।

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Shloka 25

ततस्तु सा राक्षससङ्घसंवृतं खरं जनस्थानगतं विरूपिता। उपेत्य तं भ्रातरमुग्रदर्शनं पपात भूमौ गगनाद्यथाऽशनिः।।3.18.25।।

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Shloka 26

ततस्सभार्यं भयमोहमूर्छिता सलक्ष्मणं राघवमागतं वनम्। विरूपणं चात्मनि शोणितोक्षिता शशंस सर्वं भगिनी खरस्य सा।।3.18.26।।

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