Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 20

Shloka 1

ततश्शूर्पणखा घोरा राघवाश्रममागता। राक्षसानाचचक्षे तौ भ्रातरौ सह सीतया।।3.20.1।।

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Shloka 2

ते रामं पर्णशालायामुपविष्टं महाबलम्। ददृशुस्सीतया सार्धं वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च।3.20.2।।

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Shloka 3

तान्दृष्ट्वा राघवश्श्रीमानागतांस्तां च राक्षसीम्। अब्रवीद्भ्रातरं रामो लक्ष्मणं दीप्ततेजसम्।।3.20.3।।

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Shloka 4

मुहूर्तं भव सौमित्रे सीतायाः प्रत्यनन्तरः। इमानस्या वधिष्यामि पदवीमागतानिह।।3.20.4।।

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Shloka 5

वाक्यमेतत्ततश्श्रुत्वा रामस्य विदितात्मनः। तथेति लक्ष्मणो वाक्यं रामस्य प्रत्यपूजयत्।।3.20.5।।

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Shloka 6

राघवोऽपि महच्चापं चामीकरविभूषितम्। चकार सज्यं धर्मात्मा तानि रक्षांसि चाब्रवीत्।।3.20.6।।

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Shloka 7

पुत्रौ दशरथस्यावां भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ। प्रविष्टौ सीतया सार्धं दुश्चरं दण्डकावनम्।।3.20.7।।

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Shloka 8

फलमूलाशनौ दान्तौ तापसौ धर्मचारिणौ। वसन्तौ दण्डकारण्ये किमर्थमुपहिंसथ।।3.20.8।।

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Shloka 9

युष्मान्पापात्मकान्हन्तुं विप्रकारान्महाहवे। ऋषीणां तु नियोगेन प्राप्तोऽहं सशरायुधः।।3.20.9।।

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Shloka 10

तिष्ठतैवात्र सन्तुष्टा नोपावर्तितुमर्हथ। यदि प्राणैरिहार्थो वा निवर्तध्वं निशाचराः।।3.20.10।।

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Shloka 11

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा राक्षसास्ते चतुर्दश। ऊचुर्वाचं सुसंक्रुद्धा ब्रह्मघ्नाश्शूलपाणयः।।3.20.11।।

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Shloka 12

क्रोधमुत्पाद्य नो भर्तुः खरस्य सुमहात्मनः। त्वमेव हास्यसे प्राणानद्यास्माभिर्हतो युधि।।3.20.12।।

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Shloka 13

का हि ते शक्तिरेकस्य बहूनां रणमूर्धनी। अस्माकमग्रतः स्थातुं किं पुनर्योद्दुमाहवे।।3.20.13।।

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Shloka 14

एहि बाहुप्रयुक्तैर्नः परिघैश्शूलपट्टिसैः। प्राणांस्त्यक्षसि वीर्यं च धनुश्च करपीडितम्।।3.20.14।।

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Shloka 15

इत्येवमुक्त्वा सङ्कृद्धा राक्षसास्ते चतुर्दश। चिक्षिपुस्तानि शूलानि राघवं प्रति दुर्जयम्।।3.20.15।।

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Shloka 16

तानि शूलानि काकुत्स्थस्समस्तानि चतुर्दश। तावद्भिरेव चिच्छेद शरैः काञ्चनभूषणैः।।3.20.16।।

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Shloka 17

ततः पश्चान्महातेजा नाराचान्सूर्यसन्निभान्। जग्राह परमक्रुद्धश्चतुर्दश शिलाशितान्।।3.20.17।।

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Shloka 18

गृहीत्वा धनुरायम्य लक्ष्यानुद्दिश्य राक्षसान्। मुमोच राघवो बाणान्वज्रानिव शतक्रतुः।।3.20.18।।

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Shloka 19

रुक्मपुङ्खाश्च विशिखा दीप्ता हेमविभूषिताः। ते भित्त्वा रक्षसां वेगाद्वक्षांसि रुधिराप्लुताः।3.20.19।। विनिष्पेतुस्तदा भूमौ न्यमज्जन्ताशनिस्वनाः।

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Shloka 20

ते भिन्नहृदया भूमौ छिन्नमूला इव द्रुमाः।।3.20.20।। निपेतुश्शोणितार्द्राङ्गा विकृता विगतासवः।

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Shloka 21

तान् दृष्ट्वा पतितान्भूमौ राक्षसी क्रोधमूर्छिता।।3.20.21।। परित्रस्ता पुनस्तत्र व्यसृजद्भैरवस्वनान्।

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Shloka 22

उपगम्य खरं सा तु किञ्चित्संशुष्कशोणिता।।3.20.22।। पपात पुनरेवार्ता सनिर्यासेव सल्लकी।

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Shloka 23

पपात पुनरेवार्ता सनिर्यासेव सल्लकी ।।3.20.23 ।।

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Shloka 24

भ्रातुस्समीपे शोकार्ता ससर्ज निनदं मुहुः।।3.20.24।। सस्वरं मुमुचे बाष्पं विषण्णवदना तदा।

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Shloka 25

निपातितान् दृश्य रणे तु राक्षसान् प्रधाविता शूर्पणखा पुनस्ततः। वधं च तेषां निखिलेन रक्षसां शशंस सर्वं भगिनी खरस्य सा।।3.20.25।।

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