Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 41

Shloka 1

आज्ञप्तो राजवद्वाक्यं प्रतिकूलं निशाचरः। अब्रवीत्परुषं वाक्यं मारीचो राक्षसाधिपम्।।3.41.1।।

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Shloka 2

केनायमुपदिष्टस्ते विनाशः पापकर्मणा। सपुत्रस्य सराष्ट्रस्य सामात्यस्य निशाचर।।3.41.2।।

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Shloka 3

कस्त्वया सुखिना राजन्नाभिनन्दति पापकृत्। केनेदमुपदिष्टं ते मृत्युद्वारमुपायतः।।3.41.3।।

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Shloka 4

शत्रवस्तव सुव्यक्तं हीनवीर्या निशाचराः। इच्छन्ति त्वां विनश्यन्तमुपरुद्धं बलीयसा।।3.41.4।।

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Shloka 5

केनेदमुपदिष्टं ते क्षुद्रेणाहितवादिना। यस्त्वामिच्छति नश्यन्तं स्वकृतेन निशाचर।।3.41.5।।

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Shloka 6

वध्याः खलु न हन्यन्ते सचिवास्तव रावण। ये त्वामुत्पथमारूढं न निगृह्णन्ति सर्वशः।।3.41.6।।

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Shloka 7

अमात्यैः कामवृत्तो हि राजा कापथमाश्रितः। निग्राह्यस्सर्वथा सदभिर्न निग्राह्यो निगृह्यसे।।3.41.7।।

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Shloka 8

धर्ममर्थं च कामं च यशश्च जयतां वर। स्वामिप्रसादात्सचिवाः प्राप्नुवन्ति निशाचर।।3.41.8।।

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Shloka 9

विपर्यये तु तत्सर्वं व्यर्थं भवति रावण। व्यसनं स्वामिवैगुण्यात्प्राप्नुवन्तीतरे जनाः।।3.41.9।।

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Shloka 10

राजमूलो हि धर्मश्च जयश्च जयतां वर। तस्मात्सर्वास्ववस्थासु रक्षितव्या नराधिपाः।।3.41.10।।

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Shloka 11

राज्यं पालयितुं शक्यं न तीक्ष्णेन निशाचर। न चापि प्रतिकूलेन नाविनीतेन राक्षस।।3.41.11।।

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Shloka 12

ये तीक्ष्णमन्त्रास्सचिवा भज्यन्ते सह तेन वै। विषमे तुरगा श्शीघ्रा मन्दसारथयो यथा।।3.41.12।।

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Shloka 13

बहवस्साधवो लोके युक्ता धर्ममनुष्ठिताः। परेषामपराधेन विनष्टास्सपरिच्छदाः।।3.41.13।।

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Shloka 14

स्वामिना प्रतिकूलेन प्रजास्तीक्ष्णेन रावण। रक्ष्यमाणा न वर्धन्ते मेषा गोमायुना यथा।।3.41.14।।

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Shloka 15

अवश्यं विनशिष्यन्ति सर्वे रावण राक्षसाः। येषां त्वं कर्कशो राजा दुर्बुद्धिरजितेन्द्रियः।।3.41.15।।

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Shloka 16

तदिदं काकतालीयं घोरमासादितं मया। अत्र किं शोचनीयस्त्वं ससैन्यो विनशिष्यसि।।3.41.16।।

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Shloka 17

मां निहत्य तु रामश्च न चिरात्त्वां वधिष्यति। अनेन कृतकृत्योऽस्मि म्रियेयमरिणा हतः।।3.41.17।।

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Shloka 18

दर्शनादेव रामस्य हतं मामवधारय। आत्मानं च हतं विद्धि हृत्वा सीतां सबान्धवम्।।3.41.18।।

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Shloka 19

आनयिष्यसि चेत्सीतामाश्रमात्सहितो मया। नैवत्वमसि नाहं च नैव लङ्का न राक्षसाः।।3.41.19।।

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Shloka 20

निवार्यमाणस्तु मया हितैषिणा न मृष्यसे वाक्यमिदं निशाचर। परेतकल्पा हि गतायुषो नरा हितं न गृह्णन्ति सुहृद्भिरीरितम्।।3.41.20।।

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