Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 42

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एवमुक्त्वा तु वचनं मारीचो रावणं ततः। गच्छावेत्यब्रवीद्दीनो भयाद्रात्रिंचरप्रभोः।।3.42.1।।

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दृष्टश्चाहं पुनस्तेन शरचापासिधारिणा। मद्वधोद्यतशस्त्रेऽण विनष्टं जीवितं च मे।।3.42.2।।

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Shloka 3

न हि रामं पराक्रम्य जीवन्प्रतिनिवर्तते। वर्तते प्रतिरूपोऽसौ यमदण्डहतस्य ते।।3.42.3।।

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Shloka 4

किं नु शक्यं मया कर्तुमेवं त्वयि दुरात्मनि। एष गच्छाम्यहं तात स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु निशाचर।।3.42.4।।

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Shloka 5

प्रहृष्टस्त्वभवत्तेन वचनेन स रावणः। परिष्वज्य सुसंश्लिष्टमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।।3.42.5।।

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Shloka 6

एतच्छौण्डीर्ययुक्तं ते मच्छन्दवशवर्तिनः। इदानीमसि मारीचः पूर्वमन्यो निशाचरः।।3.42.6।।

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Shloka 7

आरुह्यतामयं शीघ्रं रथो रत्नविभूषितः। मया सह तथा युक्तः पिशाचवदनैः खरैः।।3.42.7।।

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Shloka 8

प्रलोभयित्वा वैदेहीं यथेष्टं गन्तुमर्हसि। तां शून्ये प्रसभं सीतामानयिष्यामि मैथिलीम्।।3.42.8।।

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Shloka 9

ततो रावणमारीचौ विमानमिव तं रथम्। आरुह्य ययतुश्शीघ्रं तस्मादाश्रममण्डलात्।।3.42.9।।

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Shloka 10

तथैव तत्र पश्यन्तौ पत्तनानि वनानि च। गीरींश्च सरितस्सर्वा राष्ट्राणि नगराणि च।।3.42.10।।

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Shloka 11

समेत्य दण्डकारण्यं राघवस्याश्रमं ततः। ददर्श सह मारीचो रावणो राक्षसाधिपः।।3.42.11।।

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Shloka 12

अवतीर्य रथात्तस्मात्ततः काञ्चनभूषणात्। हस्ते गृहीत्वा मारीचं रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।3.42.12।।

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Shloka 13

एतदाश्रमपदं दृश्यते कदलीवृतम्। क्रियतां तत्सखे शीघ्रं यदर्थं वयमागताः।।3.42.13।।

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Shloka 14

स रावणवचश्श्रुत्वा मारीचो राक्षसस्तदा। मृगो भूत्वाऽश्रमद्वारि रामस्य विचचार ह।।3.42.14।।

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Shloka 15

स तु तद्रूपमास्थाय महदद्भुतदर्शनम्। मणिप्रवरशृङ्गाग्रस्सितासितमुखाकृतिः।।3.42.15।।

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Shloka 16

रक्तपद्मोत्पलमुख इन्द्रनीलोत्पलश्रवाः। किंचिदभ्युन्नतग्रीव इंद्रनीलदलाधरः।।3.42.16।।

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Shloka 17

कुन्देन्दुवज्रसङ्काशमुदरं चास्य भास्वरम्। मधूकनिभपार्श्वश्च पद्मकिञ्जल्कसन्निभः।।3.42.17।। वैडूर्यसङ्काशखुरस्तनुजङ्घस्सुसंहतः।

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Shloka 18

इन्द्रायुधसवर्णेन पुच्छेनोर्ध्वं विराजता।।3.42.18।। मनोहरस्स्निग्धवर्णो रत्नैर्नानाविधैर्वृतः।

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Shloka 19

क्षणेन राक्षसो जातो मृगः परमशोभनः।।3.42.19।। वनं प्रज्वलयन्रम्यं रामाश्रमपदं च तत्।

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Shloka 20

मनोहरं दर्शनीयं रूपं कृत्वा स राक्षसः।।3.42.20।। प्रलोभनार्थं वैदेह्या नानाधातुविचित्रितम्। विचरन्गच्छते तस्माच्छाद्वलानि समन्ततः।।3.42.21।।

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Shloka 21

मनोहरं दर्शनीयं रूपं कृत्वा स राक्षसः।।3.42.20।। प्रलोभनार्थं वैदेह्या नानाधातुविचित्रितम्। विचरन्गच्छते तस्माच्छाद्वलानि समन्ततः।।3.42.21।।

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Shloka 22

रूप्यैर्बिन्दुशतैश्चित्रो भूत्वा स प्रियदर्शनः। विटपीनां किसलयान्भङ्त्क्वाऽदन्विचचार ह।।3.42.22।।

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Shloka 23

कदलीगृहकं गत्वा कर्णिकारानितस्ततः। समाश्रयन्मन्दगतिस्सीतासन्दर्शनं तथा।।3.42.23।।

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Shloka 24

राजीवचित्रपृष्ठस्स विरराज महामृगः। रामाश्रमपदाभ्याशे विचचार यथासुखम्।।3.42.24।।

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Shloka 25

पुनर्गत्वा निवृत्तश्च विचचार मृगोत्तमः। गत्वा मुहूर्तं त्वरया पुनः प्रतिनिवर्तते।।3.42.25।।

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Shloka 26

विक्रीडंश्च क्वचिद्भूमौ पुनरेव निषीदति। आश्रमद्वारमागम्य मृगयूथानि गच्छति।।3.42.26।।

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Shloka 27

मृगयूथैरनुगतः पुनरेव निवर्तते। सीतादर्शनमाकांक्षन्राक्षसो मृगतां गतः।।3.42.27।। परिभ्रमति चित्राणि मण्डलानि विनिष्पतन्।

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Shloka 28

समुद्वीक्ष्य च ते सर्वे मृगा ह्यन्ये वनेचराः।।3.42.28।। उपागम्य समाघ्राय विद्रवन्ति दिशो दश।

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Shloka 29

राक्षसस्सोऽपि तान्वन्यान्मृगान्मृगवधे रतः।।3.42.29।। प्रच्छादनार्थं भावस्य न भक्षयति संस्पृशन्।

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Shloka 30

तस्मिन्नेव ततः काले वैदेही शुभलोचना।।3.42.30।। कुसुमावचयव्यग्रा पादपानभ्यवर्तत।

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Shloka 31

कर्णिकारानशोकांश्च चूतांश्च मदिरेक्षणा।।3.42.31।। कुसुमान्यवचिन्वन्ती चचार रुचिरानना।

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Shloka 32

अनर्हाऽरण्यवासस्य सा तं रत्नमयं मृगम्।।3.42.32।। मुक्तामणि विचित्राङ्गं ददर्श परमाङ्गना।

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Shloka 33

सा तं रुचिरदन्तोष्ठी रूप्यधातुतनूरुहम्।।3.42.33।। विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयना सस्नेहं समुदैक्षत।

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Shloka 34

स च तां रामदयितां पश्यन्मायामयो मृगः।।3.42.34।। विचचार पुनश्चित्रं दीपयन्निव तद्वनम्।

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Shloka 35

अदृष्टपूर्वं तं दृष्ट्वा नानारत्नमयं मृगम्।।3.42.35।। विस्मयं परमं सीता जगाम जनकात्मजा।

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