Book 5: Chapter 26

1 sā rākṣasendrasya vaco niśamya; tad rāvaṇasyāpriyam apriyārtā sītā vitatrāsa yathā vanānte; siṃhābhipannā gajarājakanyā 2 sā rākṣasī madhyagatā ca bhīrur; vāgbhir bhṛśaṃ rāvaṇatarjitā ca kāntāramadhye vijane visṛṣṭā; bāleva kanyā vilalāpa sītā 3 satyaṃ batedaṃ pravadanti loke; nākālamṛtyur bhavatīti santaḥ yatrāham evaṃ paribhartsyamānā; jīvāmi kiṃ cit kṣaṇam apy apuṇyā 4 sukhād vihīnaṃ bahuduḥkhapūrṇam; idaṃ tu nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ sthiraṃ me vidīryate yan na sahasradhādya; vajrāhataṃ śṛṅgam ivācalasya 5 naivāsti nūnaṃ mama doṣam atra; vadhyāham asyāpriyadarśanasya bhāvaṃ na cāsyāham anupradātum; alaṃ dvijo mantram ivādvijāya 6 nūnaṃ mamāṅgāny acirād anāryaḥ; śastraiḥ śitaiś chetsyati rākṣasendraḥ tasminn anāgacchati lokanāthe; garbhasthajantor iva śalyakṛntaḥ 7 duḥkhaṃ batedaṃ mama duḥkhitāyā; māsau cirāyābhigamiṣyato dvau baddhasya vadhyasya yathā niśānte; rājāparādhād iva taskarasya 8 hā rāma hā lakṣmaṇa hā sumitre; hā rāma mātaḥ saha me jananyā eṣā vipadyāmy aham alpabhāgyā; mahārṇave naur iva mūḍha vātā 9 tarasvinau dhārayatā mṛgasya; sattvena rūpaṃ manujendraputrau nūnaṃ viśastau mama kāraṇāt tau; siṃharṣabhau dvāv iva vaidyutena 10 nūnaṃ sa kālo mṛgarūpadhārī; mām alpabhāgyāṃ lulubhe tadānīm yatrāryaputraṃ visasarja mūḍhā; rāmānujaṃ lakṣmaṇapūrvakaṃ ca 11 hā rāma satyavrata dīrghavāho; hā pūrṇacandrapratimānavaktra hā jīvalokasya hitaḥ priyaś ca; vadhyāṃ na māṃ vetsi hi rākṣasānām

hā jīvalokasya hitaḥ priyaś ca; vadhyāṃ na māṃ vetsi hi rākṣasānām 12 ananyadevatvam iyaṃ kṣamā ca; bhūmau ca śayyā niyamaś ca dharme pativratātvaṃ viphalaṃ mamedaṃ; kṛtaṃ kṛtaghneṣv iva mānuṣāṇām 13 mogho hi dharmaś carito mamāyaṃ; tathaikapatnītvam idaṃ nirartham yā tvāṃ na paśyāmi kṛśā vivarṇā; hīnā tvayā saṃgamane nirāśā 14 pitur nirdeśaṃ niyamena kṛtvā; vanān nivṛttaś caritavrataś ca strībhis tu manye vipulekṣaṇābhiḥ; saṃraṃsyase vītabhayaḥ kṛtārthaḥ 15 ahaṃ tu rāma tvayi jātakāmā; ciraṃ vināśāya nibaddhabhāvā moghaṃ caritvātha tapovrataṃ ca; tyakṣyāmi dhig jīvitam alpabhāgyā 16 sā jīvitaṃ kṣipram ahaṃ tyajeyaṃ; viṣeṇa śastreṇa śitena vāpi viṣasya dātā na tu me 'sti kaś cic; chastrasya vā veśmani rākṣasasya 17 śokābhitaptā bahudhā vicintya; sītātha veṇyudgrathanaṃ gṛhītvā udbadhya veṇyudgrathanena śīghram; ahaṃ gamiṣyāmi yamasya mūlam 18 itīva sītā bahudhā vilapya; sarvātmanā rāmam anusmarantī pravepamānā pariśuṣkavaktrā; nagottamaṃ puṣpitam āsasāda 19 upasthitā sā mṛdur sarvagātrī; śākhāṃ gṛhītvātha nagasya tasya tasyās tu rāmaṃ pravicintayantyā; rāmānujaṃ svaṃ ca kulaṃ śubhāṅgyāḥ 20 śokānimittāni tadā bahūni; dhairyārjitāni pravarāṇi loke prādurnimittāni tadā babhūvuḥ; purāpi siddhāny upalakṣitāni 1 सा राक्षसेन्थ्रस्य वचॊ निशम्य; तथ रावणस्याप्रियम अप्रियार्ता सीता वितत्रास यदा वनान्ते; सिंहाभिपन्ना गजराजकन्या 2 सा राक्षसी मध्यगता च भीरुर; वाग्भिर भृशं रावणतर्जिता च कान्तारमध्ये विजने विसृष्टा; बालेव कन्या विललाप सीता