Sarga 11 from Uttara Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana.
sumālī varalabdhāṃstu jñātvā caitānniśācarān | udatiṣṭhadbhayaṃ tyaktvā sānugaḥ sa rasātalāt || 7.11.1 ||
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mārīcaśca prahastaśca virūpākṣo mahodaraḥ | udatiṣṭhansusaṃrabdhāḥ sacivāstasya rakṣasaḥ || 7.11.2 ||
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sumālī sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ vṛto rākṣasapuṅgavaiḥ | abhigamya daśagrīvaṃ pariṣvajyedamabravīt || 7.11.3 ||
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diṣṭyā te vatsa samprāptaścintito 'yaṃ manorathaḥ | yastvaṃ tribhuvanaśreṣṭhāllabdhavānvaramuttamam || 7.11.4 ||
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yatkṛte ca vayaṃ laṅkāṃ tyakatvā yātā rasātalam | tadgataṃ no mahābāho mahadviṣṇukṛtaṃ bhayam || 7.11.5 ||
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asakṛttadbhayādbhītāḥ parityajya svamālayam | vidrutāḥ sahitāḥ sarve praviṣṭāḥ sma rasātalam || 7.11.6 ||
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asmadīyā ca laṅkeyaṃ nagarī rākṣasocitā | niveśitā tava bhrātrā dhanādhyakṣeṇa dhīmatā || 7.11.7 ||
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yadi nāmātra śakyaṃ syātsāmnā dānena vānagha | tarasā vā mahābāho pratyānetuṃ kṛtaṃ bhavet || 7.11.8 ||
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tvaṃ tu laṅkeśvarastāta bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ | tvayā rākṣasavaṃśo 'yaṃ nimagno 'pi samuddhṛtaḥ | sarveṣāṃ naḥ prabhuścaiva bhaviṣyasi mahābala || 7.11.9 ||
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athābravīddaśagrīvo mātāmahamupasthitam | vitteśo gururasmākaṃ nārhase vaktumīdṛśam || 7.11.10 ||
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sāmnāpi rākṣasendreṇa pratyākhyāto garīyasā | kiñcinnāha tadā rakṣo jñātvā tasya cakīrṣitam || 7.11.11 ||
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kasyacittvatha kālasya vasantaṃ rāvaṇaṃ tataḥ | uktavantaṃ tathā vākyaṃ daśagrīvaṃ niśācaraḥ || 7.11.12 ||
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prahastaḥ praśritaṃ vākyamidamāha sa kāraṇam || 7.11.13 ||
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daśagrīva mahābāho nārhastvaṃ vaktumīdṛśam | saubhrātraṃ nāsti śūrāṇāṃ śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama || 7.11.14 ||
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aditiśca ditiścaiva bhaginyau sahite hi te | bhārye paramarūpiṇyau kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ || 7.11.15 ||
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aditirjanayāmāsa devāṃstribhuvaneśvarān | ditistvajanayatputrānkaśyapasyātmasambhavān || 7.11.16 ||
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daityānāṃ kila dharmajña purīyaṃ savanārṇavā | saparvatā mahī vīra te 'bhavanprabhaviṣṇavaḥ || 7.11.17 ||
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nihatya tāṃstu samare viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | devānāṃ vaśamānītaṃ trailokyamidamavyayam || 7.11.18 ||
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naitadeko bhavāneva kariṣyati viparyayam | surāsurairācaritaṃ tatkuruṣva vaco mama || 7.11.19 ||
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evamukto daśagrīvaḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā | cintayitvā muhūrtaṃ vai bāḍhamityeva so 'bravīt || 7.11.20 ||
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sa tu tenaiva harṣeṇa tasminnahani vīryavān | vanaṃ gato daśagrīvaḥ saha taiḥ kṣaṇadācaraiḥ || 7.11.21 ||
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trikūṭasthaḥ sa tu tadā daśagrīvo niśācaraḥ | preṣayāmāsa dautyena prahastaṃ vākyakovidam || 7.11.22 ||
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prahasta śīghraṃ gaccha tvaṃ brūhi nairṛtapuṅgavam | vacasā mama vitteśaṃ sāmapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ || 7.11.23 ||
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iyaṃ laṅkā purī rājanrākṣasānāṃ mahātmanām | tvayā niveśitā saumya naitadyuktaṃ tavānagha || 7.11.24 ||
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tadbhavānyadi no hyadya dadyādatulavikrama | kṛtā bhavenmama prītirdhurmaścaivānupālitaḥ || 7.11.25 ||
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sa tu gatvā purīṃ laṅkāṃ dhanadena surakṣitām | abravītparamodāraṃ vittapālamidaṃ vacaḥ || 7.11.26 ||
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preṣito 'haṃ tava bhrātrā daśagrīveṇa suvrata | tvatsamīpaṃ mahābāho sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ vara || 7.11.27 ||
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tacchrūyatāṃ mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada | vacanaṃ mama vitteśa yadbravīti daśānanaḥ || 7.11.28 ||
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iyaṃ kila purī ramyā sumālipramukhaiḥ purā | bhuktapūrvā viśālākṣa rākṣasairbhīmavikramaiḥ || 7.11.29 ||
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tena vijñāpyate so 'yaṃ sāmprataṃ viśravātmaja | tadeṣā dīyatāṃ tāta yācatastasya sāmataḥ || 7.11.30 ||
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prahastādabhisaṃśrutya devo vaiśravaṇo vacaḥ | pratyuvāca prahastaṃ taṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ || 7.11.31 ||
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dattā mameyaṃ pitrā tu laṅkā śūnyā niśācaraiḥ | nivāsite ca me yakṣairdānamānādibhirguṇaiḥ || 7.11.32 ||
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brūhi gaccha daśagrīvaṃ puraṃ rājyaṃ ca yanmama | tavāpyetanmahābāho bhuṅkṣva rājyamakaṇṭakam || 7.11.33 ||
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evamuktvā dhanādhyakṣo jagāma piturantikam || 7.11.34 ||
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abhivādya guruṃ prāha rāvaṇasya yadīpsitam | eṣa tāta daśagrīvo dūtaṃ preṣitavānmama || 7.11.35 ||
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dīyatāṃ nagarī laṅkā pūrvaṃ rakṣogaṇoṣitā | mayātra yadanuṣṭheyaṃ tanmamācakṣva suvrata || 7.11.36 ||
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brahmarṣistvevamukto 'sau viśravā munipuṅgavaḥ | prāñjaliṃ dhanadaṃ prāha śṛṇu putra vaco mama || 7.11.37 ||
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daśagrīvo mahābāhuruktavānmama sannidhau | mayā nirbhartsitaścāsīdbahuśoktaḥ sudurmatiḥ || 7.11.38 ||
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sa krodhena mayā cokto dhvaṃsate ca punaḥ punaḥ | śreyo 'bhiyuktaṃ dharmyaṃ ca śṛṇu putra vaco mama || 7.11.39 ||
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varapradānasammūḍho mānyā 'mānyān sa durmatiḥ | na vetti mama śāpācca prakṛtiṃ dāruṇāṃ gataḥ || 7.11.40 ||
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tasmādgaccha mahābāho kailāsaṃ dharaṇīdharam | niveśaya nivāsārthaṃ tyaktvā laṅkāṃ sahānugaḥ || 7.11.41 ||
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tatra mandākinī ramyā nadīnāmuttamā nadī | kāñcanaiḥ sūryasaṅkāśaiḥ paṅkajaiḥ saṃvṛtodakā || 7.11.42 ||
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kumudairutpalaiścaiva tathā 'nyaiśca sugandhibhiḥ || 7.11.43 ||
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tatra devāḥ sagandharvāḥ sāpsaroragakiṃnarāḥ | vihāraśīlāḥ satataṃ ramante sarvadā ' 'śritāḥ || 7.11.44 ||
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na hi kṣamaṃ tavānena vairaṃ dhanada rakṣasā | jānīṣe hi yathā 'nena labdhaḥ paramako varaḥ || 7.11.45 ||
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evamukto gṛhītvā ' 'śu tadvacaḥ pitṛgauravāt | sadāraputraḥ sāmānyaḥ savāhanadhano gataḥ || 7.11.46 ||
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prahasto 'tha daśagrīvaṃ gatvā vacanamabravīt | prahṛṣṭātmā mahātmānaṃ sahāmātyaṃ sahānujam || 7.11.47 ||
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śūnyā sā nagarī laṅkā tyakttvaināṃ dhanado gataḥ | praviśya tāṃ sahāsmābhiḥ svadharmaṃ pratipālaya || 7.11.48 ||
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evamukto daśagrīvaḥ prahastena mahābalaḥ | viveśa nagarīṃ laṅkāṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sabalānugaiḥ || 7.11.49 ||
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dhanadena parityaktāṃ suvibhaktamahāpathām | āruroha sa devāriḥ svargaṃ devādhipo yathā || 7.11.50 ||
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sa cābhiṣiktaḥ kṣaṇadācaraistadā niveśayāmāsa purīṃ daśānanaḥ | nikāmapūrṇā ca babhūva sā purī niśācarairnīlabalāhakopamaiḥ || 7.11.51 ||
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dhaneśvarastvatha pitṛvākyagauravānnyaveśayacchaśivimale girau purīm | svalaṅkṛtairbhavanavarairvibhūṣitāṃ purandarasveva tadā 'marāvatīm || 7.11.52 ||
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ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīye ādikāvye śrīmaduttarakāṇḍe ekādaśaḥ sargaḥ || 11 ||
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