Chapter XXVI

śrīrāma uvāca |
vṛtte'sminnevameteṣāṃ kālādīnāṃ mahāmune |
saṃsāranāmni kaivāsthā mādṛśānāṃ vadatviha || 1 ||
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vikrītā iva tiṣṭhāma etairdaivādibhirvayam |
mune prapañcaracanairmugdhā vanamṛgā iva || 2 ||
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eṣo'nāryasamāmnāyaḥ kālaḥ kavalanonmukhaḥ |
jagatyavirataṃ lokaṃ pātayatyāpadarṇave || 3 ||
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dahatyantardurāśābhirdevo dāruṇaceṣṭayā |
lokamuṣṇaprakāśābhijvālābhirdahano yathā || 4 ||
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dhṛtiṃ vidhurayatyeṣā maryādārūpavallabhā |
strītvātsvabhāvacapalā niyatirniyatonmukhī || 5 ||
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grasate'virataṃ bhūtajālaṃ sarpa ivānilam |
kṛtāntaḥ karkaśācāro jarāṃ nītvā'jaraṃ vapuḥ || 6 ||
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yamo nirghṛṇarājendro nārtaṃ nāmānukampate |
sarvabhūtadayodāro jano durlabhatāṃ gataḥ || 7 ||
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sarvā eva mune phalguvibhavā bhūtajātayaḥ |
duḥkhāyaiva durantāya dāruṇā bhogabhūmayaḥ || 8 ||
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āyuratyantacapalaṃ mṛtyurekāntaniṣṭhuraḥ |
tāruṇyaṃ cātitaralaṃ bālyaṃ jaḍatayā hṛtam || 9 ||
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kalākalaṅkito loko bandhavo bhavabandhanam |
bhogā bhavamahārogāstṛṣṇāśca mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ || 10 ||
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śatravaścendriyāṇyeva satyaṃ yātamasatyatām |
praharatyātmanaivātmā manasaiva mano ripuḥ || 11 ||
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ahaṃkāraḥ kalaṅkāya buddhayaḥ paripelavāḥ |
kriyā duṣphaladāyinyo līlāḥ strīniṣṭhatāṃ gatāḥ || 12 ||
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vāñchāviṣayaśālinyaḥ saccamatkṛtayaḥ kṣatāḥ |
nāryo doṣapatākinyo rasā nīrasatāṃ gatāḥ || 13 ||
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vastvavastutayā jñātaṃ dattaṃ cittamahaṃkṛtau |
abhāvavedhitā bhāvā bhāvānto nādhigamyate || 14 ||
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tapyate kevalaṃ sādho matirākulitāntarā |
rāgarogo vilasati virāgo nopagacchati || 15 ||
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rajoguṇahatā dṛṣṭistamaḥ saṃparivardhate |
na cādhigamyate sattvaṃ tattvamatyantadūrataḥ || 16 ||
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sthitirasthiratāṃ yātā mṛtirāgamanonmukhī |
dhṛtirvaidhuryamāyātā ratirnityamavastuni || 17 ||
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matirmāndyena malinā pātaikaparamaṃ vapuḥ |
jvalatīva jarā dehe pratisphurati duṣkṛtam || 18 ||
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yatnena yāti yuvatā dūre sajjanasaṃgatiḥ |
gatirna vidyate kācitkvacinnodeti satyatā || 19 ||
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mano vimuhyatīvāntarmuditā dūratāṃ gatā |
nojjvalā karuṇodeti dūrādāyāti nīcatā || 20 ||
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dhīratā'dhīratāmeti pātotpātaparo janaḥ |
sulabho durjanāśleṣo durlabhaḥ satsamāgamaḥ || 21 ||
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āgamāpāyino bhāvā bhāvanā bhavabandhanī |
nīyate kevalaṃ kvāpi nityaṃ bhūtaparamparā || 22 ||
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diśo'pi hi na dṛśyante deśo'pyanyāpadeśabhāk |
śailā api viśīryante kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane || 23 ||
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adyate sattayāpi dyaurbhu'vana cāpi ūyate |
dharāpi yāti vaidhuryaṃ kevāsthā mādṛśe jane || 24 ||
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śuṣyantyapi samudrāśca śīryante tārakā api |
siddhā api vinaśyanti kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane || 25 ||
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dānavā api dīryante dhruvo'pyadhruvajīvitaḥ |
amarā api māryante kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane || 26 ||
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śakro'pyākramyate vakrairyamo'pi hi niyamyate |
vāyurapyetyavāyutvaṃ kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane || 27 ||
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somo'pi vyomatāṃ yāti mārtaṇḍo'pyeti khaṇḍatām |
magnatāmagnirapyeti kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane || 28 ||
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parameṣṭhyapi niṣṭhāvānhriyate hīrarapyajaḥ |
bhavo'pyabhāvamāyāti kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane || 29 ||
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kālaḥ saṃkālyate yena niyatiścāpi nīyate |
khamapyālīyate'nantaṃ kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane || 30 ||
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aśrāvyāvācyadurdarśatattvenājñātamūrtinā |
bhuvanāni viḍambyante kenacidbhramadāyinā || 31 ||
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ahaṃkārakalāmetya sarvatrāntaravāsinā |
na so'sti triṣu lokeṣu yasteneha na bādhyate || 32 ||
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śilāśailakavapreṣu sāśvabhūto divākaraḥ |
vanapāṣāṇavannityamavaśaḥ paricodyate || 33 ||
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dharāgolakamantasthasurāsuragaṇāspadam |
veṣṭyate dhiṣṇyacakreṇa pakvākṣoṭamiva tvacā || 34 ||
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divi devā bhuvi narāḥ pātāleṣu ca bhoginaḥ |
kalpitāḥ kalpamātreṇa nīyante jarjarāṃ daśām || 35 ||
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kāmaśca jagadīśānaraṇalabdhaparākramaḥ |
akrameṇaiva vikrānto lokamākramya valgati || 36 ||
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vasanto mattamātaṅgo madaiḥ kusumavarṣaṇaiḥ |
āmoditakakupcakraśceto nayati cāpalam || 37 ||
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anuraktāṅganālolalocanālokitākṛti |
svasthīkartuṃ manaḥ śakto na viveko mahānapi || 38 ||
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paropakārakāriṇyā parārtiparitaptayā |
buddha eva sukhī manye svātmaśītalayā dhiyā || 39 ||
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utpannadhvaṃsinaḥ kālavaḍavānalapātinaḥ |
saṃkhyātuṃ kena śakyante kallolā jīvitāmbudhau || 40 ||
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sarva eva narā mohāddurāśāpāśapāśinaḥ |
doṣagulmakasāraṅgā viśīrṇā janmajaṅgale |
saṃkṣīyate jagati janmaparamparāsu lokasya tairiha kukarmabhirāyuretat || 41 ||
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ākāśapādapalatākṛtapāśakalpaṃ yeṣāṃ phalaṃ nahi vicāravido'pi vidmaḥ || 42 ||
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adyotsavo'yamṛtureṣa tatheha yātrā te bandhavaḥ sukhamidaṃ saviśeṣabhogam |
itthaṃ mudhaiva kalayansuvikalpajālamālolapelavamatirgalatīha lokaḥ || 43 ||
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