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ARANYAKANDA
 
• हितमुक्तं त्वया देवि त्वयंवोक्तमिदं वचः ।
क्षत्रियैर्धार्यते चापो नार्तशब्दो भवेदिति ॥
 
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" O Lady, what is for my good has been
uttered by you. By you yourself has this
been said that the bow is borne by
Kshattriyas so that there may be no cry
 
of distress.
 
मां सीते स्वयमागम्य शरण्याः शरणं गताः ।
ते चार्ता दण्डकारण्ये मुनयः संशितव्रताः ॥
 
O Sita, those fit to be our refuge, have
themselves come to me for refuge. These
ascetics in the Dandaka forest, doing severe
austerities, are in distress.
 
सर्वैरितः समागम्य वागियं समुदाहृता ।
 
रक्ष नस्त्वं सह भ्रात्रा त्वन्नाथा हि वयं वने ॥
 
(
 
This has been said by all of them,
coming together here ( to me ) : Along
 
us.
 
For we
 
with your brother protect
have only you for our protector in the
forest.'
 
मया चैतद्वचः श्रुत्वा कायैन परिपालनम् ।
ऋषीणां दण्डकारण्ये संश्रुतं जनकात्मजे ॥