महावीरचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - वीररस-प्रधान रामकथा नाटक सम्पूर्ण ७ अङ्क सटीक)

ii. 9³—] Bhavabhūti — Uttara-Rāma-Charita [36 Then enters Rāma in his Pushpaka, raised sword in hand, and full of compassion. Rāma—O my right hand, for the revival of the Brahman's dead son do thou hurl at [this] Śūdra ascetic thy sword! Thou art a member of Rāma's [body]—[of that Rāma] who found it easy (paṭu) to send away Sītā, [although she was] languishing with [the weight of] the burden she bore:¹ Compassion—how can it be thine? 10 Reluctantly striking. Done is a deed worthy [only] of a Rāma! May it be that the Brahman boy will now come to life? A Celestial Person, entering—Victory, victory unto Your Majesty! With you, rod in hand [to mete out punishment and] to grant immunity even from the Lord of Death, revived is that boy and mine hath been this glory: This is Śambūka with his head bowing at your feet. Coming from contact with the good even death brings salvation! 11 Rāma—Both [the events] please us [equally]. May you now enjoy the reward of your fierce penances!— Where there is all bliss and delight—wherein through merit [alone] is [a person] born: may those realms of light—Vairāja as they are called—be yours for ever! 12 Śambūka—It is your gracious feet that have brought me this greatness. What has my penance to do in the matter? Or rather [I should say] a mighty boon has my penance conferred upon me: You are the One to be sought after in this world—the Lord of men, their [supreme] refuge; [and you] in search of me—this mere Śūdra—have over hundreds of leagues traversed, and come [hither]: This great favour it is my penance that hath conferred upon me; were it otherwise, from the [distant] Ayodhyā what possibility was there of your coming once more to this forest of Daṇḍakā? 13 Rāma—What! Is this indeed Daṇḍakā? Looking in all directions. Yes, indeed! Mild and shady in some places, in others harsh in [the immensity of] their frightful expanse; here and there filling the quarters with the roar of their gushing streams: these, interspersed with forests, ¹ This indicates that even after the lapse of mourns as bitterly as ever. Compare twelve years Rāma is still haunted by also iii. 3⁶. the memory of his wife, whose loss he