साहं त्वाम् अभिसंप्रेक्ष्य देवगर्भसमप्रभम् ॥
नान्यं भर्तारम् इच्छामि सत्यम् एतद् ब्रवीमि ते ॥
एतद् विज्ञाय धर्मज्ञ युक्तं मयि समाचर ॥
कामोपहतचित्ताङ्गीं भजमानां भजस्व माम् ॥
त्रास्ये ऽहं त्वां महाबाहो राक्षसात् पुरुषादकात् ॥
वत्स्यावो गिरिदुर्गेषु भर्ता भव ममानघ ॥
अन्तरिक्षचरा ह्य् अस्मि कामतो विचरामि च ॥
अतुलाम् आप्नुहि प्रीतिं तत्र तत्र मया सह ॥
sāhaṃ tvām abhisaṃprekṣya devagarbhasamaprabham ||
nānyaṃ bhartāram icchāmi satyam etad bravīmi te ||
etad vijñāya dharmajña yuktaṃ mayi samācara ||
kāmopahatacittāṅgīṃ bhajamānāṃ bhajasva mām ||
trāsye 'haṃ tvāṃ mahābāho rākṣasāt puruṣādakāt ||
vatsyāvo giridurgeṣu bhartā bhava mamānagha ||
antarikṣacarā hy asmi kāmato vicarāmi ca ||
atulām āpnuhi prītiṃ tatra tatra mayā saha ||
'But I, having gazed upon you, radiant as a child of the gods, desire no other husband; truly I say this to you. Knowing this, O knower of dharma, act toward me as is fitting; love me, who love you, my mind and body stricken with love. I will save you, O mighty-armed one, from the man-eating rakshasa; let us live in mountain strongholds; be my husband, O blameless one. For I roam through the sky and wander at will; attain incomparable joy with me here and there.'
ff2d791742e7 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:03:09 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the rakshasi openly confesses her love and offers herself in marriage. Telling is that her attraction is pure and forthright: she does not scheme but honestly asks for reciprocity and promises rescue and fidelity. Here it is shown that passion too, directed at one who is worthy and seeking marriage (not lust), is not base: she seeks matrimony, a lawful union. Telling also is her address to Bhima as 'knower of dharma': she entrusts her feeling to his good judgment, asking him to act 'fittingly' — that is, according to dharma. Thus scripture reveals a love that seeks not lust but marriage and the protection of the one loved; and though Bhima will not yield to her at once, this love will prove true and fruitful — from it will be born Ghatotkacha, the faithful son.