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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 10
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bhūya eva ca rājendra śṛṇu me vacanaṃ hitam
yathā sa devapravaraḥ kathayām āsa buddhimān
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ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jāto bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ
rājā daśaratho nāmnā śrīmān satyapratiśravaḥ
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aṅgarājena sakhyaṃ ca tasya rājño bhaviṣyati
kanyā cāsya mahābhāgā śāntā nāma bhaviṣyati
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putras tv aṅgasya rājñas tu romapāda iti śrutaḥ
taṃ sa rājā daśaratho gamiṣyati mahāyaśāḥ
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anapatyo 'smi dharmātmañ śāntā bhāryā mama kratum
āhareta tvayājñaptaḥ saṃtānārthaṃ kulasya ca
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śrutvā rājño 'tha tad vākyaṃ manasā sa vicintya ca
pradāsyate putravantaṃ śāntā bhartāram ātmavān
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pratigṛhya ca taṃ vipraṃ sa rājā vigatajvaraḥ
āhariṣyati taṃ yajñaṃ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā
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taṃ ca rājā daśaratho yaṣṭukāmaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ
ṛṣyaśṛṅgaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ varayiṣyati dharmavit
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yajñārthaṃ prasavārthaṃ ca svargārthaṃ ca nareśvaraḥ
labhate ca sa taṃ kāmaṃ dvija mukhyād viśāṃ patiḥ
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putrāś cāsya bhaviṣyanti catvāro 'mitavikramāḥ
vaṃśapratiṣṭhānakarāḥ sarvalokeṣu viśrutāḥ
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evaṃ sa devapravaraḥ pūrvaṃ kathitavān kathām
sanatkumāro bhagavān purā devayuge prabhuḥ
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sa tvaṃ puruṣaśārdūla tam ānaya susatkṛtam
svayam eva mahārāja gatvā sabalavāhanaḥ
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anumānya vasiṣṭhaṃ ca sūtavākyaṃ niśamya ca
sāntaḥpuraḥ sahāmātyaḥ prayayau yatra sa dvijaḥ
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vanāni saritaś caiva vyatikramya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
abhicakrāma taṃ deśaṃ yatra vai munipuṃgavaḥ
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āsādya taṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ romapādasamīpagam
ṛṣiputraṃ dadarśādau dīpyamānam ivānalam
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tato rājā yathānyāyaṃ pūjāṃ cakre viśeṣataḥ
sakhitvāt tasya vai rājñaḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā
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romapādena cākhyātam ṛṣiputrāya dhīmate
sakhyaṃ saṃbandhakaṃ caiva tadā taṃ pratyapūjayat
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evaṃ susatkṛtas tena sahoṣitvā nararṣabhaḥ
saptāṣṭadivasān rājā rājānam idam abravīt
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śāntā tava sutā rājan saha bhartrā viśāmpate
madīyaṃ nagaraṃ yātu kāryaṃ hi mahad udyatam
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tatheti rājā saṃśrutya gamanaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ
uvāca vacanaṃ vipraṃ gaccha tvaṃ saha bhāryayā
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ṛṣiputraḥ pratiśrutya tathety āha nṛpaṃ tadā
sa nṛpeṇābhyanujñātaḥ prayayau saha bhāryayā
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tāv anyonyāñjaliṃ kṛtvā snehāt saṃśliṣya corasā
nanandatur daśaratho romapādaś ca vīryavān
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tataḥ suhṛdam āpṛcchya prasthito raghunandanaḥ
paurebhyaḥ preṣayām āsa dūtān vai śīghragāminaḥ
kriyatāṃ nagaraṃ sarvaṃ kṣipram eva svalaṃkṛtam
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tataḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ paurās te śrutvā rājānam āgatam
tathā pracakrus tat sarvaṃ rājñā yat preṣitaṃ tadā
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tataḥ svalaṃkṛtaṃ rājā nagaraṃ praviveśa ha
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaiḥ puraskṛtya dvijarṣabham
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tataḥ pramuditāḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā vai nāgarā dvijam
praveśyamānaṃ satkṛtya narendreṇendrakarmaṇā
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antaḥpuraṃ praveśyainaṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā tu śāstrataḥ
kṛtakṛtyaṃ tadātmānaṃ mene tasyopavāhanāt
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antaḥpurāṇi sarvāṇi śāntāṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatām
saha bhartrā viśālākṣīṃ prītyānandam upāgaman
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pūjyamānā ca tābhiḥ sā rājñā caiva viśeṣataḥ
uvāsa tatra sukhitā kaṃ cit kālaṃ saha dvijā
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