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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 17
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nirvṛtte tu kratau tasmin hayamedhe mahātmanaḥ
pratigṛhya surā bhāgān pratijagmur yathāgatam
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samāptadīkṣāniyamaḥ patnīgaṇasamanvitaḥ
praviveśa purīṃ rājā sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ
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yathārhaṃ pūjitās tena rājñā vai pṛthivīśvarāḥ
muditāḥ prayayur deśān praṇamya munipuṃgavam
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gateṣu pṛthivīśeṣu rājā daśarathaḥ punaḥ
praviveśa purīṃ śrīmān puraskṛtya dvijottamān
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śāntayā prayayau sārdham ṛṣyaśṛṅgaḥ supūjitaḥ
anvīyamāno rājñātha sānuyātreṇa dhīmatā
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kausalyājanayad rāmaṃ divyalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
viṣṇor ardhaṃ mahābhāgaṃ putram ikṣvākunandanam
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kausalyā śuśubhe tena putreṇāmitatejasā
yathā vareṇa devānām aditir vajrapāṇinā
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bharato nāma kaikeyyāṃ jajñe satyaparākramaḥ
sākṣād viṣṇoś caturbhāgaḥ sarvaiḥ samudito guṇaiḥ
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atha lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau sumitrājanayat sutau
vīrau sarvāstrakuśalau viṣṇor ardhasamanvitau
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rājñaḥ putrā mahātmānaś catvāro jajñire pṛthak
guṇavanto 'nurūpāś ca rucyā proṣṭhapadopamāḥ
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atītyaikādaśāhaṃ tu nāma karma tathākarot
jyeṣṭhaṃ rāmaṃ mahātmānaṃ bharataṃ kaikayīsutam
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saumitriṃ lakṣmaṇam iti śatrughnam aparaṃ tathā
vasiṣṭhaḥ paramaprīto nāmāni kṛtavāṃs tadā
teṣāṃ janmakriyādīni sarvakarmāṇy akārayat
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teṣāṃ ketur iva jyeṣṭho rāmo ratikaraḥ pituḥ
babhūva bhūyo bhūtānāṃ svayambhūr iva saṃmataḥ
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sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve lokahite ratāḥ
sarve jñānopasaṃpannāḥ sarve samuditā guṇaiḥ
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teṣām api mahātejā rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
bālyāt prabhṛti susnigdho lakṣmaṇo lakṣmivardhanaḥ
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rāmasya lokarāmasya bhrātur jyeṣṭhasya nityaśaḥ
sarvapriyakaras tasya rāmasyāpi śarīrataḥ
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lakṣmaṇo lakṣmisaṃpanno bahiḥprāṇa ivāparaḥ
na ca tena vinā nidrāṃ labhate puruṣottamaḥ
mṛṣṭam annam upānītam aśnāti na hi taṃ vinā
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yadā hi hayam ārūḍho mṛgayāṃ yāti rāghavaḥ
tadainaṃ pṛṣṭhato 'bhyeti sadhanuḥ paripālayan
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bharatasyāpi śatrughno lakṣmaṇāvarajo hi saḥ
prāṇaiḥ priyataro nityaṃ tasya cāsīt tathā priyaḥ
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sa caturbhir mahābhāgaiḥ putrair daśarathaḥ priyaiḥ
babhūva paramaprīto devair iva pitāmahaḥ
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te yadā jñānasaṃpannāḥ sarve samuditā guṇaiḥ
hrīmantaḥ kīrtimantaś ca sarvajñā dīrghadarśinaḥ
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atha rājā daśarathas teṣāṃ dārakriyāṃ prati
cintayām āsa dharmātmā sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ
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tasya cintayamānasya mantrimadhye mahātmanaḥ
abhyāgacchan mahātejo viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
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sa rājño darśanākāṅkṣī dvārādhyakṣān uvāca ha
śīghram ākhyāta māṃ prāptaṃ kauśikaṃ gādhinaḥ sutam
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tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya rājaveśma pradudruvuḥ
saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ sarve tena vākyena coditāḥ
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te gatvā rājabhavanaṃ viśvāmitram ṛṣiṃ tadā
prāptam āvedayām āsur nṛpāyekṣvākave tadā
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teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā sapurodhāḥ samāhitaḥ
pratyujjagāma saṃhṛṣṭo brahmāṇam iva vāsavaḥ
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sa dṛṣṭvā jvalitaṃ dīptyā tāpasaṃ saṃśitavratam
prahṛṣṭavadano rājā tato 'rghyam upahārayat
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sa rājñaḥ pratigṛhyārghyaṃ śāstradṛṣṭtena karmaṇā
kuśalaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva paryapṛcchan narādhipam
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vasiṣṭhaṃ ca samāgamya kuśalaṃ munipuṃgavaḥ
ṛṣīṃś ca tān yathā nyāyaṃ mahābhāgān uvāca ha
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te sarve hṛṣṭamanasas tasya rājño niveśanam
viviśuḥ pūjitās tatra niṣeduś ca yathārthataḥ
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atha hṛṣṭamanā rājā viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim
uvāca paramodāro hṛṣṭas tam abhipūjayan
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yathāmṛtasya saṃprāptir yathā varṣam anūdake
yathā sadṛśadāreṣu putrajanmāprajasya ca
pranaṣṭasya yathā lābho yathā harṣo mahodaye
tathaivāgamanaṃ manye svāgataṃ te mahāmune
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kaṃ ca te paramaṃ kāmaṃ karomi kim u harṣitaḥ
pātrabhūto 'si me vipra diṣṭyā prāpto 'si dhārmika
adya me saphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ ca sujīvitam
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pūrvaṃ rājarṣiśabdena tapasā dyotitaprabhaḥ
brahmarṣitvam anuprāptaḥ pūjyo 'si bahudhā mayā
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tad adbhutam idaṃ vipra pavitraṃ paramaṃ mama
śubhakṣetragataś cāhaṃ tava saṃdarśanāt prabho
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brūhi yat prārthitaṃ tubhyaṃ kāryam āgamanaṃ prati
icchāmy anugṛhīto 'haṃ tvadarthaparivṛddhaye
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kāryasya na vimarśaṃ ca gantum arhasi kauśika
kartā cāham aśeṣeṇa daivataṃ hi bhavān mama
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iti hṛdayasukhaṃ niśamya vākyaṃ; śrutisukham ātmavatā vinītam uktam
prathitaguṇayaśā guṇair viśiṣṭaḥ; parama ṛṣiḥ paramaṃ jagāma harṣam
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