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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 23
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tataḥ prabhāte vimale kṛtāhnikam ariṃdamau
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya nadyās tīram upāgatau
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te ca sarve mahātmāno munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
upasthāpya śubhāṃ nāvaṃ viśvāmitram athābruvan
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ārohatu bhavān nāvaṃ rājaputrapuraskṛtaḥ
ariṣṭaṃ gaccha panthānaṃ mā bhūt kālasya paryayaḥ
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viśvāmitras tathety uktvā tān ṛṣīn abhipūjya ca
tatāra sahitas tābhyāṃ saritaṃ sāgaraṃ gamām
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atha rāmaḥ sarinmadhye papraccha munipuṅgavam
vāriṇo bhidyamānasya kim ayaṃ tumulo dhvaniḥ
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rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā kautūhala samanvitam
kathayām āsa dharmātmā tasya śabdasya niścayam
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kailāsaparvate rāma manasā nirmitaṃ saraḥ
brahmaṇā naraśārdūla tenedaṃ mānasaṃ saraḥ
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tasmāt susrāva sarasaḥ sāyodhyām upagūhate
saraḥpravṛttā sarayūḥ puṇyā brahmasaraścyutā
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tasyāyam atulaḥ śabdo jāhnavīm abhivartate
vārisaṃkṣobhajo rāma praṇāmaṃ niyataḥ kuru
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tābhyāṃ tu tāv ubhau kṛtvā praṇāmam atidhārmikau
tīraṃ dakṣiṇam āsādya jagmatur laghuvikramau
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sa vanaṃ ghorasaṃkāśaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpavarātmajaḥ
aviprahatam aikṣvākaḥ papraccha munipuṃgavam
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aho vanam idaṃ durgaṃ jhillikāgaṇanāditam
bhairavaiḥ śvāpadaiḥ kīrṇaṃ śakuntair dāruṇāravaiḥ
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nānāprakāraiḥ śakunair vāśyadbhir bhairavasvanaiḥ
siṃhavyāghravarāhaiś ca vāraṇaiś cāpi śobhitam
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dhavāśvakarṇakakubhair bilvatindukapāṭalaiḥ
saṃkīrṇaṃ badarībhiś ca kiṃ nv idaṃ dāruṇaṃ vanam
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tam uvāca mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
śrūyatāṃ vatsa kākutstha yasyaitad dāruṇaṃ vanam
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etau janapadau sphītau pūrvam āstāṃ narottama
maladāś ca karūṣāś ca devanirmāṇa nirmitau
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purā vṛtravadhe rāma malena samabhiplutam
kṣudhā caiva sahasrākṣaṃ brahmahatyā yadāviśat
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tam indraṃ snāpayan devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ
kalaśaiḥ snāpayām āsur malaṃ cāsya pramocayan
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iha bhūmyāṃ malaṃ dattvā dattvā kāruṣam eva ca
śarīrajaṃ mahendrasya tato harṣaṃ prapedire
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nirmalo niṣkarūṣaś ca śucir indro yadābhavat
dadau deśasya suprīto varaṃ prabhur anuttamam
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imau janapadau sthītau khyātiṃ loke gamiṣyataḥ
maladāś ca karūṣāś ca mamāṅgamaladhāriṇau
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sādhu sādhv iti taṃ devāḥ pākaśāsanam abruvan
deśasya pūjāṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛtāṃ śakreṇa dhīmatā
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etau janapadau sthītau dīrghakālam ariṃdama
maladāś ca karūṣāś ca muditau dhanadhānyataḥ
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kasya cit tv atha kālasya yakṣī vai kāmarūpiṇī
balaṃ nāgasahasrasya dhārayantī tadā hy abhūt
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tāṭakā nāma bhadraṃ te bhāryā sundasya dhīmataḥ
mārīco rākṣasaḥ putro yasyāḥ śakraparākramaḥ
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imau janapadau nityaṃ vināśayati rāghava
maladāṃś ca karūṣāṃś ca tāṭakā duṣṭacāriṇī
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seyaṃ panthānam āvārya vasaty atyardhayojane
ata eva ca gantavyaṃ tāṭakāyā vanaṃ yataḥ
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svabāhubalam āśritya jahīmāṃ duṣṭacāriṇīm
manniyogād imaṃ deśaṃ kuru niṣkaṇṭakaṃ punaḥ
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na hi kaś cid imaṃ deśaṃ śakroty āgantum īdṛśam
yakṣiṇyā ghorayā rāma utsāditam asahyayā
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etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yathaitad daruṇaṃ vanam
yakṣyā cotsāditaṃ sarvam adyāpi na nivartate
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