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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 66
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janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
dhanur darśaya rāmāya iti hovāca pārthivam
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tataḥ sa rājā janakaḥ sacivān vyādideśa ha
dhanur ānīyatāṃ divyaṃ gandhamālyavibhūṣitam
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janakena samādiṣṭhāḥ sacivāḥ prāviśan purīm
tad dhanuḥ purataḥ kṛtvā nirjagmuḥ pārthivājñayā
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nṛpāṃ śatāni pañcāśad vyāyatānāṃ mahātmanām
mañjūṣām aṣṭacakrāṃ tāṃ samūhas te kathaṃ cana
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tām ādāya tu mañjūṣām āyatīṃ yatra tad dhanuḥ
suropamaṃ te janakam ūcur nṛpati mantriṇaḥ
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idaṃ dhanurvaraṃ rājan pūjitaṃ sarvarājabhiḥ
mithilādhipa rājendra darśanīyaṃ yadīcchasi
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teṣāṃ nṛpo vacaḥ śrutvā kṛtāñjalir abhāṣata
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānaṃ tau cobhau rāmalakṣmaṇau
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idaṃ dhanurvaraṃ brahmañ janakair abhipūjitam
rājabhiś ca mahāvīryair aśakyaṃ pūrituṃ tadā
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naitat suragaṇāḥ sarve nāsurā na ca rākṣasāḥ
gandharvayakṣapravarāḥ sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ
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kva gatir mānuṣāṇāṃ ca dhanuṣo 'sya prapūraṇe
āropaṇe samāyoge vepane tolane 'pi vā
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tad etad dhanuṣāṃ śreṣṭham ānītaṃ munipuṃgava
darśayaitan mahābhāga anayo rājaputrayoḥ
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viśvāmitras tu dharmātmā śrutvā janakabhāṣitam
vatsa rāma dhanuḥ paśya iti rāghavam abravīt
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maharṣer vacanād rāmo yatra tiṣṭhati tad dhanuḥ
mañjūṣāṃ tām apāvṛtya dṛṣṭvā dhanur athābravīt
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idaṃ dhanurvaraṃ brahman saṃspṛśāmīha pāṇinā
yatnavāṃś ca bhaviṣyāmi tolane pūraṇe 'pi vā
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bāḍham ity eva taṃ rājā muniś ca samabhāṣata
līlayā sa dhanur madhye jagrāha vacanān muneḥ
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paśyatāṃ nṛṣahasrāṇāṃ bahūnāṃ raghunandanaḥ
āropayat sa dharmātmā salīlam iva tad dhanuḥ
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āropayitvā maurvīṃ ca pūrayām āsa vīryavān
tad babhañja dhanur madhye naraśreṣṭho mahāyaśāḥ
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tasya śabdo mahān āsīn nirghātasamaniḥsvanaḥ
bhūmikampaś ca sumahān parvatasyeva dīryataḥ
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nipetuś ca narāḥ sarve tena śabdena mohitāḥ
vrajayitvā munivaraṃ rājānaṃ tau ca rāghavau
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pratyāśvasto jane tasmin rājā vigatasādhvasaḥ
uvāca prāñjalir vākyaṃ vākyajño munipuṃgavam
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bhagavan dṛṣṭavīryo me rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ
atyadbhutam acintyaṃ ca atarkitam idaṃ mayā
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janakānāṃ kule kīrtim āhariṣyati me sutā
sītā bhartāram āsādya rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam
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mama satyā pratijñā ca vīryaśulketi kauśika
sītā prāṇair bahumatā deyā rāmāya me sutā
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bhavato 'numate brahmañ śīghraṃ gacchantu mantriṇaḥ
mama kauśika bhadraṃ te ayodhyāṃ tvaritā rathaiḥ
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rājānaṃ praśritair vākyair ānayantu puraṃ mama
pradānaṃ vīryaśulkāḥ kathayantu ca sarvaśaḥ
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muniguptau ca kākutsthau kathayantu nṛpāya vai
prīyamāṇaṃ tu rājānam ānayantu suśīghragāḥ
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kauśikaś ca tathety āha rājā cābhāṣya mantriṇaḥ
ayodhyāṃ preṣayām āsa dharmātmā kṛtaśāsanāt
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