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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 73
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atha rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
āpṛcchya tau ca rājānau jagāmottaraparvatam
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viśvāmitro gate rājā vaidehaṃ mithilādhipam
āpṛcchyātha jagāmāśu rājā daśarathaḥ purīm
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atha rājā videhānāṃ dadau kanyādhanaṃ bahu
gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi bahūni mithileśvaraḥ
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kambalānāṃ ca mukhyānāṃ kṣaumakoṭyambarāṇi ca
hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ divyarūpaṃ svalaṃkṛtam
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dadau kanyā pitā tāsāṃ dāsīdāsam anuttamam
hiraṇyasya suvarṇasya muktānāṃ vidrumasya ca
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dadau paramasaṃhṛṣṭaḥ kanyādhanam anuttamam
dattvā bahudhanaṃ rājā samanujñāpya pārthivam
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praviveśa svanilayaṃ mithilāṃ mithileśvaraḥ
rājāpy ayodhyādhipatiḥ saha putrair mahātmabhiḥ
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ṛṣīn sarvān puraskṛtya jagāma sabalānugaḥ
gacchantaṃ tu naravyāghraṃ sarṣisaṃghaṃ sarāghavam
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ghorāḥ sma pakṣiṇo vāco vyāharanti tatas tataḥ
bhaumāś caiva mṛgāḥ sarve gacchanti sma pradakṣiṇam
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tān dṛṣṭvā rājaśārdūlo vasiṣṭhaṃ paryapṛcchata
asaumyāḥ pakṣiṇo ghorā mṛgāś cāpi pradakṣiṇāḥ
kim idaṃ hṛdayotkampi mano mama viṣīdati
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rājño daśarathasyaitac chrutvā vākyaṃ mahān ṛṣiḥ
uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ śrūyatām asya yat phalam
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upasthitaṃ bhayaṃ ghoraṃ divyaṃ pakṣimukhāc cyutam
mṛgāḥ praśamayanty ete saṃtāpas tyajyatām ayam
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teṣāṃ saṃvadatāṃ tatra vāyuḥ prādur babhūva ha
kampayan medinīṃ sarvāṃ pātayaṃś ca drumāṃḥ śubhān
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tamasā saṃvṛtaḥ sūryaḥ sarvā na prababhur diśaḥ
bhasmanā cāvṛtaṃ sarvaṃ saṃmūḍham iva tad balam
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vasiṣṭha ṛṣayaś cānye rājā ca sasutas tadā
sasaṃjñā iva tatrāsan sarvam anyad vicetanam
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tasmiṃs tamasi ghore tu bhasmacchanneva sā camūḥ
dadarśa bhīmasaṃkāśaṃ jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam
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kailāsam iva durdharṣaṃ kālāgnim iva duḥsaham
jvalantam iva tejobhir durnirīkṣyaṃ pṛthagjanaiḥ
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skandhe cāsajya paraśuṃ dhanur vidyudgaṇopamam
pragṛhya śaramukhyaṃ ca tripuraghnaṃ yathā haram
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasaṃkāśaṃ jvalantam iva pāvakam
vasiṣṭhapramukhā viprā japahomaparāyaṇāḥ
saṃgatā munayaḥ sarve saṃjajalpur atho mithaḥ
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kac cit pitṛvadhāmarṣī kṣatraṃ notsādayiṣyati
pūrvaṃ kṣatravadhaṃ kṛtvā gatamanyur gatajvaraḥ
kṣatrasyotsādanaṃ bhūyo na khalv asya cikīrṣitam
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evam uktvārghyam ādāya bhārgavaṃ bhīmadarśanam
ṛṣayo rāma rāmeti madhurāṃ vācam abruvan
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pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjām ṛṣidattāṃ pratāpavān
rāmaṃ dāśarathiṃ rāmo jāmadagnyo 'bhyabhāṣata
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