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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 1
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kasya cit tv atha kālasya rājā daśarathaḥ sutam
bharataṃ kekayīputram abravīd raghunandanaḥ
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ayaṃ kekayarājasya putro vasati putraka
tvāṃ netum āgato vīra yudhājin mātulas tava
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śrutvā daśarathasyaitad bharataḥ kekayīsutaḥ
gamanāyābhicakrāma śatrughnasahitas tadā
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āpṛcchya pitaraṃ śūro rāmaṃ cākliṣṭakāriṇam
mātṝṃś cāpi naraśreṣṭhaḥ śatrughnasahito yayau
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yudhājit prāpya bharataṃ saśatrughnaṃ praharṣitaḥ
svapuraṃ prāviśad vīraḥ pitā tasya tutoṣa ha
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sa tatra nyavasad bhrātrā saha satkārasatkṛtaḥ
mātulenāśvapatinā putrasnehena lālitaḥ
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tatrāpi nivasantau tau tarpyamāṇau ca kāmataḥ
bhrātarau smaratāṃ vīrau vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam
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rājāpi tau mahātejāḥ sasmāra proṣitau sutau
ubhau bharataśatrughnau mahendravaruṇopamau
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sarva eva tu tasyeṣṭāś catvāraḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
svaśarīrād vinirvṛttāś catvāra iva bāhavaḥ
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teṣām api mahātejā rāmo ratikaraḥ pituḥ
svayambhūr iva bhūtānāṃ babhūva guṇavattaraḥ
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gate ca bharate rāmo lakṣmaṇaś ca mahābalaḥ
pitaraṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ pūjayām āsatus tadā
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pitur ājñāṃ puraskṛtya paurakāryāṇi sarvaśaḥ
cakāra rāmo dharmātmā priyāṇi ca hitāni ca
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mātṛbhyo mātṛkāryāṇi kṛtvā paramayantritaḥ
gurūṇāṃ gurukāryāṇi kāle kāle 'nvavaikṣata
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evaṃ daśarathaḥ prīto brāhmaṇā naigamās tathā
rāmasya śīlavṛttena sarve viṣayavāsinaḥ
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sa hi nityaṃ praśāntātmā mṛdupūrvaṃ ca bhāṣate
ucyamāno 'pi paruṣaṃ nottaraṃ pratipadyate
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kathaṃ cid upakāreṇa kṛtenaikena tuṣyati
na smaraty apakārāṇāṃ śatam apy ātmavattayā
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śīlavṛddhair jñānavṛddhair vayovṛddhaiś ca sajjanaiḥ
kathayann āsta vai nityam astrayogyāntareṣv api
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kalyāṇābhijanaḥ sādhur adīnaḥ satyavāg ṛjuḥ
vṛddhair abhivinītaś ca dvijair dharmārthadarśibhiḥ
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dharmārthakāmatattvajñaḥ smṛtimān pratibhāvanān
laukike samayācare kṛtakalpo viśāradaḥ
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śāstrajñaś ca kṛtajñaś ca puruṣāntarakovidaḥ
yaḥ pragrahānugrahayor yathānyāyaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ
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āyakarmaṇy upāyajñaḥ saṃdṛṣṭavyayakarmavit
śraiṣṭhyaṃ śāstrasamūheṣu prāpto vyāmiśrakeṣv api
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arthadharmau ca saṃgṛhya sukhatantro na cālasaḥ
vaihārikāṇāṃ śilpānāṃ vijñātārthavibhāgavit
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ārohe vinaye caiva yukto vāraṇavājinām
dhanurvedavidāṃ śreṣṭho loke 'tirathasaṃmataḥ
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abhiyātā prahartā ca senānayaviśāradaḥ
apradhṛṣyaś ca saṃgrāme kruddhair api surāsuraiḥ
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anasūyo jitakrodho na dṛpto na ca matsarī
na cāvamantā bhūtānāṃ na ca kālavaśānugaḥ
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evaṃ śraiṣṭhair guṇair yuktaḥ prajānāṃ pārthivātmajaḥ
saṃmatas triṣu lokeṣu vasudhāyāḥ kṣamāguṇaiḥ
buddhyā bṛhaspates tulyo vīryeṇāpi śacīpateḥ
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tathā sarvaprajākāntaiḥ prītisaṃjananaiḥ pituḥ
guṇair viruruce rāmo dīptaḥ sūrya ivāṃśubhiḥ
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tam evaṃvṛttasaṃpannam apradhṛṣya parākramam
lokapālopamaṃ nātham akāmayata medinī
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etais tu bahubhir yuktaṃ guṇair anupamaiḥ sutam
dṛṣṭvā daśaratho rājā cakre cintāṃ paraṃtapaḥ
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eṣā hy asya parā prītir hṛdi saṃparivartate
kadā nāma sutaṃ drakṣyāmy abhiṣiktam ahaṃ priyam
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vṛddhikāmo hi lokasya sarvabhūtānukampanaḥ
mattaḥ priyataro loke parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān
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yamaśakrasamo vīrye bṛhaspatisamo matau
mahīdharasamo dhṛtyāṃ mattaś ca guṇavattaraḥ
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mahīm aham imāṃ kṛtsnām adhitiṣṭhantam ātmajam
anena vayasā dṛṣṭvā yathā svargam avāpnuyām
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taṃ samīkṣya mahārājo yuktaṃ samuditair guṇaiḥ
niścitya sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ yuvarājam amanyata
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nānānagaravāstavyān pṛthagjānapadān api
samānināya medinyāḥ pradhānān pṛthivīpatiḥ
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atha rājavitīrṇeṣu vividheṣv āsaneṣu ca
rājānam evābhimukhā niṣedur niyatā nṛpāḥ
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sa labdhamānair vinayānvitair nṛpaiḥ; purālayair jānapadaiś ca mānavaiḥ
upopaviṣṭair nṛpatir vṛto babhau; sahasracakṣur bhagavān ivāmaraiḥ
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