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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 2
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tataḥ pariṣadaṃ sarvām āmantrya vasudhādhipaḥ
hitam uddharṣaṇaṃ cedam uvācāpratimaṃ vacaḥ
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dundubhisvanakalpena gambhīreṇānunādinā
svareṇa mahatā rājā jīgmūta iva nādayan
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so 'ham ikṣvākubhiḥ pūrvair narendraiḥ paripālitam
śreyasā yoktukāmo 'smi sukhārham akhilaṃ jagat
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mayāpy ācaritaṃ pūrvaiḥ panthānam anugacchatā
prajā nityam atandreṇa yathāśakty abhirakṣatā
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idaṃ śarīraṃ kṛtsnasya lokasya caratā hitam
pāṇḍur asyātapatrasyac chāyāyāṃ jaritaṃ mayā
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prāpya varṣasahasrāṇi bahūny āyūṃṣi jīvitaḥ
jīrṇasyāsya śarīrasya viśrāntim abhirocaye
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rājaprabhāvajuṣṭāṃ hi durvahām ajitendriyaiḥ
pariśrānto 'smi lokasya gurvīṃ dharmadhuraṃ vahan
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so 'haṃ viśramam icchāmi putraṃ kṛtvā prajāhite
saṃnikṛṣṭān imān sarvān anumānya dvijarṣabhān
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anujāto hi me sarvair guṇair jyeṣṭho mamātmajaḥ
puraṃdarasamo vīrye rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
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taṃ candram iva puṣyeṇa yuktaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ varam
yauvarājyena yoktāsmi prītaḥ puruṣapuṃgavam
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anurūpaḥ sa vo nātho lakṣmīvāṁl lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ
trailokyam api nāthena yena syān nāthavattaram
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anena śreyasā sadyaḥ saṃyojyāham imāṃ mahīm
gatakleśo bhaviṣyāmi sute tasmin niveśya vai
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iti bruvantaṃ muditāḥ pratyanandan nṛpā nṛpam
vṛṣṭimantaṃ mahāmeghaṃ nardantam iva barhiṇaḥ
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tasya dharmārthaviduṣo bhāvam ājñāya sarvaśaḥ
ūcuś ca manasā jñātvā vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam
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anekavarṣasāhasro vṛddhas tvam asi pārthiva
sa rāmaṃ yuvarājānam abhiṣiñcasva pārthivam
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iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājā teṣāṃ manaḥpriyam
ajānann iva jijñāsur idaṃ vacanam abravīt
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kathaṃ nu mayi dharmeṇa pṛthivīm anuśāsati
bhavanto draṣṭum icchanti yuvarājaṃ mamātmajam
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te tam ūcur mahātmānaṃ paurajānapadaiḥ saha
bahavo nṛpa kalyāṇā guṇāḥ putrasya santi te
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divyair guṇaiḥ śakrasamo rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
ikṣvākubhyo hi sarvebhyo 'py atirakto viśāmpate
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rāmaḥ satpuruṣo loke satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ
dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca śīlavān anasūyakaḥ
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kṣāntaḥ sāntvayitā ślakṣṇaḥ kṛtajño vijitendriyaḥ
mṛduś ca sthiracittaś ca sadā bhavyo 'nasūyakaḥ
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priyavādī ca bhūtānāṃ satyavādī ca rāghavaḥ
bahuśrutānāṃ vṛddhānāṃ brāhmaṇānām upāsitā
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tenāsyehātulā kīrtir yaśas tejaś ca vardhate
devāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ sarvāstreṣu viśāradaḥ
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yadā vrajati saṃgrāmaṃ grāmārthe nagarasya vā
gatvā saumitrisahito nāvijitya nivartate
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saṃgrāmāt punar āgamya kuñjareṇa rathena vā
paurān svajanavan nityaṃ kuśalaṃ paripṛcchati
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putreṣv agniṣu dāreṣu preṣyaśiṣyagaṇeṣu ca
nikhilenānupūrvyā ca pitā putrān ivaurasān
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śuśrūṣante ca vaḥ śiṣyāḥ kac cit karmasu daṃśitāḥ
iti naḥ puruṣavyāghraḥ sadā rāmo 'bhibhāṣate
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vyasaneṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ bhṛśaṃ bhavati duḥkhitaḥ
utsaveṣu ca sarveṣu piteva parituṣyati
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satyavādī maheṣvāso vṛddhasevī jitendriyaḥ
vatsaḥ śreyasi jātas te diṣṭyāsau tava rāghavaḥ
diṣṭyā putraguṇair yukto mārīca iva kaśyapaḥ
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balam ārogyam āyuś ca rāmasya viditātmanaḥ
āśaṃsate janaḥ sarvo rāṣṭre puravare tathā
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abhyantaraś ca bāhyaś ca paurajānapado janaḥ
striyo vṛddhās taruṇyaś ca sāyaṃprātaḥ samāhitāḥ
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sarvān devān namasyanti rāmasyārthe yaśasvinaḥ
teṣām āyācitaṃ deva tvatprasādāt samṛdhyatām
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rāmam indīvaraśyāmaṃ sarvaśatrunibarhaṇam
paśyāmo yauvarājyasthaṃ tava rājottamātmajam
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taṃ devadevopamam ātmajaṃ te; sarvasya lokasya hite niviṣṭam
hitāya naḥ kṣipram udārajuṣṭaṃ; mudābhiṣektuṃ varada tvam arhasi
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