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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 3
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teṣām ajñalipadmāni pragṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ
pratigṛhyābravīd rājā tebhyaḥ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ
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aho 'smi paramaprītaḥ prabhāvaś cātulo mama
yan me jyeṣṭhaṃ priyaṃ putraṃ yauvarājyastham icchatha
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iti pratyarcya tān rājā brāhmaṇān idam abravīt
vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca teṣām evopaśṛṇvatām
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caitraḥ śrīmān ayaṃ māsaḥ puṇyaḥ puṣpitakānanaḥ
yauvarājyāya rāmasya sarvam evopakalpyatām
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kṛtam ity eva cābrūtām abhigamya jagatpatim
yathoktavacanaṃ prītau harṣayuktau dvijarṣabhau
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tataḥ sumantraṃ dyutimān rājā vacanam abravīt
rāmaḥ kṛtātmā bhavatā śīghram ānīiyatām iti
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sa tatheti pratijñāya sumantro rājaśāsanāt
rāmaṃ tatrānayāṃ cakre rathena rathināṃ varam
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atha tatra samāsīnās tadā daśarathaṃ nṛpam
prācyodīcyāḥ pratīcyāś ca dākṣiṇātyāś ca bhūmipāḥ
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mlecchāś cāryāś ca ye cānye vanaśailāntavāsinaḥ
upāsāṃ cakrire sarve taṃ devā iva vāsavam
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teṣāṃ madhye sa rājarṣir marutām iva vāsavaḥ
prāsādastho rathagataṃ dadarśāyāntam ātmajam
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gandharvarājapratimaṃ loke vikhyātapauruṣam
dīrghabāhuṃ mahāsattvaṃ mattamātaṅgagāminam
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candrakāntānanaṃ rāmam atīva priyadarśanam
rūpaudāryaguṇaiḥ puṃsāṃ dṛṣṭicittāpahāriṇam
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gharmābhitaptāḥ parjanyaṃ hlādayantam iva prajāḥ
na tatarpa samāyāntaṃ paśyamāno narādhipaḥ
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avatārya sumantras taṃ rāghavaṃ syandanottamāt
pituḥ samīpaṃ gacchantaṃ prāñjaliḥ pṛṣṭhato 'nvagāt
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sa taṃ kailāsaśṛṅgābhaṃ prāsādaṃ narapuṃgavaḥ
āruroha nṛpaṃ draṣṭuṃ saha sūtena rāghavaḥ
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sa prāñjalir abhipretya praṇataḥ pitur antike
nāma svaṃ śrāvayan rāmo vavande caraṇau pituḥ
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taṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇataṃ pārśve kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ nṛpaḥ
gṛhyāñjalau samākṛṣya sasvaje priyam ātmajam
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tasmai cābhyudyataṃ śrīmān maṇikāñcanabhūṣitam
dideśa rājā ruciraṃ rāmāya paramāsanam
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tad āsanavaraṃ prāpya vyadīpayata rāghavaḥ
svayeva prabhayā merum udaye vimalo raviḥ
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tena vibhrājitā tatra sā sabhābhivyarocata
vimalagrahanakṣatrā śāradī dyaur ivendunā
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taṃ paśyamāno nṛpatis tutoṣa priyam ātmajam
alaṃkṛtam ivātmānam ādarśatalasaṃsthitam
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sa taṃ sasmitam ābhāṣya putraṃ putravatāṃ varaḥ
uvācedaṃ vaco rājā devendram iva kaśyapaḥ
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jyeṣṭhāyām asi me patnyāṃ sadṛśyāṃ sadṛśaḥ sutaḥ
utpannas tvaṃ guṇaśreṣṭho mama rāmātmajaḥ priyaḥ
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tvayā yataḥ prajāś cemāḥ svaguṇair anurañjitāḥ
tasmāt tvaṃ puṣyayogena yauvarājyam avāpnuhi
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kāmatas tvaṃ prakṛtyaiva vinīto guṇavān asi
guṇavaty api tu snehāt putra vakṣyāmi te hitam
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bhūyo vinayam āsthāya bhava nityaṃ jitendriyaḥ
kāmakrodhasamutthāni tyajethā vyasanāni ca
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parokṣayā vartamāno vṛttyā pratyakṣayā tathā
amātyaprabhṛtīḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtīś cānurañjaya
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tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛtir yaḥ pālayati medinīm
tasya nandanti mitrāṇi labdhvāmṛtam ivāmarāḥ
tasmāt putra tvam ātmānaṃ niyamyaiva samācara
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tac chrutvā suhṛdas tasya rāmasya priyakāriṇaḥ
tvaritāḥ śīghram abhyetya kausalyāyai nyavedayan
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sā hiraṇyaṃ ca gāś caiva ratnāni vividhāni ca
vyādideśa priyākhyebhyaḥ kausalyā pramadottamā
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athābhivādya rājānaṃ ratham āruhya rāghavaḥ
yayau svaṃ dyutimad veśma janaughaiḥ pratipūjitaḥ
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te cāpi paurā nṛpater vacas tac; chrutvā tadā lābham iveṣṭam āpya
narendram āmantya gṛhāṇi gatvā; devān samānarcur atīva hṛṣṭāḥ
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