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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 11
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atadarhaṃ mahārājaṃ śayānam atathocitam
yayātim iva puṇyānte devalokāt paricyutam
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anartharūpā siddhārthā abhītā bhayadarśinī
punar ākārayām āsa tam eva varam aṅganā
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tvaṃ katthase mahārāja satyavādī dṛḍhavrataḥ
mama cemaṃ varaṃ kasmād vidhārayitum icchasi
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evam uktas tu kaikeyyā rājā daśarathas tadā
pratyuvāca tataḥ kruddho muhūrtaṃ vihvalann iva
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mṛte mayi gate rāme vanaṃ manujapuṃgave
hantānārye mamāmitre rāmaḥ pravrājito vanam
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yadi satyaṃ bravīmy etat tad asatyaṃ bhaviṣyati
akīrtir atulā loke dhruvaṃ paribhavaś ca me
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tathā vilapatas tasya paribhramitacetasaḥ
astam abhyagamat sūryo rajanī cābhyavartata
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sa triyāmā tathārtasya candramaṇḍalamaṇḍitā
rājño vilapamānasya na vyabhāsata śarvarī
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tathaivoṣṇaṃ viniḥśvasya vṛddho daśaratho nṛpaḥ
vilalāpārtavad duḥkhaṃ gaganāsaktalocanaḥ
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na prabhātaṃ tvayecchāmi mayāyaṃ racito 'ñjaliḥ
atha vā gamyatāṃ śīghraṃ nāham icchāmi nirghṛṇām
nṛśaṃsāṃ kaikeyīṃ draṣṭuṃ yatkṛte vyasanaṃ mahat
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evam uktvā tato rājā kaikeyīṃ saṃyatāñjaliḥ
prasādayām āsa punaḥ kaikeyīṃ cedam abravīt
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sādhuvṛttasya dīnasya tvadgatasya gatāyuṣaḥ
prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ devi bhadre rājño viśeṣataḥ
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śūnyena khalu suśroṇi mayedaṃ samudāhṛtam
kuru sādhu prasādaṃ me bāle sahṛdayā hy asi
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viśuddhabhāvasya hi duṣṭabhāvā; tāmrekṣaṇasyāśrukalasya rājñaḥ
śrutvā vicitraṃ karuṇaṃ vilāpaṃ; bhartur nṛśaṃsā na cakāra vākyam
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tataḥ sa rājā punar eva mūrchitaḥ; priyām atuṣṭāṃ pratikūlabhāṣiṇīm
samīkṣya putrasya vivāsanaṃ prati; kṣitau visaṃjño nipapāta duḥkhitaḥ
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