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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 13
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te tu tāṃ rajanīm uṣya brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
upatasthur upasthānaṃ saharājapurohitāḥ
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amātyā balamukhyāś ca mukhyā ye nigamasya ca
rāghavasyābhiṣekārthe prīyamāṇās tu saṃgatāḥ
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udite vimale sūrye puṣye cābhyāgate 'hani
abhiṣekāya rāmasya dvijendrair upakalpitam
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kāñcanā jalakumbhāś ca bhadrapīṭhaṃ svalaṃkṛtam
rāmaś ca samyagāstīrṇo bhāsvarā vyāghracarmaṇā
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gaṅgāyamunayoḥ puṇyāt saṃgamād āhṛtaṃ jalam
yāś cānyāḥ saritaḥ puṇyā hradāḥ kūpāḥ sarāṃsi ca
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prāgvāhāś cordhvavāhāś ca tiryagvāhāḥ samāhitāḥ
tābhyaś caivāhṛtaṃ toyaṃ samudrebhyaś ca sarvaśaḥ
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kṣaudraṃ dadhighṛtaṃ lājā dharbhāḥ sumanasaḥ payaḥ
salājāḥ kṣīribhiś channā ghaṭāḥ kāñcanarājatāḥ
padmotpalayutā bhānti pūrṇāḥ paramavāriṇā
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candrāṃśuvikacaprakhyaṃ pāṇḍuraṃ ratnabhūṣitam
sajjaṃ tiṣṭhati rāmasya vālavyajanam uttamam
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candramaṇḍalasaṃkāśam ātapatraṃ ca pāṇḍuram
sajjaṃ dyutikaraṃ śrīmad abhiṣekapuraskṛtam
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pāṇḍuraś ca vṛṣaḥ sajjaḥ pāṇḍurāśvaś ca susthitaḥ
prasrutaś ca gajaḥ śrīmān aupavāhyaḥ pratīkṣate
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aṣṭau kanyāś ca maṅgalyāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ
vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi bandinaś ca tathāpare
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ikṣvākūṇāṃ yathā rājye saṃbhriyetābhiṣecanam
tathā jātīyām ādāya rājaputrābhiṣecanam
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te rājavacanāt tatra samavetā mahīpatim
apaśyanto 'bruvan ko nu rājño naḥ prativedayet
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na paśyāmaś ca rājānam uditaś ca divākaraḥ
yauvarājyābhiṣekaś ca sajjo rāmasya dhīmataḥ
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iti teṣu bruvāṇeṣu sārvabhaumān mahīpatīn
abravīt tān idaṃ sarvān sumantro rājasatkṛtaḥ
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ayaṃ pṛcchāmi vacanāt sukham āyuṣmatām aham
rājñaḥ saṃpratibuddhasya yac cāgamanakāraṇam
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ity uktvāntaḥpuradvāram ājagāma purāṇavit
āśīrbhir guṇayuktābhir abhituṣṭāva rāghavam
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gatā bhagavatī rātrirahaḥ śivam upasthitam
budhyasva nṛpaśārdūla kuru kāryam anantaram
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brāhmaṇā balamukhyāś ca naigamāś cāgatā nṛpa
darśanaṃ pratikāṅkṣante pratibudhyasva rāghava
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stuvantaṃ taṃ tadā sūtaṃ sumantraṃ mantrakovidam
pratibudhya tato rājā idaṃ vacanam abravīt
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na caiva saṃprasuto 'ham ānayed āśu rāghavam
iti rājā daśarathaḥ sūtaṃ tatrānvaśāt punaḥ
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sa rājavacanaṃ śrutvā śirasā pratipūjya tam
nirjagāma nṛpāvāsān manyamānaḥ priyaṃ mahat
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prapanno rājamārgaṃ ca patākā dhvajaśobhitam
sa sūtas tatra śuśrāva rāmādhikaraṇāḥ kathāḥ
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tato dadarśa ruciraṃ kailāsasadṛśaprabham
rāmaveśma sumantras tu śakraveśmasamaprabham
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mahākapāṭapihitaṃ vitardiśataśobhitam
kāñcanapratimaikāgraṃ maṇividrumatoraṇam
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śāradābhraghanaprakhyaṃ dīptaṃ meruguhopamam
dāmabhir varamālyānāṃ sumahadbhir alaṃkṛtam
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sa vājiyuktena rathena sārathir; narākulaṃ rājakulaṃ vilokayan
tataḥ samāsādya mahādhanaṃ mahat; prahṛṣṭaromā sa babhūva sārathiḥ
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tad adrikūṭācalameghasaṃnibhaṃ; mahāvimānottamaveśmasaṃghavat
avāryamāṇaḥ praviveśa sārathiḥ; prabhūtaratnaṃ makaro yathārṇavam
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