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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 14
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sa tad antaḥpuradvāraṃ samatītya janākulam
praviviktāṃ tataḥ kakṣyām āsasāda purāṇavit
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prāsakārmukabibhradbhir yuvabhir mṛṣṭakuṇḍalaiḥ
apramādibhir ekāgraiḥ svanuraktair adhiṣṭhitām
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tatra kāṣāyiṇo vṛddhān vetrapāṇīn svalaṃkṛtān
dadarśa viṣṭhitān dvāri stryadhyakṣān susamāhitān
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te samīkṣya samāyāntaṃ rāmapriyacikīrṣavaḥ
sahabhāryāya rāmāya kṣipram evācacakṣire
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prativeditam ājñāya sūtam abhyantaraṃ pituḥ
tatraivānāyayām āsa rāghavaḥ priyakāmyayā
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taṃ vaiśravaṇasaṃkāśam upaviṣṭaṃ svalaṃkṛtam
dādarśa sūtaḥ paryaṅke sauvaṇo sottaracchade
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varāharudhirābheṇa śucinā ca sugandhinā
anuliptaṃ parārdhyena candanena paraṃtapam
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sthitayā pārśvataś cāpi vālavyajanahastayā
upetaṃ sītayā bhūyaś citrayā śaśinaṃ yathā
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taṃ tapantam ivādityam upapannaṃ svatejasā
vavande varadaṃ bandī niyamajño vinītavat
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prāñjalis tu sukhaṃ pṛṣṭvā vihāraśayanāsane
rājaputram uvācedaṃ sumantro rājasatkṛtaḥ
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kausalyā suprabhā deva pitā tvaṃ draṣṭum icchati
mahiṣyā saha kaikeyyā gamyatāṃ tatra māciram
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evam uktas tu saṃhṛṣṭo narasiṃho mahādyutiḥ
tataḥ saṃmānayām āsa sītām idam uvāca ha
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devi devaś ca devī ca samāgamya madantare
mantreyete dhruvaṃ kiṃ cid abhiṣecanasaṃhitam
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lakṣayitvā hy abhiprāyaṃ priyakāmā sudakṣiṇā
saṃcodayati rājānaṃ madarthaṃ madirekṣaṇā
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yādṛśī pariṣat tatra tādṛśo dūta āgataḥ
dhruvam adyaiva māṃ rājā yauvarājye 'bhiṣekṣyati
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hanta śīghram ito gatvā drakṣyāmi ca mahīpatiḥ
saha tvaṃ parivāreṇa sukham āssva ramasya ca
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patisaṃmānitā sītā bhartāram asitekṣaṇā
ādvāram anuvavrāja maṅgalāny abhidadhyuṣī
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sa sarvān arthino dṛṣṭvā sametya pratinandya ca
tataḥ pāvakasaṃkāśam āruroha rathottamam
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muṣṇantam iva cakṣūṃṣi prabhayā hemavarcasaṃ
kareṇuśiśukalpaiś ca yuktaṃ paramavājibhiḥ
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hariyuktaṃ sahasrākṣo ratham indra ivāśugam
prayayau tūrṇam āsthāya rāghavo jvalitaḥ śriyā
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sa parjanya ivākāśe svanavān abhinādayan
niketān niryayau śrīmān mahābhrād iva candramāḥ
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chatracāmarapāṇis tu lakṣmaṇo rāghavānujaḥ
jugopa bhrātaraṃ bhrātā ratham āsthāya pṛṣṭhataḥ
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tato halahalāśabdas tumulaḥ samajāyata
tasya niṣkramamāṇasya janaughasya samantataḥ
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sa rāghavas tatra kathāpralāpaṃ; śuśrāva lokasya samāgatasya
ātmādhikārā vividhāś ca vācaḥ; prahṛṣṭarūpasya pure janasya
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eṣa śriyaṃ gacchati rāghavo 'dya; rājaprasādād vipulāṃ gamiṣyan
ete vayaṃ sarvasamṛddhakāmā; yeṣām ayaṃ no bhavitā praśāstā
lābho janasyāsya yad eṣa sarvaṃ; prapatsyate rāṣṭram idaṃ cirāya
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sa ghoṣavadbhiś ca hayaiḥ sanāgaiḥ; puraḥsaraiḥ svastikasūtamāgadhaiḥ
mahīyamānaḥ pravaraiś ca vādakair; abhiṣṭuto vaiśravaṇo yathā yayau
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kareṇumātaṅgarathāśvasaṃkulaṃ; mahājanaughaiḥ paripūrṇacatvaram
prabhūtaratnaṃ bahupaṇyasaṃcayaṃ; dadarśa rāmo ruciraṃ mahāpatham
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