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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 15
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sa rāmo ratham āsthāya saṃprahṛṣṭasuhṛjjanaḥ
apaśyan nagaraṃ śrīmān nānājanasamākulam
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sa gṛhair abhrasaṃkāśaiḥ pāṇḍurair upaśobhitam
rājamārgaṃ yayau rāmo madhyenāgarudhūpitam
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śobhamānam asaṃbādhaṃ taṃ rājapatham uttamam
saṃvṛtaṃ vividhaiḥ paṇyair bhakṣyair uccāvacair api
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āśīrvādān bahūñ śṛṇvan suhṛdbhiḥ samudīritān
yathārhaṃ cāpi saṃpūjya sarvān eva narān yayau
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pitāmahair ācaritaṃ tathaiva prapitāmahaiḥ
adyopādāya taṃ mārgam abhiṣikto 'nupālaya
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yathā sma lālitāḥ pitrā yathā pūrvaiḥ pitāmahaiḥ
tataḥ sukhataraṃ sarve rāme vatsyāma rājani
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alam adya hi bhuktena paramārthair alaṃ ca naḥ
yathā paśyāma niryāntaṃ rāmaṃ rājye pratiṣṭhitam
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ato hi na priyataraṃ nānyat kiṃ cid bhaviṣyati
yathābhiṣeko rāmasya rājyenāmitatejasaḥ
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etāś cānyāś ca suhṛdām udāsīnaḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ
ātmasaṃpūjanīḥ śṛṇvan yayau rāmo mahāpatham
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na hi tasmān manaḥ kaś cic cakṣuṣī vā narottamāt
naraḥ śaknoty apākraṣṭum atikrānte 'pi rāghave
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sarveṣāṃ sa hi dharmātmā varṇānāṃ kurute dayām
caturṇāṃ hi vayaḥsthānāṃ tena te tam anuvratāḥ
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sa rājakulam āsādya mahendrabhavanopamam
rājaputraḥ pitur veśma praviveśa śriyā jvalan
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sa sarvāḥ samatikramya kakṣyā daśarathātmajaḥ
saṃnivartya janaṃ sarvaṃ śuddhāntaḥpuram abhyagāt
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tataḥ praviṣṭe pitur antikaṃ tadā; janaḥ sa sarvo mudito nṛpātmaje
pratīkṣate tasya punaḥ sma nirgamaṃ; yathodayaṃ candramasaḥ saritpatiḥ
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