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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 19
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atha taṃ vyathayā dīnaṃ saviśeṣam amarṣitam
śvasantam iva nāgendraṃ roṣavisphāritekṣaṇam
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āsādya rāmaḥ saumitriṃ suhṛdaṃ bhrātaraṃ priyam
uvācedaṃ sa dhairyeṇa dhārayan sattvam ātmavān
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saumitre yo 'bhiṣekārthe mama saṃbhārasaṃbhramaḥ
abhiṣekanivṛttyarthe so 'stu saṃbhārasaṃbhramaḥ
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yasyā madabhiṣekārthaṃ mānasaṃ paritapyate
mātā naḥ sā yathā na syāt saviśaṅkā tathā kuru
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tasyāḥ śaṅkāmayaṃ duḥkhaṃ muhūrtam api notsahe
manasi pratisaṃjātaṃ saumitre 'ham upekṣitum
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na buddhipūrvaṃ nābuddhaṃ smarāmīha kadā cana
mātṝṇāṃ vā pitur vāhaṃ kṛtam alpaṃ ca vipriyam
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satyaḥ satyābhisaṃdhaś ca nityaṃ satyaparākramaḥ
paralokabhayād bhīto nirbhayo 'stu pitā mama
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tasyāpi hi bhaved asmin karmaṇy apratisaṃhṛte
satyaṃ neti manas tāpas tasya tāpas tapec ca mām
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abhiṣekavidhānaṃ tu tasmāt saṃhṛtya lakṣmaṇa
anvag evāham icchāmi vanaṃ gantum itaḥ punaḥ
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mama pravrājanād adya kṛtakṛtyā nṛpātmajā
sutaṃ bharatam avyagram abhiṣecayitā tataḥ
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mayi cīrājinadhare jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇi
gate 'raṇyaṃ ca kaikeyyā bhaviṣyati manaḥsukham
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buddhiḥ praṇītā yeneyaṃ manaś ca susamāhitam
tat tu nārhāmi saṃkleṣṭuṃ pravrajiṣyāmi māciram
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kṛtāntas tv eva saumitre draṣṭavyo matpravāsane
rājyasya ca vitīrṇasya punar eva nivartane
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kaikeyyāḥ pratipattir hi kathaṃ syān mama pīḍane
yadi bhāvo na daivo 'yaṃ kṛtāntavihito bhavet
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jānāsi hi yathā saumya na mātṛṣu mamāntaram
bhūtapūrvaṃ viśeṣo vā tasyā mayi sute 'pi vā
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so 'bhiṣekanivṛttyarthaiḥ pravāsārthaiś ca durvacaiḥ
ugrair vākyair ahaṃ tasyā nānyad daivāt samarthaye
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kathaṃ prakṛtisaṃpannā rājaputrī tathāguṇā
brūyāt sā prākṛteva strī matpīḍāṃ bhartṛsaṃnidhau
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yad acintyaṃ tu tad daivaṃ bhūteṣv api na hanyate
vyaktaṃ mayi ca tasyāṃ ca patito hi viparyayaḥ
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kaś cid daivena saumitre yoddhum utsahate pumān
yasya na grahaṇaṃ kiṃ cit karmaṇo 'nyatra dṛśyate
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sukhaduḥkhe bhayakrodhau lābhālābhau bhavābhavau
yasya kiṃ cit tathā bhūtaṃ nanu daivasya karma tat
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vyāhate 'py abhiṣeke me paritāpo na vidyate
tasmād aparitāpaḥ saṃs tvam apy anuvidhāya mām
pratisaṃhāraya kṣipram ābhiṣecanikīṃ kriyām
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na lakṣmaṇāsmin mama rājyavighne; mātā yavīyasy atiśaṅkanīyā
daivābhipannā hi vadanty aniṣṭaṃ; jānāsi daivaṃ ca tathā prabhāvam
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