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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 23
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abhivādya tu kausalyāṃ rāmaḥ saṃprasthito vanam
kṛtasvastyayano mātrā dharmiṣṭhe vartmani sthitaḥ
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virājayan rājasuto rājamārgaṃ narair vṛtam
hṛdayāny āmamantheva janasya guṇavattayā
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vaidehī cāpi tat sarvaṃ na śuśrāva tapasvinī
tad eva hṛdi tasyāś ca yauvarājyābhiṣecanam
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devakāryaṃ sma sā kṛtvā kṛtajñā hṛṣṭacetanā
abhijñā rājadharmāṇāṃ rājaputraṃ pratīkṣate
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praviveśātha rāmas tu svaveśma suvibhūṣitam
prahṛṣṭajanasaṃpūrṇaṃ hriyā kiṃ cid avāṅmukhaḥ
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atha sītā samutpatya vepamānā ca taṃ patim
apaśyac chokasaṃtaptaṃ cintāvyākulilendriyam
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vivarṇavadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ prasvinnam amarṣaṇam
āha duḥkhābhisaṃtaptā kim idānīm idaṃ prabho
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adya bārhaspataḥ śrīmān yuktaḥ puṣyo na rāghava
procyate brāhmaṇaiḥ prājñaiḥ kena tvam asi durmanāḥ
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na te śataśalākena jalaphenanibhena ca
āvṛtaṃ vadanaṃ valgu chatreṇābhivirājate
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vyajanābhyāṃ ca mukhyābhyāṃ śatapatranibhekṣaṇam
candrahaṃsaprakāśābhyāṃ vījyate na tavānanam
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vāgmino bandinaś cāpi prahṛṣṭās tvaṃ nararṣabha
stuvanto nādya dṛśyante maṅgalaiḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ
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na te kṣaudraṃ ca dadhi ca brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ
mūrdhni mūrdhāvasiktasya dadhati sma vidhānataḥ
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na tvāṃ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā śreṇīmukhyāś ca bhūṣitāḥ
anuvrajitum icchanti paurajāpapadās tathā
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caturbhir vegasaṃpannair hayaiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ
mukhyaḥ puṣyaratho yuktaḥ kiṃ na gacchati te 'grataḥ
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na hastī cāgrataḥ śrīmāṃs tava lakṣaṇapūjitaḥ
prayāṇe lakṣyate vīra kṛṣṇameghagiri prabhaḥ
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na ca kāñcanacitraṃ te paśyāmi priyadarśana
bhadrāsanaṃ puraskṛtya yāntaṃ vīrapuraḥsaram
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abhiṣeko yadā sajjaḥ kim idānīm idaṃ tava
apūrvo mukhavarṇaś ca na praharṣaś ca lakṣyate
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itīva vilapantīṃ tāṃ provāca raghunandanaḥ
sīte tatrabhavāṃs tāta pravrājayati māṃ vanam
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kule mahati saṃbhūte dharmajñe dharmacāriṇi
śṛṇu jānaki yenedaṃ krameṇābhyāgataṃ mama
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rājñā satyapratijñena pitrā daśarathena me
kaikeyyai prītamanasā purā dattau mahāvarau
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tayādya mama sajje 'sminn abhiṣeke nṛpodyate
pracoditaḥ sa samayo dharmeṇa pratinirjitaḥ
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caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi vastavyaṃ daṇḍake mayā
pitrā me bharataś cāpi yauvarājye niyojitaḥ
so 'haṃ tvām āgato draṣṭuṃ prasthito vijanaṃ vanam
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bharatasya samīpe te nāhaṃ kathyaḥ kadā cana
ṛddhiyuktā hi puruṣā na sahante parastavam
tasmān na te guṇāḥ kathyā bharatasyāgrato mama
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nāpi tvaṃ tena bhartavyā viśeṣeṇa kadā cana
anukūlatayā śakyaṃ samīpe tasya vartitum
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ahaṃ cāpi pratijñāṃ tāṃ guroḥ samanupālayan
vanam adyaiva yāsyāmi sthirā bhava manasvini
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yāte ca mayi kalyāṇi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam
vratopavāsaratayā bhavitavyaṃ tvayānaghe
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kālyam utthāya devānāṃ kṛtvā pūjāṃ yathāvidhi
vanditavyo daśarathaḥ pitā mama nareśvaraḥ
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mātā ca mama kausalyā vṛddhā saṃtāpakarśitā
dharmam evāgrataḥ kṛtvā tvattaḥ saṃmānam arhati
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vanditavyāś ca te nityaṃ yāḥ śeṣā mama mātaraḥ
snehapraṇayasaṃbhogaiḥ samā hi mama mātaraḥ
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bhrātṛputrasamau cāpi draṣṭavyau ca viśeṣataḥ
tvayā lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau prāṇaiḥ priyatarau mama
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vipriyaṃ na ca kartavyaṃ bharatasya kadā cana
sa hi rājā prabhuś caiva deśasya ca kulasya ca
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ārādhitā hi śīlena prayatnaiś copasevitāḥ
rājānaḥ saṃprasīdanti prakupyanti viparyaye
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aurasān api putrān hi tyajanty ahitakāriṇaḥ
samarthān saṃpragṛhṇanti janān api narādhipāḥ
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ahaṃ gamiṣyāmi mahāvanaṃ priye; tvayā hi vastavyam ihaiva bhāmini
yathā vyalīkaṃ kuruṣe na kasya cit; tathā tvayā kāryam idaṃ vaco mama
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