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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 28
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tato 'bravīn mahātejā rāmo lakṣmaṇam agrataḥ
sthitaṃ prāggāminaṃ vīraṃ yācamānaṃ kṛtāñjalim
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mayādya saha saumitre tvayi gacchati tad vanam
ko bhariṣyati kausalyāṃ sumitrāṃ vā yaśasvinīm
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abhivarṣati kāmair yaḥ parjanyaḥ pṛthivīm iva
sa kāmapāśaparyasto mahātejā mahīpatiḥ
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sā hi rājyam idaṃ prāpya nṛpasyāśvapateḥ sutā
duḥkhitānāṃ sapatnīnāṃ na kariṣyati śobhanam
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evam uktas tu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā
pratyuvāca tadā rāmaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam
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tavaiva tejasā vīra bharataḥ pūjayiṣyati
kausalyāṃ ca sumitrāṃ ca prayato nātra saṃśayaḥ
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kausalyā bibhṛyād āryā sahasram api madvidhān
yasyāḥ sahasraṃ grāmāṇāṃ saṃprāptam upajīvanam
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dhanur ādāya saśaraṃ khanitrapiṭakādharaḥ
agratas te gamiṣyāmi panthānam anudarśayan
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āhariṣyāmi te nityaṃ mūlāni ca phalāni ca
vanyāni yāni cānyāni svāhārāṇi tapasvinām
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bhavāṃs tu saha vaidehyā girisānuṣu raṃsyate
ahaṃ sarvaṃ kariṣyāmi jāgrataḥ svapataś ca te
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rāmas tv anena vākyena suprītaḥ pratyuvāca tam
vrajāpṛcchasva saumitre sarvam eva suhṛjjanam
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ye ca rājño dadau divye mahātmā varuṇaḥ svayam
janakasya mahāyajñe dhanuṣī raudradarśane
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abhedyakavace divye tūṇī cākṣayasāyakau
ādityavimalau cobhau khaḍgau hemapariṣkṛtau
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satkṛtya nihitaṃ sarvam etad ācāryasadmani
sa tvam āyudham ādāya kṣipram āvraja lakṣmaṇa
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sa suhṛjjanam āmantrya vanavāsāya niścitaḥ
ikṣvākugurum āmantrya jagrāhāyudham uttamam
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tad divyaṃ rājaśārdūlaḥ satkṛtaṃ mālyabhūṣitam
rāmāya darśayām āsa saumitriḥ sarvam āyudham
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tam uvācātmavān rāmaḥ prītyā lakṣmaṇam āgatam
kāle tvam āgataḥ saumya kāṅkṣite mama lakṣmaṇa
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ahaṃ pradātum icchāmi yad idaṃ māmakaṃ dhanam
brāhmaṇebhyas tapasvibhyas tvayā saha paraṃtapa
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vasantīha dṛḍhaṃ bhaktyā guruṣu dvijasattamāḥ
teṣām api ca me bhūyaḥ sarveṣāṃ copajīvinām
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vasiṣṭhaputraṃ tu suyajñam āryaṃ; tvam ānayāśu pravaraṃ dvijānām
abhiprayāsyāmi vanaṃ samastān; abhyarcya śiṣṭān aparān dvijātīn
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