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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 30
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dattvā tu saha vaidehyā brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ bahu
jagmatuḥ pitaraṃ draṣṭuṃ sītayā saha rāghavau
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tato gṛhīte duṣprekṣye aśobhetāṃ tadāyudhe
mālādāmabhir āsakte sītayā samalaṃkṛte
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tataḥ prāsādaharmyāṇi vimānaśikharāṇi ca
adhiruhya janaḥ śrīmān udāsīno vyalokayat
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na hi rathyāḥ sma śakyante gantuṃ bahujanākulāḥ
āruhya tasmāt prāsādān dīnāḥ paśyanti rāghavam
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padātiṃ varjitacchatraṃ rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā janāḥ
ūcur bahuvidhā vācaḥ śokopahatacetasaḥ
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yaṃ yāntam anuyāti sma caturaṅgabalaṃ mahat
tam ekaṃ sītayā sārdham anuyāti sma lakṣmaṇaḥ
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aiśvaryasya rasajñaḥ san kāmināṃ caiva kāmadaḥ
necchaty evānṛtaṃ kartuṃ pitaraṃ dharmagauravāt
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yā na śakyā purā draṣṭuṃ bhūtair ākāśagair api
tām adya sītāṃ paśyanti rājamārgagatā janāḥ
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aṅgarāgocitāṃ sītāṃ raktacandana sevinīm
varṣam uṣṇaṃ ca śītaṃ ca neṣyaty āśu vivarṇatām
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adya nūnaṃ daśarathaḥ sattvam āviśya bhāṣate
na hi rājā priyaṃ putraṃ vivāsayitum arhati
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nirguṇasyāpi putrasyā kāthaṃ syād vipravāsanam
kiṃ punar yasya loko 'yaṃ jito vṛttena kevalam
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ānṛśaṃsyam anukrośaḥ śrutaṃ śīlaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ
rāghavaṃ śobhayanty ete ṣaḍguṇāḥ puruṣottamam
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tasmāt tasyopaghātena prajāḥ paramapīḍitāḥ
audakānīva sattvāni grīṣme salilasaṃkṣayāt
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pīḍayā pīḍitaṃ sarvaṃ jagad asya jagatpateḥ
mūlasyevopaghātena vṛkṣaḥ puṣpaphalopagaḥ
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te lakṣmaṇa iva kṣipraṃ sapatnyaḥ sahabāndhavāḥ
gacchantam anugacchāmo yena gacchati rāghavaḥ
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udyānāni parityajya kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca
ekaduḥkhasukhā rāmam anugacchāma dhārmikam
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samuddhṛtanidhānāni paridhvastājirāṇi ca
upāttadhanadhānyāni hṛtasārāṇi sarvaśaḥ
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rajasābhyavakīrṇāni parityaktāni daivataiḥ
asmattyaktāni veśmāni kaikeyī pratipadyatām
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vanaṃ nagaram evāstu yena gacchati rāghavaḥ
asmābhiś ca parityaktaṃ puraṃ saṃpadyatāṃ vanam
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bilāni daṃṣṭriṇaḥ sarve sānūni mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
asmattyaktaṃ prapadyantāṃ sevyamānaṃ tyajantu ca
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ity evaṃ vividhā vāco nānājanasamīritāḥ
śuśrāva rāmaḥ śrutvā ca na vicakre 'sya mānasaṃ
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pratīkṣamāṇo 'bhijanaṃ tadārtam; anārtarūpaḥ prahasann ivātha
jagāma rāmaḥ pitaraṃ didṛkṣuḥ; pitur nideśaṃ vidhivac cikīrṣuḥ
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tat pūrvam aikṣvākasuto mahātmā; rāmo gamiṣyan vanam ārtarūpam
vyatiṣṭhata prekṣya tadā sumantraṃ; pitur mahātmā pratihāraṇārtham
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pitur nideśena tu dharmavatsalo; vanapraveśe kṛtabuddhiniścayaḥ
sa rāghavaḥ prekṣya sumantram abravīn; nivedayasvāgamanaṃ nṛpāya me
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