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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 44
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viśālān kosalān ramyān yātvā lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
āsasāda mahābāhuḥ śṛṅgaverapuraṃ prati
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tatra tripathagāṃ divyāṃ śivatoyām aśaivalām
dadarśa rāghavo gaṅgāṃ puṇyām ṛṣinisevitām
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haṃsasārasasaṃghuṣṭāṃ cakravākopakūjitām
śiṃśumaraiś ca nakraiś ca bhujaṃgaiś ca niṣevitām
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tām ūrmikalilāvartām anvavekṣya mahārathaḥ
sumantram abravīt sūtam ihaivādya vasāmahe
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avidūrād ayaṃ nadyā bahupuṣpapravālavān
sumahān iṅgudīvṛkṣo vasāmo 'traiva sārathe
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lakṣaṇaś ca sumantraś ca bāḍham ity eva rāghavam
uktvā tam iṅgudīvṛkṣaṃ tadopayayatur hayaiḥ
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rāmo 'bhiyāya taṃ ramyaṃ vṛkṣam ikṣvākunandanaḥ
rathād avātarat tasmāt sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
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sumantro 'py avatīryaiva mocayitvā hayottamān
vṛkṣamūlagataṃ rāmam upatasthe kṛtāñjaliḥ
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tatra rājā guho nāma rāmasyātmasamaḥ sakhā
niṣādajātyo balavān sthapatiś ceti viśrutaḥ
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sa śrutvā puruṣavyāghraṃ rāmaṃ viṣayam āgatam
vṛddhaiḥ parivṛto 'mātyair jñātibhiś cāpy upāgataḥ
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tato niṣādādhipatiṃ dṛṣṭvā dūrād avasthitam
saha saumitriṇā rāmaḥ samāgacchad guhena saḥ
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tam ārtaḥ saṃpariṣvajya guho rāghavam abravīt
yathāyodhyā tathedaṃ te rāma kiṃ karavāṇi te
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tato guṇavadannādyam upādāya pṛthagvidham
arghyaṃ copānayat kṣipraṃ vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha
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svāgataṃ te mahābāho taveyam akhilā mahī
vayaṃ preṣyā bhavān bhartā sādhu rājyaṃ praśādhi naḥ
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bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ ca peyaṃ ca lehyaṃ cedam upasthitam
śayanāni ca mukhyāni vājināṃ khādanaṃ ca te
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guham eva bruvāṇaṃ taṃ rāghavaḥ pratyuvāca ha
arcitāś caiva hṛṣṭāś ca bhavatā sarvathā vayam
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padbhyām abhigamāc caiva snehasaṃdarśanena ca
bhujābhyāṃ sādhuvṛttābhyāṃ pīḍayan vākyam abravīt
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diṣṭyā tvāṃ guha paśyāmi arogaṃ saha bāndhavaiḥ
api te kūśalaṃ rāṣṭre mitreṣu ca dhaneṣu ca
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yat tv idaṃ bhavatā kiṃ cit prītyā samupakalpitam
sarvaṃ tad anujānāmi na hi varte pratigrahe
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kuśacīrājinadharaṃ phalamūlāśanaṃ ca mām
viddhi praṇihitaṃ dharme tāpasaṃ vanagocaram
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aśvānāṃ khādanenāham arthī nānyena kena cit
etāvatātrabhavatā bhaviṣyāmi supūjitaḥ
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ete hi dayitā rājñaḥ pitur daśarathasya me
etaiḥ suvihitair aśvair bhaviṣyāmy aham arcitaḥ
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aśvānāṃ pratipānaṃ ca khādanaṃ caiva so 'nvaśāt
guhas tatraiva puruṣāṃs tvaritaṃ dīyatām iti
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tataś cīrottarāsaṅgaḥ saṃdhyām anvāsya paścimām
jalam evādade bhojyaṃ lakṣmaṇenāhṛtaṃ svayam
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tasya bhūmau śayānasya pādau prakṣālya lakṣmaṇaḥ
sabhāryasya tato 'bhyetya tasthau vṛkṣam upāśritaḥ
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guho 'pi saha sūtena saumitrim anubhāṣayan
anvajāgrat tato rāmam apramatto dhanurdharaḥ
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tathā śayānasya tato 'sya dhīmato; yaśasvino dāśarather mahātmanaḥ
adṛṣṭaduḥkhasya sukhocitasya sā; tadā vyatīyāya cireṇa śarvarī
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