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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 45
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taṃ jāgratam adambhena bhrātur arthāya lakṣmaṇam
guhaḥ saṃtāpasaṃtapto rāghavaṃ vākyam abravīt
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iyaṃ tāta sukhā śayyā tvadartham upakalpitā
pratyāśvasihi sādhv asyāṃ rājaputra yathāsukham
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ucito 'yaṃ janaḥ sarvaḥ kleśānāṃ tvaṃ sukhocitaḥ
guptyarthaṃ jāgariṣyāmaḥ kākutsthasya vayaṃ niśām
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na hi rāmāt priyataro mamāsti bhuvi kaś cana
bravīmy etad ahaṃ satyaṃ satyenaiva ca te śape
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asya prasādād āśaṃse loke 'smin sumahad yaśaḥ
dharmāvāptiṃ ca vipulām arthāvāptiṃ ca kevalām
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so 'haṃ priyasakhaṃ rāmaṃ śayānaṃ saha sītayā
rakṣiṣyāmi dhanuṣpāṇiḥ sarvato jñātibhiḥ saha
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na hi me 'viditaṃ kiṃ cid vane 'smiṃś carataḥ sadā
caturaṅgaṃ hy api balaṃ sumahat prasahemahi
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lakṣmaṇas taṃ tadovāca rakṣyamāṇās tvayānagha
nātra bhītā vayaṃ sarve dharmam evānupaśyatā
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kathaṃ dāśarathau bhūmau śayāne saha sītayā
śakyā nidrā mayā labdhuṃ jīvitaṃ vā sukhāni vā
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yo na devāsuraiḥ sarvaiḥ śakyaḥ prasahituṃ yudhi
taṃ paśya sukhasaṃviṣṭaṃ tṛṇeṣu saha sītayā
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yo mantra tapasā labdho vividhaiś ca pariśramaiḥ
eko daśarathasyaiṣa putraḥ sadṛśalakṣaṇaḥ
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asmin pravrajito rājā na ciraṃ vartayiṣyati
vidhavā medinī nūnaṃ kṣipram eva bhaviṣyati
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vinadya sumahānādaṃ śrameṇoparatāḥ striyaḥ
nirghoṣoparataṃ tāta manye rājaniveśanam
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kausalyā caiva rājā ca tathaiva jananī mama
nāśaṃse yadi jīvanti sarve te śarvarīm imām
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jīved api hi me mātā śatrughnasyānvavekṣayā
tad duḥkhaṃ yat tu kausalyā vīrasūr vinaśiṣyati
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anuraktajanākīrṇā sukhālokapriyāvahā
rājavyasanasaṃsṛṣṭā sā purī vinaśiṣyati
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atikrāntam atikrāntam anavāpya manoratham
rājye rāmam anikṣipya pitā me vinaśiṣyati
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siddhārthāḥ pitaraṃ vṛttaṃ tasmin kāle hy upasthite
pretakāryeṣu sarveṣu saṃskariṣyanti bhūmipam
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ramyacatvarasaṃsthānāṃ suvibhaktamahāpathām
harmyaprāsādasaṃpannāṃ gaṇikāvaraśobhitām
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rathāśvagajasaṃbādhāṃ tūryanādavināditām
sarvakalyāṇasaṃpūrṇāṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākulām
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ārāmodyānasaṃpannāṃ samājotsavaśālinīm
sukhitā vicariṣyanti rājadhānīṃ pitur mama
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api satyapratijñena sārdhaṃ kuśalinā vayam
nivṛtte vanavāse 'sminn ayodhyāṃ praviśemahi
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paridevayamānasya duḥkhārtasya mahātmanaḥ
tiṣṭhato rājaputrasya śarvarī sātyavartata
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tathā hi satyaṃ bruvati prajāhite; narendraputre gurusauhṛdād guhaḥ
mumoca bāṣpaṃ vyasanābhipīḍito; jvarāturo nāga iva vyathāturaḥ
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