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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 48
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te tu tasmin mahāvṛkṣa uṣitvā rajanīṃ śivām
vimale 'bhyudite sūrye tasmād deśāt pratasthire
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yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā yamunām abhivartate
jagmus taṃ deśam uddiśya vigāhya sumahad vanam
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te bhūmim āgān vividhān deśāṃś cāpi manoramān
adṛṣṭapūrvān paśyantas tatra tatra yaśasvinaḥ
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yathākṣemeṇa gacchan sa paśyaṃś ca vividhān drumān
nivṛttamātre divase rāmaḥ saumitrim abravīt
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prayāgam abhitaḥ paśya saumitre dhūmam unnatam
agner bhagavataḥ ketuṃ manye saṃnihito muniḥ
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nūnaṃ prāptāḥ sma saṃbhedaṃ gaṅgāyamunayor vayam
tathā hi śrūyate śambdo vāriṇā vārighaṭṭitaḥ
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dārūṇi paribhinnāni vanajair upajīvibhiḥ
bharadvājāśrame caite dṛśyante vividhā drumāḥ
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dhanvinau tau sukhaṃ gatvā lambamāne divākare
gaṅgāyamunayoḥ saṃdhau prāpatur nilayaṃ muneḥ
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rāmas tv āśramam āsādya trāsayan mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
gatvā muhūrtam adhvānaṃ bharadvājam upāgamat
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tatas tv āśramam āsādya muner darśanakāṅkṣiṇau
sītayānugatau vīrau dūrād evāvatasthatuḥ
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hutāgnihotraṃ dṛṣṭvaiva mahābhāgaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
rāmaḥ saumitriṇā sārdhaṃ sītayā cābhyavādayat
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nyavedayata cātmānaṃ tasmai lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
putrau daśarathasyāvāṃ bhagavan rāmalakṣmaṇau
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bhāryā mameyaṃ vaidehī kalyāṇī janakātmajā
māṃ cānuyātā vijanaṃ tapovanam aninditā
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pitrā pravrājyamānaṃ māṃ saumitrir anujaḥ priyaḥ
ayam anvagamad bhrātā vanam eva dṛḍhavrataḥ
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pitrā niyuktā bhagavan praveṣyāmas tapovanam
dharmam evācariṣyāmas tatra mūlaphalāśanāḥ
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrasya dhīmataḥ
upānayata dharmātmā gām arghyam udakaṃ tataḥ
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mṛgapakṣibhir āsīno munibhiś ca samantataḥ
rāmam āgatam abhyarcya svāgatenāha taṃ muniḥ
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pratigṛhya ca tām arcām upaviṣṭaṃ sarāghavam
bharadvājo 'bravīd vākyaṃ dharmayuktam idaṃ tadā
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cirasya khalu kākutstha paśyāmi tvām ihāgatam
śrutaṃ tava mayā cedaṃ vivāsanam akāraṇam
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avakāśo vivikto 'yaṃ mahānadyoḥ samāgame
puṇyaś ca ramaṇīyaś ca vasatv iha bhagān sukham
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evam uktas tu vacanaṃ bharadvājena rāghavaḥ
pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ rāmaḥ sarvahite rataḥ
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bhagavann ita āsannaḥ paurajānapado janaḥ
āgamiṣyati vaidehīṃ māṃ cāpi prekṣako janaḥ
anena kāraṇenāham iha vāsaṃ na rocaye
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ekānte paśya bhagavann āśramasthānam uttamam
ramate yatra vaidehī sukhārhā janakātmajā
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etac chrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharadvājo mahāmuniḥ
rāghavasya tato vākyam artha grāhakam abravīt
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daśakrośa itas tāta girir yasmin nivatsyasi
maharṣisevitaḥ puṇyaḥ sarvataḥ sukha darśanaḥ
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golāṅgūlānucarito vānararkṣaniṣevitaḥ
citrakūṭa iti khyāto gandhamādanasaṃnibhaḥ
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yāvatā citra kūṭasya naraḥ śṛṅgāṇy avekṣate
kalyāṇāni samādhatte na pāpe kurute manaḥ
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ṛṣayas tatra bahavo vihṛtya śaradāṃ śatam
tapasā divam ārūḍhāḥ kapālaśirasā saha
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praviviktam ahaṃ manye taṃ vāsaṃ bhavataḥ sukham
iha vā vanavāsāya vasa rāma mayā saha
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sa rāmaṃ sarvakāmais taṃ bharadvājaḥ priyātithim
sabhāryaṃ saha ca bhrātrā pratijagrāha dharmavit
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tasya prayāge rāmasya taṃ maharṣim upeyuṣaḥ
prapannā rajanī puṇyā citrāḥ kathayataḥ kathāḥ
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prabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ tu bharadvājam upāgamat
uvāca naraśārdūlo muniṃ jvalitatejasaṃ
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śarvarīṃ bhavanann adya satyaśīla tavāśrame
uṣitāḥ smeha vasatim anujānātu no bhavān
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rātryāṃ tu tasyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ bharadvājo 'bravīd idam
madhumūlaphalopetaṃ citrakūṭaṃ vrajeti ha
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tatra kuñjarayūthāni mṛgayūthāni cābhitaḥ
vicaranti vanānteṣu tāni drakṣyasi rāghava
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prahṛṣṭakoyaṣṭikakokilasvanair; vināditaṃ taṃ vasudhādharaṃ śivam
mṛgaiś ca mattair bahubhiś ca kuñjaraiḥ; suramyam āsādya samāvasāśramam
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