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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 67
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śrutvā tu pitaraṃ vṛttaṃ bhrātaru ca vivāsitau
bharato duḥkhasaṃtapta idaṃ vacanam abravīt
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kiṃ nuṇkāryaṃ hatasyeha mama rājyena śocataḥ
vihīnasyātha pitrā ca bhrātrā pitṛsamena ca
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duḥkhe me duḥkham akaror vraṇe kṣāram ivādadhāḥ
rājānaṃ pretabhāvasthaṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ ca tāpasaṃ
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kulasya tvam abhāvāya kālarātrir ivāgatā
aṅgāram upagūhya sma pitā me nāvabuddhavān
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kausalyā ca sumitrā ca putraśokābhipīḍite
duṣkaraṃ yadi jīvetāṃ prāpya tvāṃ jananīṃ mama
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nanu tv āryo 'pi dharmātmā tvayi vṛttim anuttamām
vartate guruvṛttijño yathā mātari vartate
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tathā jyeṣṭhā hi me mātā kausalyā dīrghadarśinī
tvayi dharmaṃ samāsthāya bhaginyām iva vartate
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tasyāḥ putraṃ kṛtātmānaṃ cīravalkalavāsasaṃ
prasthāpya vanavāsāya kathaṃ pāpe na śocasi
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apāpadarśinaṃ śūraṃ kṛtātmānaṃ yaśasvinam
pravrājya cīravasanaṃ kiṃ nu paśyasi kāraṇam
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lubdhāyā vidito manye na te 'haṃ rāghavaṃ prati
tathā hy anartho rājyārthaṃ tvayā nīto mahān ayam
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ahaṃ hi puruṣavyāghrāv apaśyan rāmalakṣmaṇau
kena śaktiprabhāvena rājyaṃ rakṣitum utsahe
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taṃ hi nityaṃ mahārājo balavantaṃ mahābalaḥ
apāśrito 'bhūd dharmātmā merur meruvanaṃ yathā
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so 'haṃ katham imaṃ bhāraṃ mahādhuryasamudyatam
damyo dhuram ivāsādya saheyaṃ kena caujasā
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atha vā me bhavec chaktir yogair buddhibalena vā
sakāmāṃ na kariṣyāmi tvām ahaṃ putragardhinīm
nivartayiṣyāmi vanād bhrātaraṃ svajanapriyam
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ity evam uktvā bharato mahātmā; priyetarair vākyagaṇais tudaṃs tām
śokāturaś cāpi nanāda bhūyaḥ; siṃho yathā parvatagahvarasthaḥ
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