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The Ramayana Book 2

Chapter 75

1 tato nāndīmukhīṃ rātriṃ bharataṃ sūtamāgadhāḥ
tuṣṭuvur vāgviśeṣajñāḥ stavair maṅgalasaṃhitaiḥ
2 suvarṇakoṇābhihataḥ prāṇadad yāmadundubhiḥ
dadhmuḥ śaṅkhāṃś ca śataśo vādyāṃś coccāvacasvarān
3 sa tūrya ghoṣaḥ sumahān divam āpūrayann iva
bharataṃ śokasaṃtaptaṃ bhūyaḥ śokair arandhrayat
4 tato prabuddho bharatas taṃ ghoṣaṃ saṃnivartya ca
nāhaṃ rājeti cāpy uktvā śatrughnam idam abravīt
5 paśya śatrughna kaikeyyā lokasyāpakṛtaṃ mahat
visṛjya mayi duḥkhāni rājā daśaratho gataḥ
6 tasyaiṣā dharmarājasya dharmamūlā mahātmanaḥ
paribhramati rājaśrīr naur ivākarṇikā jale
7 ity evaṃ bharataṃ prekṣya vilapantaṃ vicetanam
kṛpaṇaṃ ruruduḥ sarvāḥ sasvaraṃ yoṣitas tadā
8 tathā tasmin vilapati vasiṣṭho rājadharmavit
sabhām ikṣvākunāthasya praviveśa mahāyaśāḥ
9 śāta kumbhamayīṃ ramyāṃ maṇiratnasamākulām
sudharmām iva dharmātmā sagaṇaḥ pratyapadyata
10 sa kāñcanamayaṃ pīṭhaṃ parārdhyāstaraṇāvṛtam
adhyāsta sarvavedajño dūtān anuśaśāsa ca
11 brāhmaṇān kṣatriyān yodhān amātyān gaṇaballabhān
kṣipram ānayatāvyagrāḥ kṛtyam ātyayikaṃ hi naḥ
12 tato halahalāśabdo mahān samudapadyata
rathair aśvair gajaiś cāpi janānām upagacchatām
13 tato bharatam āyāntaṃ śatakratum ivāmarāḥ
pratyanandan prakṛtayo yathā daśarathaṃ tathā
14 hrada iva timināgasaṃvṛtaḥ; stimitajalo maṇiśaṅkhaśarkaraḥ
daśarathasutaśobhitā sabhā; sadaśaratheva babhau yathā purā

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