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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 76
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tām āryagaṇasaṃpūrṇāṃ bharataḥ pragrahāṃ sabhām
dadarśa buddhisaṃpannaḥ pūrṇacandrāṃ niśām iva
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āsanāni yathānyāyam āryāṇāṃ viśatāṃ tadā
adṛśyata ghanāpāye pūrṇacandreva śarvarī
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rājñas tu prakṛtīḥ sarvāḥ samagrāḥ prekṣya dharmavit
idaṃ purohito vākyaṃ bharataṃ mṛdu cābravīt
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tāta rājā daśarathaḥ svargato dharmam ācaran
dhana dhānyavatīṃ sphītāṃ pradāya pṛthivīṃ tava
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rāmas tathā satyadhṛtiḥ satāṃ dharmam anusmaran
nājahāt pitur ādeśaṃ śaśī jyotsnām ivoditaḥ
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pitrā bhrātrā ca te dattaṃ rājyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam
tad bhuṅkṣva muditāmātyaḥ kṣipram evābhiṣecaya
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udīcyāś ca pratīcyāś ca dākṣiṇātyāś ca kevalāḥ
koṭyāparāntāḥ sāmudrā ratnāny abhiharantu te
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tac chrutvā bharato vākyaṃ śokenābhipariplutaḥ
jagāma manasā rāmaṃ dharmajño dharmakāṅkṣayā
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sa bāṣpakalayā vācā kalahaṃsasvaro yuvā
vilalāpa sabhāmadhye jagarhe ca purohitam
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caritabrahmacaryasya vidyā snātasya dhīmataḥ
dharme prayatamānasya ko rājyaṃ madvidho haret
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kathaṃ daśarathāj jāto bhaved rājyāpahārakaḥ
rājyaṃ cāhaṃ ca rāmasya dharmaṃ vaktum ihārhasi
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jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaś ca dharmātmā dilīpanahuṣopamaḥ
labdhum arhati kākutstho rājyaṃ daśaratho yathā
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anāryajuṣṭam asvargyaṃ kuryāṃ pāpam ahaṃ yadi
ikṣvākūṇām ahaṃ loke bhaveyaṃ kulapāṃsanaḥ
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yad dhi mātrā kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāhaṃ tad abhirocaye
ihastho vanadurgasthaṃ namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
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rāmam evānugacchāmi sa rājā dvipadāṃ varaḥ
trayāṇām api lokānāṃ rāghavo rājyam arhati
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tad vākyaṃ dharmasaṃyuktaṃ śrutvā sarve sabhāsadaḥ
harṣān mumucur aśrūṇi rāme nihitacetasaḥ
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yadi tv āryaṃ na śakṣyāmi vinivartayituṃ vanāt
vane tatraiva vatsyāmi yathāryo lakṣmaṇas tathā
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sarvopāyaṃ tu vartiṣye vinivartayituṃ balāt
samakṣam ārya miśrāṇāṃ sādhūnāṃ guṇavartinām
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evam uktvā tu dharmātmā bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
samīpastham uvācedaṃ sumantraṃ mantrakovidam
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tūrṇam utthāya gaccha tvaṃ sumantra mama śāsanāt
yātrām ājñāpaya kṣipraṃ balaṃ caiva samānaya
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evam uktaḥ sumantras tu bharatena mahātmanā
prahṛṣṭaḥ so 'diśat sarvaṃ yathā saṃdiṣṭam iṣṭavat
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tāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ prakṛtayo balādhyakṣā balasya ca
śrutvā yātrāṃ samājñaptāṃ rāghavasya nivartane
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tato yodhāṅganāḥ sarvā bhartṝn sarvān gṛhegṛhe
yātrā gamanam ājñāya tvarayanti sma harṣitāḥ
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te hayair gorathaiḥ śīghraiḥ syandanaiś ca manojavaiḥ
saha yodhair balādhyakṣā balaṃ sarvam acodayan
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sajjaṃ tu tad balaṃ dṛṣṭvā bharato gurusaṃnidhau
rathaṃ me tvarayasveti sumantraṃ pārśvato 'bravīt
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bharatasya tu tasyājñāṃ pratigṛhya praharṣitaḥ
rathaṃ gṛhītvā prayayau yuktaṃ paramavājibhiḥ
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sa rāghavaḥ satyadhṛtiḥ pratāpavān; bruvan suyuktaṃ dṛḍhasatyavikramaḥ
guruṃ mahāraṇyagataṃ yaśasvinaṃ; prasādayiṣyan bharato 'bravīt tadā
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tūṇa samutthāya sumantra gaccha; balasya yogāya balapradhānān
ānetum icchāmi hi taṃ vanasthaṃ; prasādya rāmaṃ jagato hitāya
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sa sūtaputro bharatena samyag; ājñāpitaḥ saṃparipūrṇakāmaḥ
śaśāsa sarvān prakṛtipradhānān; balasya mukhyāṃś ca suhṛjjanaṃ ca
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tataḥ samutthāya kule kule te; rājanyavaiśyā vṛṣalāś ca viprāḥ
ayūyujann uṣṭrarathān kharāṃś ca; nāgān hayāṃś caiva kulaprasūtān
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