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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 84
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bharadvājāśramaṃ dṛṣṭvā krośād eva nararṣabhaḥ
balaṃ sarvam avasthāpya jagāma saha mantribhiḥ
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padbhyām eva hi dharmajño nyastaśastraparicchadaḥ
vasāno vāsasī kṣaume purodhāya purohitam
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tataḥ saṃdarśane tasya bharadvājasya rāghavaḥ
mantriṇas tān avasthāpya jagāmānu purohitam
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vasiṣṭham atha dṛṣṭvaiva bharadvājo mahātapāḥ
saṃcacālāsanāt tūrṇaṃ śiṣyān arghyam iti bruvan
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samāgamya vasiṣṭhena bharatenābhivāditaḥ
abudhyata mahātejāḥ sutaṃ daśarathasya tam
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tābhyām arghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ ca dattvā paścāt phalāni ca
ānupūrvyāc ca dharmajñaḥ papraccha kuśalaṃ kule
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ayodhyāyāṃ bale kośe mitreṣv api ca mantriṣu
jānan daśarathaṃ vṛttaṃ na rājānam udāharat
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vasiṣṭho bharataś cainaṃ papracchatur anāmayam
śarīre 'gniṣu vṛkṣeṣu śiṣyeṣu mṛgapakṣiṣu
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tatheti ca pratijñāya bharadvājo mahātapāḥ
bharataṃ pratyuvācedaṃ rāghavasnehabandhanāt
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kim ihāgamane kāryaṃ tava rājyaṃ praśāsataḥ
etad ācakṣva me sarvaṃ na hi me śudhyate manaḥ
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suṣuve yama mitraghnaṃ kausalyānandavardhanam
bhrātrā saha sabhāryo yaś ciraṃ pravrājito vanam
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niyuktaḥ strīniyuktena pitrā yo 'sau mahāyaśāḥ
vanavāsī bhavetīha samāḥ kila caturdaśa
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kac cin na tasyāpāpasya pāpaṃ kartum ihecchasi
akaṇṭakaṃ bhoktumanā rājyaṃ tasyānujasya ca
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evam ukto bharadvājaṃ bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha
paryaśru nayano duḥkhād vācā saṃsajjamānayā
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hato 'smi yadi mām evaṃ bhagavān api manyate
matto na doṣam āśaṅker naivaṃ mām anuśādhi hi
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aṃś caitad iṣṭaṃ mātā me yad avocan madantare
nāham etena tuṣṭaś ca na tad vacanam ādade
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ahaṃ tu taṃ naravyāghram upayātaḥ prasādakaḥ
pratinetum ayodhyāṃ ca pādau tasyābhivanditum
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tvaṃ mām evaṃ gataṃ matvā prasādaṃ kartum arhasi
śaṃsa me bhagavan rāmaḥ kva saṃprati mahīpatiḥ
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uvāca taṃ bharadvājaḥ prasādād bharataṃ vacaḥ
tvayy etat puruṣavyāghraṃ yuktaṃ rāghavavaṃśaje
guruvṛttir damaś caiva sādhūnāṃ cānuyāyitā
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jāne caitan manaḥsthaṃ te dṛḍhīkaraṇam astv iti
apṛcchaṃ tvāṃ tavātyarthaṃ kīrtiṃ samabhivardhayan
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asau vasati te bhrātā citrakūṭe mahāgirau
śvas tu gantāsi taṃ deśaṃ vasādya saha mantribhiḥ
etaṃ me kuru suprājña kāmaṃ kāmārthakovida
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tatas tathety evam udāradarśanaḥ; pratītarūpo bharato 'bravīd vacaḥ
cakāra buddhiṃ ca tadā mahāśrame; niśānivāsāya narādhipātmajaḥ
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