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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 85
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kṛtabuddhiṃ nivāsāya tathaiva sa munis tadā
bharataṃ kaikayī putram ātithyena nyamantrayat
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abravīd bharatas tv enaṃ nanv idaṃ bhavatā kṛtam
pādyam arghyaṃ tathātithyaṃ vane yad ūpapadyate
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athovāca bharadvājo bharataṃ prahasann iva
jāne tvāṃ prīti saṃyuktaṃ tuṣyes tvaṃ yena kena cit
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senāyās tu tavaitasyāḥ kartum icchāmi bhojanam
mama pritir yathā rūpā tvam arho manujarṣabha
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kimarthaṃ cāpi nikṣipya dūre balam ihāgataḥ
kasmān nehopayāto 'si sabalaḥ puruṣarṣabha
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bharataḥ pratyuvācedaṃ prāñjalis taṃ tapodhanam
sasainyo nopayāto 'smi bhagavan bhagavad bhayāt
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vāji mukhyā manuṣyāś ca mattāś ca vara vāraṇāḥ
pracchādya mahatīṃ bhūmiṃ bhagavann anuyānti mām
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te vṛkṣān udakaṃ bhūmim āśrameṣūṭajāṃs tathā
na hiṃsyur iti tenāham eka evāgatas tataḥ
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ānīyatām itaḥ senety ājñaptaḥ paramarṣiṇā
tathā tu cakre bharataḥ senāyāḥ samupāgamam
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agniśālāṃ praviśyātha pītvāpaḥ parimṛjya ca
ātithyasya kriyāhetor viśvakarmāṇam āhvayat
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āhvaye viśvakarmāṇam ahaṃ tvaṣṭāram eva ca
ātithyaṃ kartum icchāmi tatra me saṃvidhīyatām
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prāk srotasaś ca yā nadyaḥ pratyak srotasa eva ca
pṛthivyām antarikṣe ca samāyāntv adya sarvaśaḥ
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anyāḥ sravantu maireyaṃ surām anyāḥ suniṣṭhitām
aparāś codakaṃ śītam ikṣukāṇḍarasopamam
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āhvaye devagandharvān viśvāvasuhahāhuhūn
tathaivāpsaraso devīr gandharvīś cāpi sarvaśaḥ
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ghṛtācīm atha viśvācīṃ miśrakeśīm alambusām
śakraṃ yāś copatiṣṭhanti brahmāṇaṃ yāś ca bhāminīḥ
sarvās tumburuṇā sārdham āhvaye saparicchadāḥ
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vanaṃ kuruṣu yad divyaṃ vāso bhūṣaṇapatravat
divyanārīphalaṃ śaśvat tat kauberam ihaiva tu
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iha me bhagavān somo vidhattām annam uttamam
bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ ca coṣyaṃ ca lehyaṃ ca vividhaṃ bahu
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vicitrāṇi ca mālyāni pādapapracyutāni ca
surādīni ca peyāni māṃsāni vividhāni ca
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evaṃ samādhinā yuktas tejasāpratimena ca
śikṣāsvarasamāyuktaṃ tapasā cābravīn muniḥ
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manasā dhyāyatas tasya prāṅmukhasya kṛtāñjaleḥ
ājagmus tāni sarvāṇi daivatāni pṛthakpṛthak
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malayaṃ durduraṃ caiva tataḥ svedanudo 'nilaḥ
upaspṛśya vavau yuktyā supriyātmā sukhaḥ śivaḥ
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tato 'bhyavartanta ghanā divyāḥ kusumavṛṣṭayaḥ
devadundubhighoṣaś ca dikṣu sarvāsu śuśruve
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pravavuś cottamā vātā nanṛtuś cāpsarogaṇāḥ
prajagur devagandharvā vīṇā pramumucuḥ svarān
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sa śabdo dyāṃ ca bhūmiṃ ca prāṇināṃ śravaṇāni ca
viveśoccāritaḥ ślakṣṇaḥ samo layaguṇānvitaḥ
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tasminn uparate śabde divye śrotrasukhe nṛṇām
dadarśa bhārataṃ sainyaṃ vidhānaṃ viśvakarmaṇaḥ
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babhūva hi samā bhūmiḥ samantāt pañcayojanam
śādvalair bahubhiś channā nīlavaidūryasaṃnibhaiḥ
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tasmin bilvāḥ kapitthāś ca panasā bījapūrakāḥ
āmalakyo babhūvuś ca cūtāś ca phalabhūṣaṇāḥ
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uttarebhyaḥ kurubhyaś ca vanaṃ divyopabhogavat
ājagāma nadī divyā tīrajair bahubhir vṛtā
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catuḥśālāni śubhrāṇi śālāś ca gajavājinām
harmyaprāsādasaṃghātās toraṇāni śubhāni ca
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sitameghanibhaṃ cāpi rājaveśma sutoraṇam
śuklamālyakṛtākāraṃ divyagandhasamukṣitam
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caturasram asaṃbādhaṃ śayanāsanayānavat
divyaiḥ sarvarasair yuktaṃ divyabhojanavastravat
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upakalpita sarvānnaṃ dhautanirmalabhājanam
kḷptasarvāsanaṃ śrīmat svāstīrṇaśayanottamam
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praviveśa mahābāhur anujñāto maharṣiṇā
veśma tad ratnasaṃpūrṇaṃ bharataḥ kaikayīsutaḥ
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anujagmuś ca taṃ sarve mantriṇaḥ sapurohitāḥ
babhūvuś ca mudā yuktā taṃ dṛṣṭvā veśma saṃvidhim
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tatra rājāsanaṃ divyaṃ vyajanaṃ chatram eva ca
bharato mantribhiḥ sārdham abhyavartata rājavat
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āsanaṃ pūjayām āsa rāmāyābhipraṇamya ca
vālavyajanam ādāya nyaṣīdat sacivāsane
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ānupūrvyān niṣeduś ca sarve mantrapurohitāḥ
tataḥ senāpatiḥ paścāt praśāstā ca niṣedatuḥ
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tatas tatra muhūrtena nadyaḥ pāyasakardamāḥ
upātiṣṭhanta bharataṃ bharadvājasya śāsanat
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tāsām ubhayataḥ kūlaṃ pāṇḍumṛttikalepanāḥ
ramyāś cāvasathā divyā brahmaṇas tu prasādajāḥ
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tenaiva ca muhūrtena divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ
āgur viṃśatisāhasrā brāhmaṇā prahitāḥ striyaḥ
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suvarṇamaṇimuktena pravālena ca śobhitāḥ
āgur viṃśatisāhasrāḥ kuberaprahitāḥ striyaḥ
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yābhir gṛhītaḥ puruṣaḥ sonmāda iva lakṣyate
āgur viṃśatisāhasrā nandanād apsarogaṇāḥ
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nāradas tumburur gopaḥ parvataḥ sūryavarcasaḥ
ete gandharvarājāno bharatasyāgrato jaguḥ
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alambusā miśrakeśī puṇḍarīkātha vāmanā
upānṛtyaṃs tu bharataṃ bharadvājasya śāsanāt
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yāni mālyāni deveṣu yāni caitrarathe vane
prayāge tāny adṛśyanta bharadvājasya śāsanāt
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bilvā mārdaṅgikā āsañ śamyā grāhā bibhītakāḥ
aśvatthā nartakāś cāsan bharadvājasya tejasā
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tataḥ saralatālāś ca tilakā naktamālakāḥ
prahṛṣṭās tatra saṃpetuḥ kubjābhūtātha vāmanāḥ
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śiṃśapāmalakī jambūr yāś cānyāḥ kānane latāḥ
pramadā vigrahaṃ kṛtvā bharadvājāśrame 'vasan
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surāṃ surāpāḥ pibata pāyasaṃ ca bubhukśitāḥ
māṃsani ca sumedhyāni bhakṣyantāṃ yāvad icchatha
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utsādya snāpayanti sma nadītīreṣu valguṣu
apy ekam ekaṃ puruṣaṃ pramadāḥ satpa cāṣṭa ca
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saṃvahantyaḥ samāpetur nāryo ruciralocanāḥ
parimṛjya tathā nyāyaṃ pāyayanti varāṅganāḥ
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hayān gajān kharān uṣṭrāṃs tathaiva surabheḥ sutān
ikṣūṃś ca madhujālāṃś ca bhojayanti sma vāhanān
ikṣvākuvarayodhānāṃ codayanto mahābalāḥ
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nāśvabandho 'śvam ājānān na gajaṃ kuñjaragrahaḥ
mattapramattamuditā camūḥ sā tatra saṃbabhau
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tarpitā sarvakāmais te raktacandanarūṣitāḥ
apsarogaṇasaṃyuktāḥ sainyā vācam udairayan
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naivāyodhyāṃ gamiṣyāmo na gamiṣyāma daṇḍakān
kuśalaṃ bharatasyāstu rāmasyāstu tathā sukham
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iti pādātayodhāś ca hastyaśvārohabandhakāḥ
anāthās taṃ vidhiṃ labdhvā vācam etām udairayan
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saṃprahṛṣṭā vinedus te narās tatra sahasraśaḥ
bharatasyānuyātāraḥ svarge 'yam iti cābruvan
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tato bhuktavatāṃ teṣāṃ tad annam amṛtopamam
divyān udvīkṣya bhakṣyāṃs tān abhavad bhakṣaṇe matiḥ
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preṣyāś ceṭyaś ca vadhvaś ca balasthāś cāpi sarvaśaḥ
babhūvus te bhṛśaṃ tṛptāḥ sarve cāhatavāsasaḥ
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kuñjarāś ca kharoṣṭraś ca go'śvāś ca mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
babhūvuḥ subhṛtās tatra nānyo hy anyam akalpayat
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nāśuklavāsās tatrāsīt kṣudhito malino 'pi vā
rajasā dhvastakeśo vā naraḥ kaś cid adṛśyata
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ājaiś cāpi ca vārāhair niṣṭhānavarasaṃcayaiḥ
phalaniryūhasaṃsiddhaiḥ sūpair gandharasānvitaiḥ
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puṣpadhvajavatīḥ pūrṇāḥ śuklasyānnasya cābhitaḥ
dadṛśur vismitās tatra narā lauhīḥ sahasraśaḥ
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babhūvur vanapārśveṣu kūpāḥ pāyasakardamāḥ
tāś ca kāmadughā gāvo drumāś cāsan madhuścyutaḥ
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vāpyo maireya pūrṇāś ca mṛṣṭamāṃsacayair vṛtāḥ
pratapta piṭharaiś cāpi mārgamāyūrakaukkuṭaiḥ
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pātrīṇāṃ ca sahasrāṇi śātakumbhamayāni ca
sthālyaḥ kumbhyaḥ karambhyaś ca dadhipūrṇāḥ susaṃskṛtāḥ
yauvanasthasya gaurasya kapitthasya sugandhinaḥ
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hradāḥ pūrṇā rasālasya dadhnaḥ śvetasya cāpare
babhūvuḥ pāyasasyānte śarkarāyāś ca saṃcayāḥ
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kalkāṃś cūrṇakaṣāyāṃś ca snānāni vividhāni ca
dadṛśur bhājanasthāni tīrtheṣu saritāṃ narāḥ
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śuklān aṃśumataś cāpi dantadhāvanasaṃcayān
śuklāṃś candanakalkāṃś ca samudgeṣv avatiṣṭhataḥ
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darpaṇān parimṛṣṭāṃś ca vāsasāṃ cāpi saṃcayān
pādukopānahāṃ caiva yugmān yatra sahasraśaḥ
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āñjanīḥ kaṅkatān kūrcāṃś chatrāṇi ca dhanūṃṣi ca
marmatrāṇāni citrāṇi śayanāny āsanāni ca
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pratipānahradān pūrṇān kharoṣṭragajavājinām
avagāhya sutīrthāṃś ca hradān sotpala puṣkarān
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nīlavaidūryavarṇāṃś ca mṛdūn yavasasaṃcayān
nirvāpārthaṃ paśūnāṃ te dadṛśus tatra sarvaśaḥ
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vyasmayanta manuṣyās te svapnakalpaṃ tad adbhutam
dṛṣṭvātithyaṃ kṛtaṃ tādṛg bharatasya maharṣiṇā
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ity evaṃ ramamāṇānāṃ devānām iva nandane
bharadvājāśrame ramye sā rātrir vyatyavartata
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pratijagmuś ca tā nadyo gandharvāś ca yathāgatam
bharadvājam anujñāpya tāś ca sarvā varāṅganāḥ
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tathaiva mattā madirotkaṭā narās; tathaiva divyāgurucandanokṣitāḥ
tathaiva divyā vividhāḥ sraguttamāḥ; pṛthakprakīrṇā manujaiḥ pramarditāḥ
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