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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 87
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tayā mahatyā yāyinyā dhvajinyā vanavāsinaḥ
arditā yūthapā mattāḥ sayūthāḥ saṃpradudruvuḥ
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ṛkṣāḥ pṛṣatasaṃghāś ca ruravaś ca samantataḥ
dṛśyante vanarājīṣu giriṣv api nadīṣu ca
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sa saṃpratasthe dharmātmā prīto daśarathātmajaḥ
vṛto mahatyā nādinyā senayā caturaṅgayā
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sāgaraughanibhā senā bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
mahīṃ saṃchādayām āsa prāvṛṣi dyām ivāmbudaḥ
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turaṃgaughair avatatā vāraṇaiś ca mahājavaiḥ
anālakṣyā ciraṃ kālaṃ tasmin kāle babhūva bhūḥ
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sa yātvā dūram adhvānaṃ supariśrānta vāhanaḥ
uvāca bharataḥ śrīmān vasiṣṭhaṃ mantriṇāṃ varam
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yādṛśaṃ lakṣyate rūpaṃ yathā caiva śrutaṃ mayā
vyaktaṃ prāptāḥ sma taṃ deśaṃ bharadvājo yam abravīt
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ayaṃ giriś citrakūṭas tathā mandākinī nadī
etat prakāśate dūrān nīlameghanibhaṃ vanam
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gireḥ sānūni ramyāṇi citrakūṭasya saṃprati
vāraṇair avamṛdyante māmakaiḥ parvatopamaiḥ
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muñcanti kusumāny ete nagāḥ parvatasānuṣu
nīlā ivātapāpāye toyaṃ toyadharā ghanāḥ
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kinnarācaritoddeśaṃ paśya śatrughna parvatam
hayaiḥ samantād ākīrṇaṃ makarair iva sāgaram
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ete mṛgagaṇā bhānti śīghravegāḥ pracoditāḥ
vāyupraviddhāḥ śaradi megharājya ivāmbare
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kurvanti kusumāpīḍāñ śiraḥsu surabhīn amī
meghaprakāśaiḥ phalakair dākṣiṇātyā yathā narāḥ
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niṣkūjam iva bhūtvedaṃ vanaṃ ghorapradarśanam
ayodhyeva janākīrṇā saṃprati pratibhāti mā
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khurair udīrito reṇur divaṃ pracchādya tiṣṭhati
taṃ vahaty anilaḥ śīghraṃ kurvann iva mama priyam
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syandanāṃs turagopetān sūtamukhyair adhiṣṭhitān
etān saṃpatataḥ śīghraṃ paśya śatrughna kānane
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etān vitrāsitān paśya barhiṇaḥ priyadarśanān
etam āviśataḥ śailam adhivāsaṃ patatriṇām
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atimātram ayaṃ deśo manojñaḥ pratibhāti mā
tāpasānāṃ nivāso 'yaṃ vyaktaṃ svargapatho yathā
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mṛgā mṛgībhiḥ sahitā bahavaḥ pṛṣatā vane
manojña rūpā lakṣyante kusumair iva citritaḥ
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sādhu sainyāḥ pratiṣṭhantāṃ vicinvantu ca kānanam
yathā tau puruṣavyāghrau dṛśyete rāmalakṣmaṇau
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bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā puruṣāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ
viviśus tad vanaṃ śūrā dhūmaṃ ca dadṛśus tataḥ
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te samālokya dhūmāgram ūcur bharatam āgatāḥ
nāmanuṣye bhavaty agnir vyaktam atraiva rāghavau
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atha nātra naravyāghrau rājaputrau paraṃtapau
anye rāmopamāḥ santi vyaktam atra tapasvinaḥ
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tac chrutvā bharatas teṣāṃ vacanaṃ sādhu saṃmatam
sainyān uvāca sarvāṃs tān amitrabalamardanaḥ
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yat tā bhavantas tiṣṭhantu neto gantavyam agrataḥ
aham eva gamiṣyāmi sumantro gurur eva ca
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evam uktās tataḥ sarve tatra tasthuḥ samantataḥ
bharato yatra dhūmāgraṃ tatra dṛṣṭiṃ samādadhat
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vyavasthitā yā bharatena sā camūr; nirīkṣamāṇāpi ca dhūmam agrataḥ
babhūva hṛṣṭā nacireṇa jānatī; priyasya rāmasya samāgamaṃ tadā
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