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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 89
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atha śailād viniṣkramya maithilīṃ kosaleśvaraḥ
adarśayac chubhajalāṃ ramyāṃ mandākinīṃ nadīm
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abravīc ca varārohāṃ cārucandranibhānanām
videharājasya sutāṃ rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ
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vicitrapulināṃ ramyāṃ haṃsasārasasevitām
kusumair upasaṃpannāṃ paśya mandākinīṃ nadīm
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nānāvidhais tīraruhair vṛtāṃ puṣpaphaladrumaiḥ
rājantīṃ rājarājasya nalinīm iva sarvataḥ
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mṛgayūthanipītāni kaluṣāmbhāṃsi sāmpratam
tīrthāni ramaṇīyāni ratiṃ saṃjanayanti me
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jaṭājinadharāḥ kāle valkalottaravāsasaḥ
ṛṣayas tv avagāhante nadīṃ mandākinīṃ priye
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ādityam upatiṣṭhante niyamād ūrdhvabāhavaḥ
ete 'pare viśālākṣi munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
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mārutoddhūta śikharaiḥ pranṛtta iva parvataḥ
pādapaiḥ patrapuṣpāṇi sṛjadbhir abhito nadīm
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kac cin maṇinikāśodāṃ kac cit pulinaśālinīm
kac cit siddhajanākīrṇāṃ paśya mandākinīṃ nadīm
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nirdhūtān vāyunā paśya vitatān puṣpasaṃcayān
poplūyamānān aparān paśya tvaṃ jalamadhyagān
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tāṃś cātivalgu vacaso rathāṅgāhvayanā dvijāḥ
adhirohanti kalyāṇi niṣkūjantaḥ śubhā giraḥ
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darśanaṃ citrakūṭasya mandākinyāś ca śobhane
adhikaṃ puravāsāc ca manye ca tava darśanāt
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vidhūtakaluṣaiḥ siddhais tapodamaśamānvitaiḥ
nityavikṣobhita jalāṃ vihāhasva mayā saha
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sakhīvac ca vigāhasva sīte mandakinīm imām
kamalāny avamajjantī puṣkarāṇi ca bhāmini
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tvaṃ paurajanavad vyālān ayodhyām iva parvatam
manyasva vanite nityaṃ sarayūvad imāṃ nadīm
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lakṣmaṇaś caiva dharmātmā mannideśe vyavasthitaḥ
tvaṃ cānukūlā vaidehi prītiṃ janayatho mama
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upaspṛśaṃs triṣavaṇaṃ madhumūlaphalāśanaḥ
nāyodhyāyai na rājyāya spṛhaye 'dya tvayā saha
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imāṃ hi ramyāṃ gajayūthalolitāṃ; nipītatoyāṃ gajasiṃhavānaraiḥ
supuṣpitaiḥ puṣpadharair alaṃkṛtāṃ; na so 'sti yaḥ syān na gatakramaḥ sukhī
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itīva rāmo bahusaṃgataṃ vacaḥ; priyā sahāyaḥ saritaṃ prati bruvan
cacāra ramyaṃ nayanāñjanaprabhaṃ; sa citrakūṭaṃ raghuvaṃśavardhanaḥ
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