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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 96
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vasiṣṭhaḥ purataḥ kṛtvā dārān daśarathasya ca
abhicakrāma taṃ deśaṃ rāmadarśanatarṣitaḥ
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rājapatnyaś ca gacchantyo mandaṃ mandākinīṃ prati
dadṛśus tatra tat tīrthaṃ rāmalakṣmaṇasevitam
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kausalyā bāṣpapūrṇena mukhena pariśuṣyatā
sumitrām abravīd dīnā yāś cānyā rājayoṣitaḥ
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idaṃ teṣām anāthānāṃ kliṣṭam akliṣṭa karmaṇām
vane prāk kevalaṃ tīrthaṃ ye te nirviṣayī kṛtāḥ
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itaḥ sumitre putras te sadā jalam atandritaḥ
svayaṃ harati saumitrir mama putrasya kāraṇāt
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dakṣiṇāgreṣu darbheṣu sā dadarśa mahītale
pitur iṅgudipiṇyākaṃ nyastam āyatalocanā
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taṃ bhūmau pitur ārtena nyastaṃ rāmeṇa vīkṣya sā
uvāca devī kausalyā sarvā daśarathastriyaḥ
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idam ikṣvākunāthasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ
rāghaveṇa pitur dattaṃ paśyataitad yathāvidhi
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tasya devasamānasya pārthivasya mahātmanaḥ
naitad aupayikaṃ manye bhuktabhogasya bhojanam
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caturantāṃ mahīṃ bhuktvā mahendra sadṛśo bhuvi
katham iṅgudipiṇyākaṃ sa bhuṅkte vasudhādhipaḥ
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ato duḥkhataraṃ loke na kiṃ cit pratibhāti mā
yatra rāmaḥ pitur dadyād iṅgudīkṣodam ṛddhimān
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rāmeṇeṅgudipiṇyākaṃ pitur dattaṃ samīkṣya me
kathaṃ duḥkhena hṛdayaṃ na sphoṭati sahasradhā
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evam ārtāṃ sapatnyas tā jagmur āśvāsya tāṃ tadā
dadṛśuś cāśrame rāmaṃ svargāc cyutam ivāmaram
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sarvabhogaiḥ parityaktaṃ rāma saṃprekṣya mātaraḥ
ārtā mumucur aśrūṇi sasvaraṃ śokakarśitāḥ
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tāsāṃ rāmaḥ samutthāya jagrāha caraṇāñ śubhān
mātṝṇāṃ manujavyāghraḥ sarvāsāṃ satyasaṃgaraḥ
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tāḥ pāṇibhiḥ sukhasparśair mṛdvaṅgulitalaiḥ śubhaiḥ
pramamārjū rajaḥ pṛṣṭhād rāmasyāyatalocanāḥ
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saumitrir api tāḥ sarvā mātṝh saṃprekṣya duḥkhitaḥ
abhyavādayatāsaktaṃ śanai rāmād anantaram
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yathā rāme tathā tasmin sarvā vavṛtire striyaḥ
vṛttiṃ daśarathāj jāte lakṣmaṇe śubhalakṣaṇe
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sītāpi caraṇāṃs tāsām upasaṃgṛhya duḥkhitā
śvaśrūṇām aśrupūrṇākṣī sā babhūvāgrataḥ sthitā
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tāṃ pariṣvajya duḥkhārtāṃ mātā duhitaraṃ yathā
vanavāsakṛśāṃ dīnāṃ kausalyā vākyam abravīt
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videharājasya sutā snuṣā daśarathasya ca
rāmapatnī kathaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃprāptā nirjane vane
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padmam ātapasaṃtaptaṃ parikliṣṭam ivotpalam
kāñcanaṃ rajasā dhvastaṃ kliṣṭaṃ candram ivāmbudaiḥ
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mukhaṃ te prekṣya māṃ śoko dahaty agnir ivāśrayam
bhṛśaṃ manasi vaidehi vyasanāraṇisaṃbhavaḥ
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bruvantyām evam ārtāyāṃ jananyāṃ bharatāgrajaḥ
pādāv āsādya jagrāha vasiṣṭhasya sa rāghavaḥ
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purohitasyāgnisamasya tasya vai; bṛhaspater indra ivāmarādhipaḥ
pragṛhya pādau susamṛddhatejasaḥ; sahaiva tenopaviveśa rāghavaḥ
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tato jaghanyaṃ sahitaiḥ sa mantribhiḥ; purapradhānaiś ca sahaiva sainikaiḥ
janena dharmajñatamena dharmavān; upopaviṣṭo bharatas tadāgrajam
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upopaviṣṭas tu tadā sa vīryavāṃs; tapasviveṣeṇa samīkṣya rāghavam
śriyā jvalantaṃ bharataḥ kṛtāñjalir; yathā mahendraḥ prayataḥ prajāpatim
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kim eṣa vākyaṃ bharato 'dya rāghavaṃ; praṇamya satkṛtya ca sādhu vakṣyati
itīva tasyāryajanasya tattvato; babhūva kautūhalam uttamaṃ tadā
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sa rāghavaḥ satyadhṛtiś ca lakṣmaṇo; mahānubhāvo bharataś ca dhārmikaḥ
vṛtāḥ suhṛdbhiś ca virejur adhvare; yathā sadasyaiḥ sahitās trayo 'gnayaḥ
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