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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 97
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taṃ tu rāmaḥ samāśvāsya bhrātaraṃ guruvatsalam
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame
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kim etad iccheyam ahaṃ śrotuṃ pravyāhṛtaṃ tvayā
yasmāt tvam āgato deśam imaṃ cīrajaṭājinī
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yannimittam imaṃ deśaṃ kṛṣṇājinajaṭādharaḥ
hitvā rājyaṃ praviṣṭas tvaṃ tat sarvaṃ vaktum arhasi
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ity uktaḥ kekayīputraḥ kākutsthena mahātmanā
pragṛhya balavad bhūyaḥ prāñjalir vākyam abravīt
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āryaṃ tātaḥ parityajya kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram
gataḥ svargaṃ mahābāhuḥ putraśokābhipīḍitaḥ
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striyā niyuktaḥ kaikeyyā mama mātrā paraṃtapa
cakāra sumahat pāpam idam ātmayaśoharam
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sā rājyaphalam aprāpya vidhavā śokakarśitā
patiṣyati mahāghore niraye jananī mama
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tasya me dāsabhūtasya prasādaṃ kartum arhasi
abhiṣiñcasva cādyaiva rājyena maghavān iva
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imāḥ prakṛtayaḥ sarvā vidhavā māturaś ca yāḥ
tvat sakāśam anuprāptāḥ prasādaṃ kartum arhasi
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tadānupūrvyā yuktaṃ ca yuktaṃ cātmani mānada
rājyaṃ prāpnuhi dharmeṇa sakāmān suhṛdaḥ kuru
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bhavatv avidhavā bhūmiḥ samagrā patinā tvayā
śaśinā vimaleneva śāradī rajanī yathā
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ebhiś ca sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ śirasā yācito mayā
bhrātuḥ śiṣyasya dāsasya prasādaṃ kartum arhasi
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tad idaṃ śāśvataṃ pitryaṃ sarvaṃ sacivamaṇḍalam
pūjitaṃ puruṣavyāghra nātikramitum utsahe
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evam uktvā mahābāhuḥ sabāṣpaḥ kekayīsutaḥ
rāmasya śirasā pādau jagrāha bharataḥ punaḥ
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taṃ mattam iva mātaṅgaṃ niḥśvasantaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
bhrātaraṃ bharataṃ rāmaḥ pariṣvajyedam abravīt
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kulīnaḥ sattvasaṃpannas tejasvī caritavrataḥ
rājyahetoḥ kathaṃ pāpam ācaret tvadvidho janaḥ
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na doṣaṃ tvayi paśyāmi sūkṣmam apy ari sūdana
na cāpi jananīṃ bālyāt tvaṃ vigarhitum arhasi
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yāvat pitari dharmajña gauravaṃ lokasatkṛte
tāvad dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha jananyām api gauravam
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etābhyāṃ dharmaśīlābhyāṃ vanaṃ gaccheti rāghava
mātā pitṛbhyām ukto 'haṃ katham anyat samācare
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tvayā rājyam ayodhyāyāṃ prāptavyaṃ lokasatkṛtam
vastavyaṃ daṇḍakāraṇye mayā valkalavāsasā
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evaṃ kṛtvā mahārājo vibhāgaṃ lokasaṃnidhau
vyādiśya ca mahātejā divaṃ daśaratho gataḥ
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sa ca pramāṇaṃ dharmātmā rājā lokagurus tava
pitrā dattaṃ yathābhāgam upabhoktuṃ tvam arhasi
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caturdaśa samāḥ saumya daṇḍakāraṇyam āśritaḥ
upabhokṣye tv ahaṃ dattaṃ bhāgaṃ pitrā mahātmanā
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yad abravīn māṃ naralokasatkṛtaḥ; pitā mahātmā vibudhādhipopamaḥ
tad eva manye paramātmano hitaṃ; na sarvalokeśvarabhāvam avyayam
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