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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 98
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tataḥ puruṣasiṃhānāṃ vṛtānāṃ taiḥ suhṛdgaṇaiḥ
śocatām eva rajanī duḥkhena vyatyavartata
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rajanyāṃ suprabhātāyāṃ bhrātaras te suhṛdvṛtāḥ
mandākinyāṃ hutaṃ japyaṃ kṛtvā rāmam upāgaman
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tūṣṇīṃ te samupāsīnā na kaś cit kiṃ cid abravīt
bharatas tu suhṛnmadhye rāmavacanam abravīt
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sāntvitā māmikā mātā dattaṃ rājyam idaṃ mama
tad dadāmi tavaivāhaṃ bhuṅkṣva rājyam akaṇṭakam
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mahatevāmbuvegena bhinnaḥ setur jalāgame
durāvāraṃ tvadanyena rājyakhaṇḍam idaṃ mahat
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gatiṃ khara ivāśvasya tārkṣyasyeva patatriṇaḥ
anugantuṃ na śaktir me gatiṃ tava mahīpate
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sujīvaṃ nityaśas tasya yaḥ parair upajīvyate
rāma tena tu durjīvaṃ yaḥ parān upajīvati
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yathā tu ropito vṛkṣaḥ puruṣeṇa vivardhitaḥ
hrasvakena durāroho rūḍhaskandho mahādrumaḥ
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sa yadā puṣpito bhūtvā phalāni na vidarśayet
sa tāṃ nānubhavet prītiṃ yasya hetoḥ prabhāvitaḥ
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eṣopamā mahābāho tvam arthaṃ vettum arhasi
yadi tvam asmān ṛṣabho bhartā bhṛtyān na śādhi hi
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śreṇayas tvāṃ mahārāja paśyantv agryāś ca sarvaśaḥ
pratapantam ivādityaṃ rājye sthitam ariṃdamam
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tavānuyāne kākutṣṭha mattā nardantu kuñjarāḥ
antaḥpura gatā nāryo nandantu susamāhitāḥ
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tasya sādhv ity amanyanta nāgarā vividhā janāḥ
bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaṃ pratyanuyācataḥ
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tam evaṃ duḥkhitaṃ prekṣya vilapantaṃ yaśasvinam
rāmaḥ kṛtātmā bharataṃ samāśvāsayad ātmavān
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nātmanaḥ kāmakāro 'sti puruṣo 'yam anīśvaraḥ
itaś cetarataś cainaṃ kṛtāntaḥ parikarṣati
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sarve kṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntāḥ samucchrayāḥ
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ ca jīvitam
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yathā phalānaṃ pakvānāṃ nānyatra patanād bhayam
evaṃ narasya jātasya nānyatra maraṇād bhayam
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yathāgāraṃ dṛḍhasthūṇaṃ jīrṇaṃ bhūtvāvasīdati
tathāvasīdanti narā jarāmṛtyuvaśaṃ gatāḥ
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ahorātrāṇi gacchanti sarveṣāṃ prāṇinām iha
āyūṃṣi kṣapayanty āśu grīṣme jalam ivāṃśavaḥ
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ātmānam anuśoca tvaṃ kim anyam anuśocasi
āyus te hīyate yasya sthitasya ca gatasya ca
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sahaiva mṛtyur vrajati saha mṛtyur niṣīdati
gatvā sudīrgham adhvānaṃ saha mṛtyur nivartate
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gātreṣu valayaḥ prāptāḥ śvetāś caiva śiroruhāḥ
jarayā puruṣo jīrṇaḥ kiṃ hi kṛtvā prabhāvayet
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nandanty udita āditye nandanty astam ite ravau
ātmano nāvabudhyante manuṣyā jīvitakṣayam
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hṛṣyanty ṛtumukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā navaṃ navam ihāgatam
ṛtūnāṃ parivartena prāṇināṃ prāṇasaṃkṣayaḥ
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yathā kāṣṭhaṃ ca kāṣṭhaṃ ca sameyātāṃ mahārṇave
sametya ca vyapeyātāṃ kālam āsādya kaṃ cana
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evaṃ bhāryāś ca putrāś ca jñātayaś ca vasūni ca
sametya vyavadhāvanti dhruvo hy eṣāṃ vinābhavaḥ
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nātra kaś cid yathā bhāvaṃ prāṇī samabhivartate
tena tasmin na sāmarthyaṃ pretasyāsty anuśocataḥ
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yathā hi sārthaṃ gacchantaṃ brūyāt kaś cit pathi sthitaḥ
aham apy āgamiṣyāmi pṛṣṭhato bhavatām iti
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evaṃ pūrvair gato mārgaḥ pitṛpaitāmaho dhruvaḥ
tam āpannaḥ kathaṃ śoced yasya nāsti vyatikramaḥ
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vayasaḥ patamānasya srotaso vānivartinaḥ
ātmā sukhe niyoktavyaḥ sukhabhājaḥ prajāḥ smṛtāḥ
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dharmātmā sa śubhaiḥ kṛtsnaiḥ kratubhiś cāptadakṣiṇaiḥ
dhūtapāpo gataḥ svargaṃ pitā naḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
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bhṛtyānāṃ bharaṇāt samyak prajānāṃ paripālanāt
arthādānāc ca dhārmeṇa pitā nas tridivaṃ gataḥ
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iṣṭvā bahuvidhair yajñair bhogāṃś cāvāpya puṣkalān
uttamaṃ cāyur āsādya svar gataḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
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sa jīrṇaṃ mānuṣaṃ dehaṃ parityajya pitā hi naḥ
daivīm ṛddhim anuprāpto brahmalokavihāriṇīm
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taṃ tu naivaṃ vidhaḥ kaś cit prājñaḥ śocitum arhati
tvadvidho yadvidhaś cāpi śrutavān buddhimattaraḥ
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ete bahuvidhāḥ śokā vilāpa rudite tathā
varjanīyā hi dhīreṇa sarvāvasthāsu dhīmatā
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sa svastho bhava mā śoco yātvā cāvasa tāṃ purīm
tathā pitrā niyukto 'si vaśinā vadatāmv vara
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yatrāham api tenaiva niyuktaḥ puṇyakarmaṇā
tatraivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi pitur āryasya śāsanam
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na mayā śāsanaṃ tasya tyaktuṃ nyāyyam ariṃdama
tat tvayāpi sadā mānyaṃ sa vai bandhuḥ sa naḥ pitā
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evam uktvā tu virate rāme vacanam arthavat
uvāca bharataś citraṃ dhārmiko dhārmikaṃ vacaḥ
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ko hi syād īdṛśo loke yādṛśas tvam ariṃdama
na tvāṃ pravyathayed duḥkhaṃ prītir vā na praharṣayet
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saṃmataś cāsi vṛddhānāṃ tāṃś ca pṛcchasi saṃśayān
yathā mṛtas tathā jīvan yathāsati tathā sati
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yasyaiṣa buddhilābhaḥ syāt paritapyeta kena saḥ
sa evaṃ vyasanaṃ prāpya na viṣīditum arhati
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amaropamasattvas tvaṃ mahātmā satyasaṃgaraḥ
sarvajñaḥ sarvadarśī ca buddhimāṃś cāsi rāghava
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na tvām evaṃ guṇair yuktaṃ prabhavābhavakovidam
aviṣahyatamaṃ duḥkham āsādayitum arhati
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proṣite mayi yat pāpaṃ mātrā matkāraṇāt kṛtam
kṣudrayā tad aniṣṭaṃ me prasīdatu bhavān mama
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dharmabandhena baddho 'smi tenemāṃ neha mātaram
hanmi tīvreṇa daṇḍena daṇḍārhāṃ pāpakāriṇīm
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kathaṃ daśarathāj jātaḥ śuddhābhijanakarmaṇaḥ
jānan dharmam adharmiṣṭhaṃ kuryāṃ karma jugupsitam
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guruḥ kriyāvān vṛddhaś ca rājā pretaḥ piteti ca
tātaṃ na parigarheyaṃ daivataṃ ceti saṃsadi
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ko hi dharmārthayor hīnam īdṛśaṃ karma kilbiṣam
striyāḥ priyacikīrṣuḥ san kuryād dharmajña dharmavit
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antakāle hi bhūtāni muhyantīti purāśrutiḥ
rājñaivaṃ kurvatā loke pratyakṣā sā śrutiḥ kṛtā
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sādhv artham abhisaṃdhāya krodhān mohāc ca sāhasāt
tātasya yad atikrāntaṃ pratyāharatu tad bhavān
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pitur hi samatikrāntaṃ putro yaḥ sādhu manyate
tad apatyaṃ mataṃ loke viparītam ato 'nyathā
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tad apatyaṃ bhavān astu mā bhavān duṣkṛtaṃ pituḥ
abhipat tat kṛtaṃ karma loke dhīravigarhitam
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kaikeyīṃ māṃ ca tātaṃ ca suhṛdo bāndhavāṃś ca naḥ
paurajānapadān sarvāṃs trātu sarvam idaṃ bhavān
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kva cāraṇyaṃ kva ca kṣātraṃ kva jaṭāḥ kva ca pālanam
īdṛśaṃ vyāhataṃ karma na bhavān kartum arhati
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atha kleśajam eva tvaṃ dharmaṃ caritum icchasi
dharmeṇa caturo varṇān pālayan kleśam āpnuhi
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caturṇām āśramāṇāṃ hi gārhasthyaṃ śreṣṭham āśramam
āhur dharmajña dharmajñās taṃ kathaṃ tyaktum arhasi
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śrutena bālaḥ sthānena janmanā bhavato hy aham
sa kathaṃ pālayiṣyāmi bhūmiṃ bhavati tiṣṭhati
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hīnabuddhiguṇo bālo hīnaḥ sthānena cāpy aham
bhavatā ca vinā bhūto na vartayitum utsahe
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idaṃ nikhilam avyagraṃ pitryaṃ rājyam akaṇṭakam
anuśādhi svadharmeṇa dharmajña saha bāndhavaiḥ
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ihaiva tvābhiṣiñcantu dharmajña saha bāndhavaiḥ
ṛtvijaḥ savasiṣṭhāś ca mantravan mantrakovidāḥ
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abhiṣiktas tvam asmābhir ayodhyāṃ pālane vraja
vijitya tarasā lokān marudbhir iva vāsavaḥ
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ṛṇāni trīṇy apākurvan durhṛdaḥ sādhu nirdahan
suhṛdas tarpayan kāmais tvam evātrānuśādhi mām
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adyārya muditāḥ santu suhṛdas te 'bhiṣecane
adya bhītāḥ pālayantāṃ durhṛdas te diśo daśa
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ākrośaṃ mama mātuś ca pramṛjya puruṣarṣabha
adya tatra bhavantaṃ ca pitaraṃ rakṣa kilbiṣāt
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śirasā tvābhiyāce 'haṃ kuruṣva karuṇāṃ mayi
bāndhaveṣu ca sarveṣu bhūteṣv iva maheśvaraḥ
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atha vā pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā vanam eva bhavān itaḥ
gamiṣyati gamiṣyāmi bhavatā sārdham apy aham
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tathāpi rāmo bharatena tāmyata; prasādyamānaḥ śirasā mahīpatiḥ
na caiva cakre gamanāya sattvavān; matiṃ pitus tadvacane pratiṣṭhitaḥ
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tad adbhutaṃ sthairyam avekṣya rāghave; samaṃ jano harṣam avāpa duḥkhitaḥ
na yāty ayodhyām iti duḥkhito 'bhavat; sthirapratijñatvam avekṣya harṣitaḥ
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tam ṛtvijo naigamayūthavallabhās; tathā visaṃjñāśrukalāś ca mātaraḥ
tathā bruvāṇaṃ bharataṃ pratuṣṭuvuḥ; praṇamya rāmaṃ ca yayācire saha
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