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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 99
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punar evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ tu bharataṃ lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ
pratyuvaca tataḥ śrīmāñ jñātimadhye 'tisatkṛtaḥ
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upapannam idaṃ vākyaṃ yat tvam evam abhāṣathāḥ
jātaḥ putro daśarathāt kaikeyyāṃ rājasattamāt
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purā bhrātaḥ pitā naḥ sa mātaraṃ te samudvahan
mātāmahe samāśrauṣīd rājyaśulkam anuttamam
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devāsure ca saṃgrāme jananyai tava pārthivaḥ
saṃprahṛṣṭo dadau rājā varam ārādhitaḥ prabhuḥ
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tataḥ sā saṃpratiśrāvya tava mātā yaśasvinī
ayācata naraśreṣṭhaṃ dvau varau varavarṇinī
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tava rājyaṃ naravyāghra mama pravrājanaṃ tathā
tac ca rājā tathā tasyai niyuktaḥ pradadau varam
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tena pitrāham apy atra niyuktaḥ puruṣarṣabha
caturdaśa vane vāsaṃ varṣāṇi varadānikam
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so 'haṃ vanam idaṃ prāpto nirjanaṃ lakṣmaṇānvitaḥ
śītayā cāpratidvandvaḥ satyavāde sthitaḥ pituḥ
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bhavān api tathety eva pitaraṃ satyavādinam
kartum arhati rājendraṃ kṣipram evābhiṣecanāt
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ṛṇān mocaya rājānaṃ matkṛte bharata prabhum
pitaraṃ trāhi dharmajña mātaraṃ cābhinandaya
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śrūyate hi purā tāta śrutir gītā yaśasvinī
gayena yajamānena gayeṣv eva pitṝn prati
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puṃ nāmnā narakād yasmāt pitaraṃ trāyate sutaḥ
tasmāt putra iti proktaḥ pitṝn yat pāti vā sutaḥ
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eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā guṇavanto bahuśrutāḥ
teṣāṃ vai samavetānām api kaś cid gayāṃ vrajet
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evaṃ rājarṣayaḥ sarve pratītā rājanandana
tasmāt trāhi naraśreṣṭha pitaraṃ narakāt prabho
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ayodhyāṃ gaccha bharata prakṛtīr anurañjaya
śatrughna sahito vīra saha sarvair dvijātibhiḥ
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pravekṣye daṇḍakāraṇyam aham apy avilambayan
ābhyāṃ tu sahito rājan vaidehyā lakṣmaṇena ca
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tvaṃ rājā bhava bharata svayaṃ narāṇāṃ; vanyānām aham api rājarāṇ mṛgāṇām
gaccha tvaṃ puravaram adya saṃprahṛṣṭaḥ; saṃhṛṣṭas tv aham api daṇḍakān pravekṣye
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chāyāṃ te dinakarabhāḥ prabādhamānaṃ; varṣatraṃ bharata karotu mūrdhni śītām
eteṣām aham api kānanadrumāṇāṃ; chāyāṃ tām atiśayinīṃ sukhaṃ śrayiṣye
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śatrughnaḥ kuśalamatis tu te sahāyaḥ; saumitrir mama viditaḥ pradhānamitram
catvāras tanayavarā vayaṃ narendraṃ; satyasthaṃ bharata carāma mā viṣādam
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