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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 100
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āśvāsayantaṃ bharataṃ jābālir brāhmaṇottamaḥ
uvāca rāmaṃ dharmajñaṃ dharmāpetam idaṃ vacaḥ
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sādhu rāghava mā bhūt te buddhir evaṃ nirarthakā
prākṛtasya narasyeva ārya buddhes tapasvinaḥ
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kaḥ kasya puruṣo bandhuḥ kim āpyaṃ kasya kena cit
yad eko jāyate jantur eka eva vinaśyati
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tasmān mātā pitā ceti rāma sajjeta yo naraḥ
unmatta iva sa jñeyo nāsti kācid dhi kasya cit
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yathā grāmāntaraṃ gacchan naraḥ kaś cit kva cid vaset
utsṛjya ca tam āvāsaṃ pratiṣṭhetāpare 'hani
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evam eva manuṣyāṇāṃ pitā mātā gṛhaṃ vasu
āvāsamātraṃ kākutstha sajjante nātra sajjanāḥ
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pitryaṃ rājyaṃ samutsṛjya sa nārhati narottama
āsthātuṃ kāpathaṃ duḥkhaṃ viṣamaṃ bahukaṇṭakam
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samṛddhāyām ayodhyāyām ātmānam abhiṣecaya
ekaveṇīdharā hi tvāṃ nagarī saṃpratīkṣate
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rājabhogān anubhavan mahārhān pārthivātmaja
vihara tvam ayodhyāyāṃ yathā śakras triviṣṭape
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na te kaś cid daśarataḥs tvaṃ ca tasya na kaś cana
anyo rājā tvam anyaś ca tasmāt kuru yad ucyate
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gataḥ sa nṛpatis tatra gantavyaṃ yatra tena vai
pravṛttir eṣā martyānāṃ tvaṃ tu mithyā vihanyase
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arthadharmaparā ye ye tāṃs tāñ śocāmi netarān
te hi duḥkham iha prāpya vināśaṃ pretya bhejire
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aṣṭakā pitṛdaivatyam ity ayaṃ prasṛto janaḥ
annasyopadravaṃ paśya mṛto hi kim aśiṣyati
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yadi bhuktam ihānyena deham anyasya gacchati
dadyāt pravasataḥ śrāddhaṃ na tat pathy aśanaṃ bhavet
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dānasaṃvananā hy ete granthā medhāvibhiḥ kṛtāḥ
yajasva dehi dīkṣasva tapas tapyasva saṃtyaja
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sa nāsti param ity eva kuru buddhiṃ mahāmate
pratyakṣaṃ yat tad ātiṣṭha parokṣaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kuru
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satāṃ buddhiṃ puraskṛtya sarvalokanidarśinīm
rājyaṃ tvaṃ pratigṛhṇīṣva bharatena prasāditaḥ
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