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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 101
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jābāles tu vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ satyātmanāṃ varaḥ
uvāca parayā yuktyā svabuddhyā cāvipannayā
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bhavān me priyakāmārthaṃ vacanaṃ yad ihoktavān
akāryaṃ kāryasaṃkāśam apathyaṃ pathyasaṃmitam
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nirmaryādas tu puruṣaḥ pāpācārasamanvitaḥ
mānaṃ na labhate satsu bhinnacāritradarśanaḥ
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kulīnam akulīnaṃ vā vīraṃ puruṣamāninam
cāritram eva vyākhyāti śuciṃ vā yadi vāśucim
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anārays tv ārya saṃkāśaḥ śaucād dhīnas tathā śuciḥ
lakṣaṇyavad alakṣaṇyo duḥśīlaḥ śīlavān iva
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adharmaṃ dharmaveṣeṇa yadīmaṃ lokasaṃkaram
abhipatsye śubhaṃ hitvā kriyāvidhivivarjitam
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kaś cetayānaḥ puruṣaḥ kāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ
bahu maṃsyati māṃ loke durvṛttaṃ lokadūṣaṇam
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kasya yāsyāmy ahaṃ vṛttaṃ kena vā svargam āpnuyām
anayā vartamāno 'haṃ vṛttyā hīnapratijñayā
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kāmavṛttas tv ayaṃ lokaḥ kṛtsnaḥ samupavartate
yadvṛttāḥ santi rājānas tadvṛttāḥ santi hi prajāḥ
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satyam evānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca rājavṛttaṃ sanātanam
tasmāt satyātmakaṃ rājyaṃ satye lokaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ
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ṛṣayaś caiva devāś ca satyam eva hi menire
satyavādī hi loke 'smin paramaṃ gacchati kṣayam
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udvijante yathā sarpān narād anṛtavādinaḥ
dharmaḥ satyaṃ paro loke mūlaṃ svargasya cocyate
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satyam eveśvaro loke satyaṃ padmā samāśritā
satyamūlāni sarvāṇi satyān nāsti paraṃ padam
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dattam iṣṭaṃ hutaṃ caiva taptāni ca tapāṃsi ca
vedāḥ satyapratiṣṭhānās tasmāt satyaparo bhavet
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ekaḥ pālayate lokam ekaḥ pālayate kulam
majjaty eko hi niraya ekaḥ svarge mahīyate
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so 'haṃ pitur nideśaṃ tu kimarthaṃ nānupālaye
satyapratiśravaḥ satyaṃ satyena samayīkṛtaḥ
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naiva lobhān na mohād vā na cājñānāt tamo'nvitaḥ
setuṃ satyasya bhetsyāmi guroḥ satyapratiśravaḥ
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asatyasaṃdhasya sataś calasyāsthiracetasaḥ
naiva devā na pitaraḥ pratīcchantīti naḥ śrutam
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pratyagātmam imaṃ dharmaṃ satyaṃ paśyāmy ahaṃ svayam
bhāraḥ satpuruṣācīrṇas tad artham abhinandyate
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kṣātraṃ dharmam ahaṃ tyakṣye hy adharmaṃ dharmasaṃhitam
kṣudraur nṛśaṃsair lubdhaiś ca sevitaṃ pāpakarmabhiḥ
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kāyena kurute pāpaṃ manasā saṃpradhārya ca
anṛtaṃ jihvayā cāha trividhaṃ karma pātakam
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bhūmiḥ kīrtir yaśo lakṣmīḥ puruṣaṃ prārthayanti hi
svargasthaṃ cānubadhnanti satyam eva bhajeta tat
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śreṣṭhaṃ hy anāryam eva syād yad bhavān avadhārya mām
āha yuktikarair vākyair idaṃ bhadraṃ kuruṣva ha
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kathaṃ hy ahaṃ pratijñāya vanavāsam imaṃ guroḥ
bharatasya kariṣyāmi vaco hitvā guror vacaḥ
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sthirā mayā pratijñātā pratijñā gurusaṃnidhau
prahṛṣṭamānasā devī kaikeyī cābhavat tadā
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vanavāsaṃ vasann evaṃ śucir niyatabhojanaḥ
mūlaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ puṇyaiḥ pitṝn devāṃś ca tarpayan
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saṃtuṣṭapañcavargo 'haṃ lokayātrāṃ pravartaye
akuhaḥ śraddadhānaḥ san kāryākāryavicakṣaṇaḥ
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karmabhūmim imāṃ prāpya kartavyaṃ karma yac chubham
agnir vāyuś ca somaś ca karmaṇāṃ phalabhāginaḥ
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śataṃ kratūnām āhṛtya devarāṭ tridivaṃ gataḥ
tapāṃsy ugrāṇi cāsthāya divaṃ yātā maharṣayaḥ
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satyaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca parākramaṃ ca; bhūtānukampāṃ priyavāditāṃ ca
dvijātidevātithipūjanaṃ ca; panthānam āhus tridivasya santaḥ
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dharme ratāḥ satpuruṣaiḥ sametās; tejasvino dānaguṇapradhānāḥ
ahiṃsakā vītamalāś ca loke; bhavanti pūjyā munayaḥ pradhānāḥ
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