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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 102
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kruddham ājñāya rāma tu vasiṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca ha
jābālir api jānīte lokasyāsya gatāgatim
nivartayitu kāmas tu tvām etad vākyam abravīt
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imāṃ lokasamutpattiṃ lokanātha nibodha me
sarvaṃ salilam evāsīt pṛthivī yatra nirmitā
tataḥ samabhavad brahmā svayambhūr daivataiḥ saha
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sa varāhas tato bhūtvā projjahāra vasuṃdharām
asṛjac ca jagat sarvaṃ saha putraiḥ kṛtātmabhiḥ
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ākāśaprabhavo brahmā śāśvato nitya avyayaḥ
tasmān marīciḥ saṃjajñe marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ sutaḥ
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vivasvān kaśyapāj jajñe manur vaivastavaḥ smṛtaḥ
sa tu prajāpatiḥ pūrvam ikṣvākus tu manoḥ sutaḥ
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yasyeyaṃ prathamaṃ dattā samṛddhā manunā mahī
tam ikṣvākum ayodhyāyāṃ rājānaṃ viddhi pūrvakam
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ikṣvākos tu sutaḥ śrīmān kukṣir eveti viśrutaḥ
kukṣer athātmajo vīro vikukṣir udapadyata
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vikukṣes tu mahātejā bāṇaḥ putraḥ pratāpavān
bāṇasya tu mahābāhur anaraṇyo mahāyaśāḥ
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nānā vṛṣṭir babhūvāsmin na durbhikṣaṃ satāṃ vare
anaraṇye mahārāje taskaro vāpi kaś cana
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anaraṇyān mahābāhuḥ pṛthū rājā babhūva ha
tasmāt pṛthor mahārājas triśaṅkur udapadyata
sa satyavacanād vīraḥ saśarīro divaṃ gataḥ
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triśaṅkor abhavat sūnur dhundhumāro mahāyaśāḥ
dhundhumārān mahātejā yuvanāśvo vyajāyata
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yuvanāśva sutaḥ śrīmān māndhātā samapadyata
māndhātus tu mahātejāḥ susaṃdhir udapadyata
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susaṃdher api putrau dvau dhruvasaṃdhiḥ prasenajit
yaśasvī dhruvasaṃdhes tu bharato ripusūdanaḥ
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bharatāt tu mahābāhor asito nāma jāyata
yasyaite pratirājāna udapadyanta śatravaḥ
haihayās tālajaṅghāś ca śūrāś ca śaśabindavaḥ
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tāṃs tu sarvān prativyūhya yuddhe rājā pravāsitaḥ
sa ca śailavare ramye babhūvābhirato muniḥ
dve cāsya bhārye garbhiṇyau babhūvatur iti śrutiḥ
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bhārgavaś cyavano nāma himavantam upāśritaḥ
tam ṛṣiṃ samupāgamya kālindī tv abhyavādayat
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sa tām abhyavadad vipro varepsuṃ putrajanmani
tataḥ sā gṛham āgamya devī putraṃ vyajāyata
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sapatnyā tu garas tasyai datto garbhajighāṃsayā
gareṇa saha tenaiva jātaḥ sa sagaro 'bhavat
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sa rājā sagaro nāma yaḥ samudram akhānayat
iṣṭvā parvaṇi vegena trāsayantam imāḥ prajāḥ
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asamañjas tu putro 'bhūt sagarasyeti naḥ śrutam
jīvann eva sa pitrā tu nirastaḥ pāpakarmakṛt
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aṃśumān iti putro 'bhūd asamañjasya vīryavān
dilīpo 'ṃśumataḥ putro dilīpasya bhagīrathaḥ
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bhagīrathāt kakutsthas tu kākutsthā yena tu smṛtāḥ
kakutsthasya tu putro 'bhūd raghur yena tu rāghavaḥ
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raghos tu putras tejasvī pravṛddhaḥ puruṣādakaḥ
kalmāṣapādaḥ saudāsa ity evaṃ prathito bhuvi
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kalmāṣapādaputro 'bhūc chaṅkhaṇas tv iti viśrutaḥ
yas tu tad vīryam āsādya sahaseno vyanīnaśat
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śaṅkhaṇasya tu putro 'bhūc chūraḥ śrīmān sudarśanaḥ
sudarśanasyāgnivarṇa agnivarṣasya śīghragaḥ
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śīghragasya maruḥ putro maroḥ putraḥ praśuśrukaḥ
praśuśrukasya putro 'bhūd ambarīṣo mahādyutiḥ
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ambarīṣasya putro 'bhūn nahuṣaḥ satyavikramaḥ
nahuṣasya ca nābhāgaḥ putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ
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ajaś ca suvrataś caiva nābhāgasya sutāv ubhau
ajasya caiva dharmātmā rājā daśarathaḥ sutaḥ
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tasya jyeṣṭho 'si dāyādo rāma ity abhiviśrutaḥ
tad gṛhāṇa svakaṃ rājyam avekṣasva jagan nṛpa
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ikṣvākūṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ rājā bhavati pūrvajaḥ
pūrvajenāvaraḥ putro jyeṣṭho rājye 'bhiṣicyate
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sa rāghavāṇāṃ kuladharmam ātmanaḥ; sanātanaṃ nādya vihātum arhasi
prabhūtaratnām anuśādhi medinīṃ; prabhūtarāṣṭrāṃ pitṛvan mahāyaśāḥ
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