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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 107
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tato nikṣipya mātṝh sa ayodhyāyāṃ dṛḍhavrataḥ
bharataḥ śokasaṃtapto gurūn idam athābravīt
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nandigrāmaṃ gamiṣyāmi sarvān āmantraye 'dya vaḥ
tatra duḥkham idaṃ sarvaṃ sahiṣye rāghavaṃ vinā
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gataś ca hi divaṃ rājā vanasthaś ca gurur mama
rāmaṃ pratīkṣe rājyāya sa hi rājā mahāyaśāḥ
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etac chrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
abruvan mantriṇaḥ sarve vasiṣṭhaś ca purohitaḥ
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sadṛśaṃ ślāghanīyaṃ ca yad uktaṃ bharata tvayā
vacanaṃ bhrātṛvātsalyād anurūpaṃ tavaiva tat
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nityaṃ te bandhulubdhasya tiṣṭhato bhrātṛsauhṛde
āryamārgaṃ prapannasya nānumanyeta kaḥ pumān
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mantriṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā yathābhilaṣitaṃ priyam
abravīt sārathiṃ vākyaṃ ratho me yujyatām iti
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prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ sarvā mātṝh samabhivādya saḥ
āruroha rathaṃ śrīmāñ śatrughnena samanvitaḥ
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āruhya tu rathaṃ śīghraṃ śatrughnabharatāv ubhau
yayatuḥ paramaprītau vṛtau mantripurohitaiḥ
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agrato puravas tatra vasiṣṭha pramukhā dvijāḥ
prayayuḥ prāṅmukhāḥ sarve nandigrāmo yato 'bhavat
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balaṃ ca tad anāhūtaṃ gajāśvarathasaṃkulam
prayayau bharate yāte sarve ca puravāsinaḥ
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rathasthaḥ sa tu dharmātmā bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
nandigrāmaṃ yayau tūrṇaṃ śirasy ādhāya pāduke
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tatas tu bharataḥ kṣipraṃ nandigrāmaṃ praviśya saḥ
avatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ gurūn idam uvāca ha
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etad rājyaṃ mama bhrātrā dattaṃ saṃnyāsavat svayam
yogakṣemavahe ceme pāduke hemabhūṣite
tam imaṃ pālayiṣyāmi rāghavāgamanaṃ prati
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kṣipraṃ saṃyojayitvā tu rāghavasya punaḥ svayam
caraṇau tau tu rāmasya drakṣyāmi sahapādukau
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tato nikṣiptabhāro 'haṃ rāghaveṇa samāgataḥ
nivedya gurave rājyaṃ bhajiṣye guruvṛttitām
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rāghavāya ca saṃnyāsaṃ dattveme varapāduke
rājyaṃ cedam ayodhyāṃ ca dhūtapāpo bhavāmi ca
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abhiṣikte tu kākutsthe prahṛṣṭamudite jane
prītir mama yaśaś caiva bhaved rājyāc caturguṇam
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evaṃ tu vilapan dīno bharataḥ sa mahāyaśāḥ
nandigrāme 'karod rājyaṃ duḥkhito mantribhiḥ saha
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sa valkalajaṭādhārī muniveṣadharaḥ prabhuḥ
nandigrāme 'vasad vīraḥ sasainyo bharatas tadā
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rāmāgamanam ākāṅkṣan bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
bhrātur vacanakārī ca pratijñāpāragas tadā
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pāduke tv abhiṣicyātha nandigrāme 'vasat tadā
bharataḥ śāsanaṃ sarvaṃ pādukābhyāṃ nyavedayat
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