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The Ramayana Book 2
Chapter 111
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anasūyā tu dharmajñā śrutvā tāṃ mahatīṃ kathām
paryaṣvajata bāhubhyāṃ śirasy āghrāya maithilīm
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vyaktākṣarapadaṃ citraṃ bhāṣitaṃ madhuraṃ tvayā
yathā svayaṃvaraṃ vṛttaṃ tat sarvaṃ hi śrutaṃ mayā
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rame 'haṃ kathayā te tu dṛṣḍhaṃ madhurabhāṣiṇi
ravir astaṃ gataḥ śrīmān upohya rajanīṃ śivām
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divasaṃ prati kīrṇānām āhārārthaṃ patatriṇām
saṃdhyākāle nilīnānāṃ nidrārthaṃ śrūyate dhvaniḥ
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ete cāpy abhiṣekārdrā munayaḥ phalaśodhanāḥ
sahitā upavartante salilāplutavalkalāḥ
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ṛṣīṇām agnihotreṣu huteṣu vidhipurvakam
kapotāṅgāruṇo dhūmo dṛśyate pavanoddhataḥ
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alpaparṇā hi taravo ghanībhūtāḥ samantataḥ
viprakṛṣṭe 'pi ye deśe na prakāśanti vai diśaḥ
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rajanī rasasattvāni pracaranti samantataḥ
tapovanamṛgā hy ete veditīrtheṣu śerate
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saṃpravṛttā niśā sīte nakṣatrasamalaṃkṛtā
jyotsnā prāvaraṇaś candro dṛśyate 'bhyudito 'mbare
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gamyatām anujānāmi rāmasyānucarī bhava
kathayantyā hi madhuraṃ tvayāhaṃ paritoṣitā
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alaṃkuru ca tāvat tvaṃ pratyakṣaṃ mama maithili
prītiṃ janaya me vatsa divyālaṃkāraśobhinī
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sā tadā samalaṃkṛtya sītā surasutopamā
praṇamya śirasā tasyai rāmaṃ tv abhimukhī yayau
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tathā tu bhūṣitāṃ sītāṃ dadarśa vadatāṃ varaḥ
rāghavaḥ prītidānena tapasvinyā jaharṣa ca
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nyavedayat tataḥ sarvaṃ sītā rāmāya maithilī
prītidānaṃ tapasvinyā vasanābharaṇasrajām
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prahṛṣṭas tv abhavad rāmo lakṣmaṇaś ca mahārathaḥ
maithilyāḥ satkriyāṃ dṛṣṭvā mānuṣeṣu sudurlabhām
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tatas tāṃ sarvarīṃ prītaḥ puṇyāṃ śaśinibhānanaḥ
arcitas tāpasaiḥ siddhair uvāsa raghunandanaḥ
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tasyāṃ rātryāṃ vyatītāyām abhiṣicya hutāgnikān
āpṛcchetāṃ naravyāghrau tāpasān vanagocarān
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tāv ūcus te vanacarās tāpasā dharmacāriṇaḥ
vanasya tasya saṃcāraṃ rākṣasaiḥ samabhiplutam
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eṣa panthā maharṣīṇāṃ phalāny āharatāṃ vane
anena tu vanaṃ durgaṃ gantuṃ rāghava te kṣamam
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itīva taiḥ prāñjalibhis tapasvibhir; dvijaiḥ kṛtasvastyayanaḥ paraṃtapaḥ
vanaṃ sabhāryaḥ praviveśa rāghavaḥ; salakṣmaṇaḥ sūrya ivābhramaṇḍalam
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