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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 11
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sa praviśyāśramapadaṃ lakṣmaṇo rāghavānujaḥ
agastyaśiṣyam āsādya vākyam etad uvāca ha
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rājā daśaratho nāma jyeṣṭhas tasya suto balī
rāmaḥ prāpto muniṃ draṣṭuṃ bhāryayā saha sītayā
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lakṣmaṇo nāma tasyāhaṃ bhrātā tv avarajo hitaḥ
anukūlaś ca bhaktaś ca yadi te śrotram āgataḥ
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te vayaṃ vanam atyugraṃ praviṣṭāḥ pitṛśāsanāt
draṣṭum icchāmahe sarve bhagavantaṃ nivedyatām
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā lakṣmaṇasya tapodhanaḥ
tathety uktvāgniśaraṇaṃ praviveśa niveditum
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sa praviśya muni śreṣṭhaṃ tapasā duṣpradharṣaṇam
kṛtāñjalir uvācedaṃ rāmāgamanam añjasā
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putrau daśarathasyemau rāmo lakṣmaṇa eva ca
praviṣṭāv āśramapadaṃ sītayā saha bhāryayā
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draṣṭuṃ bhavantam āyātau śuśrūṣārtham ariṃdamau
yad atrānantaraṃ tattvam ājñāpayitum arhasi
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tataḥ śiṣyād upaśrutya prāptaṃ rāmaṃ salakṣmaṇam
vaidehīṃ ca mahābhāgām idaṃ vacanam abravīt
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diṣṭyā rāmaś cirasyādya draṣṭuṃ māṃ samupāgataḥ
manasā kāṅkṣitaṃ hy asya mayāpy āgamanaṃ prati
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gamyatāṃ satkṛto rāmaḥ sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
praveśyatāṃ samīpaṃ me kiṃ cāsau na praveśitaḥ
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evam uktas tu muninā dharmajñena mahātmanā
abhivādyābravīc chiṣyas tatheti niyatāñjaliḥ
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tato niṣkramya saṃbhrāntaḥ śiṣyo lakṣmaṇam abravīt
kvāsau rāmo muniṃ draṣṭum etu praviśatu svayam
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tato gatvāśramapadaṃ śiṣyeṇa sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
darśayām āsa kākutsthaṃ sītāṃ ca janakātmajām
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taṃ śiṣyaḥ praśritaṃ vākyam agastyavacanaṃ bruvan
prāveśayad yathānyāyaṃ satkārārthaṃ susatkṛtam
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praviveśa tato rāmaḥ sītayā sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
praśāntahariṇākīrṇam āśramaṃ hy avalokayan
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sa tatra brahmaṇaḥ sthānam agneḥ sthānaṃ tathaiva ca
viṣṇoḥ sthānaṃ mahendrasya sthānaṃ caiva vivasvataḥ
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somasthānaṃ bhagasthānaṃ sthānaṃ kauberam eva ca
dhātur vidhātuḥ sthānaṃ ca vāyoḥ sthānaṃ tathaiva ca
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tataḥ śiṣyaiḥ parivṛto munir apy abhiniṣpatat
taṃ dadarśāgrato rāmo munīnāṃ dīptatejasaṃ
abravīd vacanaṃ vīro lakṣmaṇaṃ lakṣmivardhanam
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eṣa lakṣmaṇa niṣkrāmaty agastyo bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
audāryeṇāvagacchāmi nidhānaṃ tapasām imam
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evam uktvā mahābāhur agastyaṃ sūryavarcasaṃ
jagrāha paramaprītas tasya pādau paraṃtapaḥ
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abhivādya tu dharmātmā tasthau rāmaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ
sītayā saha vaidehyā tadā rāma salakṣmaṇaḥ
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pratigṛhya ca kākutstham arcayitvāsanodakaiḥ
kuśalapraśnam uktvā ca āsyatām iti so 'bravīt
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agniṃ hutvā pradāyārghyam atithiṃ pratipūjya ca
vānaprasthena dharmeṇa sa teṣāṃ bhojanaṃ dadau
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prathamaṃ copaviśyātha dharmajño munipuṃgavaḥ
uvāca rāmam āsīnaṃ prāñjaliṃ dharmakovidam
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anyathā khalu kākutstha tapasvī samudācaran
duḥsākṣīva pare loke svāni māṃsāni bhakṣayet
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rājā sarvasya lokasya dharmacārī mahārathaḥ
pūjanīyaś ca mānyaś ca bhavān prāptaḥ priyātithiḥ
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evam uktvā phalair mūlaiḥ puṣpaiś cānyaiś ca rāghavam
pūjayitvā yathākāmaṃ punar eva tato 'bravīt
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idaṃ divyaṃ mahac cāpaṃ hemavajravibhūṣitam
vaiṣṇavaṃ puruṣavyāghra nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
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amoghaḥ sūryasaṃkāśo brahmadattaḥ śarottamaḥ
datto mama mahendreṇa tūṇī cākṣayasāyakau
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saṃpūrṇau niśitair bāṇair jvaladbhir iva pāvakaiḥ
mahārājata kośo 'yam asir hemavibhūṣitaḥ
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anena dhanuṣā rāma hatvā saṃkhye mahāsurān
ājahāra śriyaṃ dīptāṃ purā viṣṇur divaukasām
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tad dhanus tau ca tūṇīrau śaraṃ khaḍgaṃ ca mānada
jayāya pratigṛhṇīṣva vajraṃ vajradharo yathā
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evam uktvā mahātejāḥ samastaṃ tad varāyudham
dattvā rāmāya bhagavān agastyaḥ punar abravīt
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