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The Ramayana Book 3
Chapter 71
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divaṃ tu tasyāṃ yātāyāṃ śabaryāṃ svena karmaṇā
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā cintayām āsa rāghavaḥ
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cintayitvā tu dharmātmā prabhāvaṃ taṃ mahātmanām
hitakāriṇam ekāgraṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ rāghavo 'bravīt
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dṛṣṭo 'yam āśramaḥ saumya bahvāścaryaḥ kṛtātmanām
viśvastamṛgaśārdūlo nānāvihagasevitaḥ
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saptānāṃ ca samudrāṇām eṣu tīrtheṣu lakṣmaṇa
upaspṛṣṭaṃ ca vidhivat pitaraś cāpi tarpitāḥ
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pranaṣṭam aśubhaṃ yat tat kalyāṇaṃ samupasthitam
tena tv etat prahṛṣṭaṃ me mano lakṣmaṇa saṃprati
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hṛdaye hi naravyāghra śubham āvirbhaviṣyati
tad āgaccha gamiṣyāvaḥ pampāṃ tāṃ priyadarśanām
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ṛśyamūko girir yatra nātidūre prakāśate
yasmin vasati dharmātmā sugrīvo 'ṃśumataḥ sutaḥ
nityaṃ vālibhayāt trastaś caturbhiḥ saha vānaraiḥ
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abhitvare ca taṃ draṣṭuṃ sugrīvaṃ vānararṣabham
tadadhīnaṃ hi me saumya sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam
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iti bruvāṇaṃ taṃ rāmaṃ saumitrir idam abravīt
gacchāvas tvaritaṃ tatra mamāpi tvarate manaḥ
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āśramāt tu tatas tasmān niṣkramya sa viśāṃ patiḥ
ājagāma tataḥ pampāṃ lakṣmaṇena sahābhibhūḥ
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samīkṣamāṇaḥ puṣpāḍhyaṃ sarvato vipuladrumam
koyaṣṭibhiś cārjunakaiḥ śatapatraiś ca kīcakaiḥ
etaiś cānyaiś ca vividhair nāditaṃ tad vanaṃ mahat
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sa rāmo vidhivān vṛkṣān sarāṃsi vividhāni ca
paśyan kāmābhisaṃtapto jagāma paramaṃ hradam
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sa tām āsādya vai rāmo dūrād udakavāhinīm
mataṅgasarasaṃ nāma hradaṃ samavagāhata
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sa tu śokasamāviṣṭo rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ
viveśa nalinīṃ pampāṃ paṅkajaiś ca samāvṛtām
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tilakāśokapuṃnāgabakuloddāla kāśinīm
ramyopavanasaṃbādhāṃ padmasaṃpīḍitodakām
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sphaṭikopamatoyāḍhyāṃ ślakṣṇavālukasaṃtatām
matsyakacchapasaṃbādhāṃ tīrasthadrumaśobhitām
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sakhībhir iva yuktābhir latābhir anuveṣṭitām
kiṃnaroragagandharvayakṣarākṣasasevitām
nānādrumalatākīrṇāṃ śītavārinidhiṃ śubhām
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padmaiḥ saugandhikais tāmrāṃ śuklāṃ kumudamaṇḍalaiḥ
nīlāṃ kuvalayoddhātair bahuvarṇāṃ kuthām iva
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aravindotpalavatīṃ padmasaugandhikāyutām
puṣpitāmravaṇopetāṃ barhiṇodghuṣṭanāditām
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sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tataḥ pampāṃ rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
vilalāpa ca tejasvī kāmād daśarathātmajaḥ
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tilakair bījapūraiś ca vaṭaiḥ śukladrumais tathā
puṣpitaiḥ karavīraiś ca puṃnāgaiś ca supuṣpitaiḥ
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mālatīkundagulmaiś ca bhaṇḍīrair niculais tathā
aśokaiḥ saptaparṇaiś ca ketakair atimuktakaiḥ
anyaiś ca vividhair vṛkṣaiḥ pramadevopaśobhitām
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asyās tīre tu pūrvoktaḥ parvato dhātumaṇḍitaḥ
ṛśyamūka iti khyātaś citrapuṣpitakānanaḥ
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harir ṛkṣarajo nāmnaḥ putras tasya mahātmanaḥ
adhyāste taṃ mahāvīryaḥ sugrīva iti viśrutaḥ
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sugrīvam abhigaccha tvaṃ vānarendraṃ nararṣabha
ity uvāca punar vākyaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ satyavikramam
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tato mahad vartma ca dūrasaṃkramaṃ; krameṇa gatvā pravilokayan vanam
dadarśa pampāṃ śubhadarśa kānanām; anekanānāvidhapakṣisaṃkulām
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