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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 109
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tāṃ rātrim uṣitaṃ rāmaṃ sukhotthitam ariṃdamam
abravīt prāñjalir vākyaṃ jayaṃ pṛṣṭvā vibhīṣaṇaḥ
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snānāni cāṅgarāgāṇi vastrāṇy ābharaṇāni ca
candanāni ca divyāni mālyāni vividhāni ca
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alaṃkāravidaś cemā nāryaḥ padmanibhekṣaṇāḥ
upasthitās tvāṃ vidhivat snāpayiṣyanti rāghava
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evam uktas tu kākutsthaḥ pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇam
harīn sugrīvamukhyāṃs tvaṃ snānenopanimantraya
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sa tu tāmyati dharmātmā mamahetoḥ sukhocitaḥ
sukumāro mahābāhuḥ kumāraḥ satyasaṃśravaḥ
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taṃ vinā kaikeyīputraṃ bharataṃ dharmacāriṇam
na me snānaṃ bahumataṃ vastrāṇy ābharaṇāni ca
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ita eva pathā kṣipraṃ pratigacchāma tāṃ purīm
ayodhyām āyato hy eṣa panthāḥ paramadurgamaḥ
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evam uktas tu kākutsthaṃ pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇaḥ
ahnā tvāṃ prāpayiṣyāmi tāṃ purīṃ pārthivātmaja
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puṣpakaṃ nāma bhadraṃ te vimānaṃ sūryasaṃnibham
mama bhrātuḥ kuberasya rāvaṇenāhṛtaṃ balāt
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tad idaṃ meghasaṃkāśaṃ vimānam iha tiṣṭhati
tena yāsyasi yānena tvam ayodhyāṃ gajajvaraḥ
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ahaṃ te yady anugrāhyo yadi smarasi me guṇān
vasa tāvad iha prājña yady asti mayi sauhṛdam
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lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā vaidehyā cāpi bhāryayā
arcitaḥ sarvakāmais tvaṃ tato rāma gamiṣyasi
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prītiyuktas tu me rāma sasainyaḥ sasuhṛdgaṇaḥ
satkriyāṃ vihitāṃ tāvad gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mayodyatām
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praṇayād bahumānāc ca sauhṛdena ca rāghava
prasādayāmi preṣyo 'haṃ na khalv ājñāpayāmi te
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evam uktas tato rāmaḥ pratyuvāca vibhīṣaṇam
rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ copaśṛṇvatām
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pūjito 'haṃ tvayā vīra sācivyena paraṃtapa
sarvātmanā ca ceṣṭibhiḥ sauhṛdenottamena ca
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na khalv etan na kuryāṃ te vacanaṃ rākṣaseśvara
taṃ tu me bhrātaraṃ draṣṭuṃ bharataṃ tvarate manaḥ
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māṃ nivartayituṃ yo 'sau citrakūṭam upāgataḥ
śirasā yācato yasya vacanaṃ na kṛtaṃ mayā
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kausalyāṃ ca sumitrāṃ ca kaikeyīṃ ca yaśasvinīm
gurūṃś ca suhṛdaś caiva paurāṃś ca tanayaiḥ saha
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upasthāpaya me kṣipraṃ vimānaṃ rākṣaseśvara
kṛtakāryasya me vāsaḥ kathaṃ cid iha saṃmataḥ
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anujānīhi māṃ saumya pūjito 'smi vibhīṣaṇa
manyur na khalu kartavyas tvaritas tvānumānaye
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tataḥ kāñcanacitrāṅgaṃ vaidūryamaṇivedikam
kūṭāgāraiḥ parikṣiptaṃ sarvato rajataprabham
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pāṇḍurābhiḥ patākābhir dhvajaiś ca samalaṃkṛtam
śobhitaṃ kāñcanair harmyair hemapadmavibhūṣitam
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prakīrṇaṃ kiṅkiṇījālair muktāmaṇigavākṣitam
ghaṇṭājālaiḥ parikṣiptaṃ sarvato madhurasvanam
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tan meruśikharākāraṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
bahubhir bhūṣitaṃ harmyair muktārajatasaṃnibhau
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talaiḥ sphaṭikacitrāṅgair vaidūryaiś ca varāsanaiḥ
mahārhāstaraṇopetair upapannaṃ mahādhanaiḥ
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upasthitam anādhṛṣyaṃ tad vimānaṃ manojavam
nivedayitvā rāmāya tasthau tatra vibhīṣaṇaḥ
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