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The Ramayana Book 6
Chapter 116
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śirasy añjalim ādāya kaikeyīnandivardhanaḥ
babhāṣe bharato jyeṣṭhaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam
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pūjitā māmikā mātā dattaṃ rājyam idaṃ mama
tad dadāmi punas tubhyaṃ yathā tvam adadā mama
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dhuram ekākinā nyastām ṛṣabheṇa balīyasā
kiśoravad guruṃ bhāraṃ na voḍhum aham utsahe
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vārivegena mahatā bhinnaḥ setur iva kṣaran
durbandhanam idaṃ manye rājyacchidram asaṃvṛtam
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gatiṃ khara ivāśvasya haṃsasyeva ca vāyasaḥ
nānvetum utsahe deva tava mārgam ariṃdama
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yathā ca ropito vṛkṣo jātaś cāntarniveśane
mahāṃś ca sudurāroho mahāskandhaḥ praśākhavān
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śīryeta puṣpito bhūtvā na phalāni pradarśayet
tasya nānubhaved arthaṃ yasya hetoḥ sa ropyate
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eṣopamā mahābāho tvam arthaṃ vettum arhasi
yady asmān manujendra tvaṃ bhaktān bhṛtyān na śādhi hi
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jagad adyābhiṣiktaṃ tvām anupaśyatu sarvataḥ
pratapantam ivādityaṃ madhyāhne dīptatejasaṃ
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tūryasaṃghātanirghoṣaiḥ kāñcīnūpuranisvanaiḥ
madhurair gītaśabdaiś ca pratibudhyasva śeṣva ca
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yāvad āvartate cakraṃ yāvatī ca vasuṃdharā
tāvat tvam iha sarvasya svāmitvam abhivartaya
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bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ
tatheti pratijagrāha niṣasādāsane śubhe
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tataḥ śatrughnavacanān nipuṇāḥ śmaśruvardhakāḥ
sukhahastāḥ suśīghrāś ca rāghavaṃ paryupāsata
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pūrvaṃ tu bharate snāte lakṣmaṇe ca mahābale
sugrīve vānarendre ca rākṣasendre vibhīṣaṇe
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viśodhitajaṭaḥ snātaś citramālyānulepanaḥ
mahārhavasanopetas tasthau tatra śriyā jvalan
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pratikarma ca rāmasya kārayām āsa vīryavān
lakṣmaṇasya ca lakṣmīvān ikṣvākukulavardhanaḥ
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pratikarma ca sītāyāḥ sarvā daśarathastriyaḥ
ātmanaiva tadā cakrur manasvinyo manoharam
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tato rāghavapatnīnāṃ sarvāsām eva śobhanam
cakāra yatnāt kausalyā prahṛṣṭā putravatsalā
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tataḥ śatrughnavacanāt sumantro nāma sārathiḥ
yojayitvābhicakrāma rathaṃ sarvāṅgaśobhanam
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arkamaṇḍalasaṃkāśaṃ divyaṃ dṛṣṭvā rathaṃ sthitam
āruroha mahābāhū rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
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ayodhyāyāṃ tu sacivā rājño daśarathasya ye
purohitaṃ puraskṛtya mantrayām āsur arthavat
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mantrayan rāmavṛddhyarthaṃ vṛttyarthaṃ nagarasya ca
sarvam evābhiṣekārthaṃ jayārhasya mahātmanaḥ
kartum arhatha rāmasya yad yan maṅgalapūrvakam
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iti te mantriṇaḥ sarve saṃdiśya tu purohitam
nagarān niryayus tūrṇaṃ rāmadarśanabuddhayaḥ
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hariyuktaṃ sahasrākṣo ratham indra ivānaghaḥ
prayayau ratham āsthāya rāmo nagaram uttamam
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jagrāha bharato raśmīñ śatrughnaś chatram ādade
lakṣmaṇo vyajanaṃ tasya mūrdhni saṃparyavījayat
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śvetaṃ ca vālavyajanaṃ sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ
aparaṃ candrasaṃkāśaṃ rākṣasendro vibhīṣaṇaḥ
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ṛṣisaṃghair tadākāśe devaiś ca samarudgaṇaiḥ
stūyamānasya rāmasya śuśruve madhuradhvaniḥ
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tataḥ śatruṃjayaṃ nāma kuñjaraṃ parvatopamam
āruroha mahātejāḥ sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ
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navanāgasahasrāṇi yayur āsthāya vānarāḥ
mānuṣaṃ vigrahaṃ kṛtvā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ
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śaṅkhaśabdapraṇādaiś ca dundubhīnāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ
prayayū puruṣavyāghras tāṃ purīṃ harmyamālinīm
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dadṛśus te samāyāntaṃ rāghavaṃ sapuraḥsaram
virājamānaṃ vapuṣā rathenātirathaṃ tadā
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te vardhayitvā kākutsthaṃ rāmeṇa pratinanditāḥ
anujagmur mahātmānaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritam
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amātyair brāhmaṇaiś caiva tathā prakṛtibhir vṛtaḥ
śriyā viruruce rāmo nakṣatrair iva candramāḥ
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sa purogāmibhis tūryais tālasvastikapāṇibhiḥ
pravyāharadbhir muditair maṅgalāni yayau vṛtaḥ
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akṣataṃ jātarūpaṃ ca gāvaḥ kanyās tathā dvijāḥ
narā modakahastāś ca rāmasya purato yayuḥ
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sakhyaṃ ca rāmaḥ sugrīve prabhāvaṃ cānilātmaje
vānarāṇāṃ ca tat karma vyācacakṣe 'tha mantriṇām
śrutvā ca vismayaṃ jagmur ayodhyāpuravāsinaḥ
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dyutimān etad ākhyāya rāmo vānarasaṃvṛtaḥ
hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇām ayodhyāṃ praviveśa ha
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tato hy abhyucchrayan paurāḥ patākās te gṛhe gṛhe
aikṣvākādhyuṣitaṃ ramyam āsasāda pitur gṛham
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pitur bhavanam āsādya praviśya ca mahātmanaḥ
kausalyāṃ ca sumitrāṃ ca kaikeyīṃ cābhyavādayat
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athābravīd rājaputro bharataṃ dharmiṇāṃ varam
athopahitayā vācā madhuraṃ raghunandanaḥ
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yac ca madbhavanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sāśokavanikaṃ mahat
muktāvaidūryasaṃkīrṇaṃ sugrīvasya nivedaya
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā bharataḥ satyavikramaḥ
pāṇau gṛhītvā sugrīvaṃ praviveśa tam ālayam
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tatas tailapradīpāṃś ca paryaṅkāstaraṇāni ca
gṛhītvā viviśuḥ kṣipraṃ śatrughnena pracoditāḥ
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uvāca ca mahātejāḥ sugrīvaṃ rāghavānujaḥ
abhiṣekāya rāmasya dūtān ājñāpaya prabho
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sauvarṇān vānarendrāṇāṃ caturṇāṃ caturo ghaṭān
dadau kṣipraṃ sa sugrīvaḥ sarvaratnavibhūṣitān
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yathā pratyūṣasamaye caturṇāṃ sāgarāmbhasām
pūrṇair ghaṭaiḥ pratīkṣadhvaṃ tathā kuruta vānarāḥ
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evam uktā mahātmāno vānarā vāraṇopamāḥ
utpetur gaganaṃ śīghraṃ garuḍā iva śīghragāḥ
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jāmbavāṃś ca hanūmāṃś ca vegadarśī ca vānaraḥ
ṛṣabhaś caiva kalaśāñ jalapūrṇān athānayan
nadīśatānāṃ pañcānāṃ jale kumbhair upāharan
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pūrvāt samudrāt kalaśaṃ jalapūrṇam athānayat
suṣeṇaḥ sattvasaṃpannaḥ sarvaratnavibhūṣitam
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ṛṣabho dakṣiṇāt tūrṇaṃ samudrāj jalam āharat
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raktacandanakarpūraiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ kāñcanaṃ ghaṭam
gavayaḥ paścimāt toyam ājahāra mahārṇavāt
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ratnakumbhena mahatā śītaṃ mārutavikramaḥ
uttarāc ca jalaṃ śīghraṃ garuḍānilavikramaḥ
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abhiṣekāya rāmasya śatrughnaḥ sacivaiḥ saha
purohitāya śreṣṭhāya suhṛdbhyaś ca nyavedayat
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tataḥ sa prayato vṛddho vasiṣṭho brāhmaṇaiḥ saha
rāmaṃ ratnamayo pīṭhe sahasītaṃ nyaveśayat
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vasiṣṭho vāmadevaś ca jābālir atha kāśyapaḥ
kātyāyanaḥ suyajñaś ca gautamo vijayas tathā
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abhyaṣiñcan naravyāghraṃ prasannena sugandhinā
salilena sahasrākṣaṃ vasavo vāsavaṃ yathā
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ṛtvigbhir brāhmaṇaiḥ pūrvaṃ kanyābhir mantribhis tathā
yodhaiś caivābhyaṣiñcaṃs te saṃprahṛṣṭāḥ sanaigamaiḥ
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sarvauṣadhirasaiś cāpi daivatair nabhasi sthitaiḥ
caturhir lokapālaiś ca sarvair devaiś ca saṃgataiḥ
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chatraṃ tasya ca jagrāha śatrughnaḥ pāṇḍuraṃ śubham
śvetaṃ ca vālavyajanaṃ sugrīvo vānareśvaraḥ
aparaṃ candrasaṃkāśaṃ rākṣasendro vibhīṣaṇaḥ
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mālāṃ jvalantīṃ vapuṣā kāñcanīṃ śatapuṣkarām
rāghavāya dadau vāyur vāsavena pracoditaḥ
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sarvaratnasamāyuktaṃ maṇiratnavibhūṣitam
muktāhāraṃ narendrāya dadau śakrapracoditaḥ
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prajagur devagandharvā nanṛtuś cāpsaro gaṇāḥ
abhiṣeke tad arhasya tadā rāmasya dhīmataḥ
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bhūmiḥ sasyavatī caiva phalavantaś ca pādapāḥ
gandhavanti ca puṣpāṇi babhūvū rāghavotsave
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sahasraśatam aśvānāṃ dhenūnāṃ ca gavāṃ tathā
dadau śataṃ vṛṣān pūrvaṃ dvijebhyo manujarṣabhaḥ
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triṃśatkoṭīr hiraṇyasya brāhmaṇebhyo dadau punaḥ
nānābharaṇavastrāṇi mahārhāṇi ca rāghavaḥ
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arkaraśmipratīkāśāṃ kāñcanīṃ maṇivigrahām
sugrīvāya srajaṃ divyāṃ prāyacchan manujarṣabhaḥ
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vaidūryamaṇicitre ca vajraratnavibhūṣite
vāliputrāya dhṛtimān aṅgadāyāṅgade dadau
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maṇipravarajuṣṭaṃ ca muktāhāram anuttamam
sītāyai pradadau rāmaś candraraśmisamaprabham
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araje vāsasī divye śubhāny ābharaṇāni ca
avekṣamāṇā vaidehī pradadau vāyusūnave
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avamucyātmanaḥ kaṇṭhād dhāraṃ janakanandinī
avaikṣata harīn sarvān bhartāraṃ ca muhur muhuḥ
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tām iṅgitajñaḥ saṃprekṣya babhāṣe janakātmajām
pradehi subhage hāraṃ yasya tuṣṭāsi bhāmini
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pauruṣaṃ vikramo buddhir yasminn etāni nityadā
dadau sā vāyuputrāya taṃ hāram asitekṣaṇā
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hanūmāṃs tena hāreṇa śuśubhe vānararṣabhaḥ
candrāṃśucayagaureṇa śvetābhreṇa yathācalaḥ
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tato dvivida maindābhyāṃ nīlāya ca paraṃtapaḥ
sarvān kāmaguṇān vīkṣya pradadau vasudhādhipaḥ
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sarvavānaravṛddhāś ca ye cānye vānareśvarāḥ
vāsobhir bhūṣaṇaiś caiva yathārhaṃ pratipūjitāḥ
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yathārhaṃ pūjitāḥ sarve kāmai ratnaiś ca puṣkalair
prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ sarve jagmur eva yathāgatam
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rāghavaḥ paramodāraḥ śaśāsa parayā mudā
uvāca lakṣmaṇaṃ rāmo dharmajñaṃ dharmavatsalaḥ
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ātiṣṭha dharmajña mayā sahemāṃ; gāṃ pūrvarājādhyuṣitāṃ balena
tulyaṃ mayā tvaṃ pitṛbhir dhṛtā yā; tāṃ yauvarājye dhuram udvahasva
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sarvātmanā paryanunīyamāno; yadā na saumitrir upaiti yogam
niyujyamāno bhuvi yauvarājye; tato 'bhyaṣiñcad bharataṃ mahātmā
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rāghavaś cāpi dharmātmā prāpya rājyam anuttamam
īje bahuvidhair yajñaiḥ sasuhṛdbhrātṛbāndhavaḥ
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pauṇḍarīkāśvamedhābhyāṃ vājapeyena cāsakṛt
anyaiś ca vividhair yajñair ayajat pārthivarṣabhaḥ
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rājyaṃ daśasahasrāṇi prāpya varṣāṇi rāghavaḥ
śatāśvamedhān ājahre sadaśvān bhūridakṣiṇān
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ājānulambibāhuś ca mahāskandhaḥ pratāpavān
lakṣmaṇānucaro rāmaḥ pṛthivīm anvapālayat
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na paryadevan vidhavā na ca vyālakṛtaṃ bhayam
na vyādhijaṃ bhayaṃ vāpi rāme rājyaṃ praśāsati
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nirdasyur abhaval loko nānarthaḥ kaṃ cid aspṛśat
na ca sma vṛddhā bālānāṃ pretakāryāṇi kurvate
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sarvaṃ muditam evāsīt sarvo dharmaparo 'bhavat
rāmam evānupaśyanto nābhyahiṃsan parasparam
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āsan varṣasahasrāṇi tathā putrasahasriṇaḥ
nirāmayā viśokāś ca rāme rājyaṃ praśāsati
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nityapuṣpā nityaphalās taravaḥ skandhavistṛtāḥ
kālavarṣī ca parjanyaḥ sukhasparśaś ca mārutaḥ
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svakarmasu pravartante tuṣṭhāḥ svair eva karmabhiḥ
āsan prajā dharmaparā rāme śāsati nānṛtāḥ
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sarve lakṣaṇasaṃpannāḥ sarve dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi rāmo rājyam akārayat
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