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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 1
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prāptarājasya rāmasya rākṣasānāṃ vadhe kṛte
ājagmur ṛṣayaḥ sarve rāghavaṃ pratinanditum
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kauśiko 'tha yavakrītā raubhyaś cyavana eva ca
kaṇvo medhātitheḥ putraḥ pūrvasyāṃ diśi ye śritāḥ
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svastyātreyaś ca bhagavān namuciḥ pramucus tathā
ājagmus te sahāgastyā ye śritā dakṣiṇāṃ diśam
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pṛṣadguḥ kavaṣo dhaumyo raudreyaś ca mahān ṛṣiḥ
te 'py ājagmuḥ saśiṣyā vai ye śritāḥ paścimāṃ diśam
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vasiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapo 'thātrir viśvāmitro 'tha gautamaḥ
jamadagnir bharadvājas te 'pi saptamaharṣayaḥ
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saṃprāpyaite mahātmāno rāghavasya niveśanam
viṣṭhitāḥ pratihārārthaṃ hutāśanasamaprabhāḥ
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pratihāras tatas tūrṇam agastyavacanād atha
samīpaṃ rāghavasyāśu praviveśa mahātmanaḥ
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sa rāmaṃ dṛśya sahasā pūrṇacandrasamadyutim
agastyaṃ kathayām āsa saṃprātam ṛṣibhiḥ saha
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śrutvā prāptān munīṃs tāṃs tu bālasūryasamaprabhān
tadovāca nṛpo dvāḥsthaṃ praveśaya yathāsukham
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dṛṣṭvā prāptān munīṃs tāṃs tu pratyutthāya kṛtāñjaliḥ
rāmo 'bhivādya prayata āsanāny ādideśa ha
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teṣu kāñcanacitreṣu svāstrīrṇeṣu sukheṣu ca
yathārham upaviṣṭās te āsaneṣv ṛṣipuṃgavāḥ
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rāmeṇa kuśalaṃ pṛṣṭhāḥ saśiṣyāḥ sapurogamāḥ
maharṣayo vedavido rāmaṃ vacanam abruvan
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kuśalaṃ no mahābāho sarvatra raghunandana
tvāṃ tu diṣṭyā kuśalinaṃ paśyāmo hataśātravam
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na hi bhāraḥ sa te rāma rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ
sadhanus tvaṃ hi lokāṃs trīn vijayethā na saṃśayaḥ
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diṣṭyā tvayā hato rāma rāvaṇaḥ putrapautravān
diṣṭyā vijayinaṃ tvādya paśyāmaḥ saha bhāryayā
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diṣṭyā prahasto vikaṭo virūpākṣo mahodaraḥ
akampanaś ca durdharṣo nihatās te niśācarāḥ
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yasya pramāṇād vipulaṃ pramāṇaṃ neha vidyate
diṣṭyā te samare rāma kumbhakarṇo nipātitaḥ
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diṣṭyā tvaṃ rākṣasendreṇa dvandvayuddham upāgataḥ
devatānām avadhyena vijayaṃ prāptavān asi
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saṃkhye tasya na kiṃ cit tu rāvaṇasya parābhavaḥ
dvandvayuddham anuprāpto diṣṭyā te rāvaṇir hataḥ
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diṣṭyā tasya mahābāho kālasyevābhidhāvataḥ
muktaḥ suraripor vīra prāptaś ca vijayas tvayā
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vismayas tv eṣa naḥ saumya saṃśrutyendrajitaṃ hatam
avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ mahāmāyādharo yudhi
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dattvā puṇyām imāṃ vīra saumyām abhayadakṣiṇām
diṣṭyā vardhasi kākutstha jayenāmitrakarśana
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śrutvā tu vacanaṃ teṣām ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām
vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā rāmaḥ prāñjalir abravīt
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bhavantaḥ kumbhakarṇaṃ ca rāvaṇaṃ ca niśācaram
atikramya mahāvīryau kiṃ praśaṃsatha rāvaṇim
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mahodaraṃ prahastaṃ ca virūpākṣaṃ ca rākṣasaṃ
atikamya mahāvīryān kiṃ praśaṃsatha rāvaṇim
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kīdṛśo vai prabhāvo 'sya kiṃ balaṃ kaḥ parākramaḥ
kena vā kāraṇenaiṣa rāvaṇād atiricyate
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śakyaṃ yadi mayā śrotuṃ na khalv ājñāpayāmi vaḥ
yadi guhyaṃ na ced vaktuṃ śrotum icchāmi kathyatām
kathaṃ śakro jitas tena kathaṃ labdhavaraś ca saḥ
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