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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 33
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rāvaṇagrahaṇaṃ tat tu vāyugrahaṇasaṃnibham
ṛṣiḥ pulastyaḥ śuśrāva kathitaṃ divi daivataiḥ
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tataḥ putrasutasnehāt kampyamāno mahādhṛtiḥ
māhiṣmatīpatiṃ draṣṭum ājagāma mahān ṛṣiḥ
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sa vāyumārgam āsthāya vāyutulyagatir dvijaḥ
purīṃ māhiṣmatīṃ prāpto manaḥsaṃtāpavikramaḥ
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so 'marāvatisaṃkāśāṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtām
praviveśa purīṃ brahmā indrasyevāmarāvatīm
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pādacāram ivādityaṃ niṣpatantaṃ sudurdṛśam
tatas te pratyabhijñāya arjunāya nyavedayan
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pulastya iti taṃ śrutvā vacanaṃ haihayādhipaḥ
śirasy añjalim uddhṛtya pratyudgacchad dvijottamam
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purohito 'syā gṛhyārghyaṃ madhuparkaṃ tathāiva ca
purastāt prayayau rājña indrasyeva bṛhaspatiḥ
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tatas tam ṛṣim āyāntam udyantam iva bhāskaram
arjuno dṛśya saṃprāptaṃ vavandendra iveśvaram
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sa tasya madhuparkaṃ ca pādyam arghyaṃ ca dāpayan
pulastyam āha rājendro harṣagadgadayā girā
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adyeyam amarāvatyā tulyā māhiṣmatī kṛtā
adyāhaṃ tu dvijendrendra yasmāt paśyāmi durdṛśam
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adya me kuśalaṃ deva adya me kulam uddhṛtam
yat te devagaṇair vandyau vande 'haṃ caraṇāv imau
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idaṃ rājyam ime putrā ime dārā ime vayam
brahman kiṃ kurma kiṃ kāryam ājñāpayatu no bhavān
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taṃ dharme 'gniṣu bhṛtyeṣu śivaṃ pṛṣṭvātha pārthivam
pulastyovāca rājānaṃ haihayānāṃ tadārjunam
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rājendrāmalapadmākṣapūrṇacandranibhānana
atulaṃ te balaṃ yena daśagrīvas tvayā jitaḥ
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bhayād yasyāvatiṣṭhetāṃ niṣpandau sāgarānilau
so 'yam adya tvayā baddhaḥ pautro me 'tīvadurjayaḥ
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tat putraka yaśaḥ sphītaṃ nāma viśrāvitaṃ tvayā
madvākyād yācyamāno 'dya muñca vatsa daśānanam
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pulastyājñāṃ sa gṛhyātha akiṃcanavaco 'rjunaḥ
mumoca pārthivendrendro rākṣasendraṃ prahṛṣṭavat
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sa taṃ pramuktvā tridaśārim arjunaḥ; prapūjya divyābharaṇasragambaraiḥ
ahiṃsākaṃ sakhyam upetya sāgnikaṃ; praṇamya sa brahmasutaṃ gṛhaṃ yayau
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pulastyenāpi saṃgamya rākṣasendraḥ pratāpavān
pariṣvaṅgakṛtātithyo lajjamāno visarjitaḥ
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pitāmahasutaś cāpi pulastyo munisattamaḥ
mocayitvā daśagrīvaṃ brahmalokaṃ jagāma saḥ
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evaṃ sa rāvaṇaḥ prāptaḥ kārtavīryāt tu dharṣaṇāt
pulastyavacanāc cāpi punar mokṣam avāptavān
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evaṃ balibhyo balinaḥ santi rāghavanandana
nāvajñā parataḥ kāryā ya icchec chreya ātmanaḥ
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tataḥ sa rājā piśitāśanānāṃ; sahasrabāhor upalabhya maitrīm
punar narāṇāṃ kadanaṃ cakāra; cacāra sarvāṃ pṛthivīṃ ca darpāt
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