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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 40
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visṛjya ca mahābāhur ṛkṣavānararākṣasān
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rāmaḥ pramumoda sukhī sukham
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athāparāhṇasamaye bhrātṛbhiḥ saha rāghavaḥ
śuśrāva madhurāṃ vāṇīm antarikṣāt prabhāṣitām
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saumya rāma nirīkṣasva saumyena vadanena mām
kailāsaśikharāt prāptaṃ viddhi māṃ puṣkaraṃ prabho
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tava śāsanam ājñāya gato 'smi dhanadaṃ prati
upasthātuṃ naraśreṣṭha sa ca māṃ pratyabhāṣata
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nirjitas tvaṃ narendreṇa rāghaveṇa mahātmanā
nihatya yudhi durdharṣaṃ rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasādhipam
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mamāpi paramā prītir hate tasmin durātmani
rāvaṇe sagaṇe saumya saputrāmātyabāndhave
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sa tvaṃ rāmeṇa laṅkāyāṃ nirjitaḥ paramātmanā
vaha saumya tam eva tvam aham ājñāpayāmi te
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eṣa me paramaḥ kāmo yat tvaṃ rāghavanandanam
vaher lokasya saṃyānaṃ gacchasva vigatajvaraḥ
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tacchāsanam ahaṃ jñātvā dhanadasya mahātmanaḥ
tvatsakāśaṃ punaḥ prāptaḥ sa evaṃ pratigṛhṇa mām
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bāḍham ity eva kākutsthaḥ puṣpakaṃ samapūjayat
lājākṣataiś ca puṣpaiś ca gandhaiś ca susugandhibhiḥ
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gamyatāṃ ca yathākāmam āgacches tvaṃ yadā smare
evam astv iti rāmeṇa visṛṣṭaḥ puṣpakaḥ punaḥ
abhipretāṃ diśaṃ prāyāt puṣpakaḥ puṣpabhūṣitaḥ
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evam antarhite tasmin puṣpake vividhātmani
bharataḥ prāñjalir vākyam uvāca raghunandanam
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atyadbhutāni dṛśyante tvayi rājyaṃ praśāsati
amānuṣāṇāṃ sattvānāṃ vyāhṛtāni muhur muhuḥ
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anāmayāc ca martyānāṃ sāgro māso gato hy ayam
jīrṇānām api sattvānāṃ mṛtyur nāyāti rāghava
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putrān nāryaḥ prasūyante vapuṣmantaś ca mānavāḥ
harṣaś cābhyadhiko rājañ janasya puravāsinaḥ
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kāle ca vāsavo varṣaṃ pātayaty amṛtopamam
vāyavaś cāpi vāyante sparśavantaḥ sukhapradāḥ
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īdṛśo naś ciraṃ rājā bhavatv iti nareśvara
kathayanti pure paurā janā janapadeṣu ca
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etā vācaḥ sumadhurā bharatena samīritāḥ
śrutvā rāmo mudā yuktaḥ pramumoda sukhī sukham
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