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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 51
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tatra tāṃ rajanīm uṣya gomatyāṃ raghunandanaḥ
prabhāte punar utthāya lakṣmaṇaḥ prayayau tadā
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tato 'rdhadivase prāpte praviveśa mahārathaḥ
ayodhyāṃ ratnasaṃpūrṇāṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtām
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saumitris tu paraṃ dainyaṃ jagāma sumahāmatiḥ
rāmapādau samāsādya vakṣyāmi kim ahaṃ gataḥ
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tasyaivaṃ cintayānasya bhavanaṃ śaśisaṃnibham
rājasya paramodāraṃ purastāt samadṛśyata
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rājñas tu bhavanadvāri so 'vatīrya narottamaḥ
avānmukho dīnamanāḥ prāviveśānivāritaḥ
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sa dṛṣṭvā rāghavaṃ dīnam āsīnaṃ paramāsane
netrābhyām aśrupūrṇābhyāṃ dadarśāgrajam agrataḥ
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jagrāha caraṇau tasya lakṣmaṇo dīnacetanaḥ
uvāca dīnayā vācā prāñjaliḥ susamāhitaḥ
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āryasyājñāṃ puraskṛtya visṛjya janakātmajām
gaṅgātīre yathoddiṣṭe vālmīker āśrame śubhe
punar asmy āgato vīra pādamūlam upāsitum
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mā śucaḥ puruṣavyāghra kālasya gatir īdṛśī
tvadvidhā na hi śocanti sattvavanto manasvinaḥ
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sarve kṣayāntā nicayāḥ patanāntāḥ samucchrayāḥ
saṃyogā viprayogāntā maraṇāntaṃ ca jīvitam
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śaktas tvam ātmanātmānaṃ vijetuṃ manasaiva hi
lokān sarvāṃś ca kākutstha kiṃ punar duḥkham īdṛśam
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nedṛśeṣu vimuhyanti tvadvidhāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
yadarthaṃ maithilī tyaktā apavādabhayān nṛpa
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sa tvaṃ puruṣaśārdūla dhairyeṇa susamāhitaḥ
tyajemāṃ durbalāṃ buddhiṃ saṃtāpaṃ mā kuruṣva ha
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evam uktas tu kākutstho lakṣmaṇena mahātmanā
uvāca parayā prītyā saumitriṃ mitravatsalam
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evam etan naraśreṣṭha yathā vadasi lakṣmaṇa
paritoṣaś ca me vīra mama kāryānuśāsane
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nirvṛtiś ca kṛtā saumya saṃtāpaś ca nirākṛtaḥ
bhavadvākyaiḥ sumadhurair anunīto 'smi lakṣmaṇa
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