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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 53
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bruvadbhir evam ṛṣibhiḥ kākutstho vākyam abravīt
kiṃ kāryaṃ brūta bhavatāṃ bhayaṃ nāśayitāsmi vaḥ
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tathā vadati kākutsthe bhargavo vākyam abravīt
bhayaṃ naḥ śṛṇu yan mūlaṃ deśasya ca nareśvara
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pūrvaṃ kṛtayuge rāma daiteyaḥ sumahābalaḥ
lolāputro 'bhavaj jyeṣṭho madhur nāma mahāsuraḥ
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brahmaṇyaś ca śaraṇyaś ca buddhyā ca pariniṣṭhitaḥ
suraiś ca paramodāraiḥ prītis tasyātulābhavat
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sa madhur vīryasaṃpanno dharme ca susamāhitaḥ
bahumānāc ca rudreṇa dattas tasyādbhuto varaḥ
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śūlaṃ śūlād viniṣkṛṣya mahāvīryaṃ mahāprabham
dadau mahātmā suprīto vākayṃ caitad uvāca ha
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tvayāyam atulo dharmo matprasādāt kṛtaḥ śubhaḥ
prītyā paramayā yukto dadāmy āyudham uttamam
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yāvat suraiś ca vipraiś ca na virudhyer mahāsura
tāvac chūlaṃ tavedaṃ syād anyathā nāśam āpnuyāt
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yaś ca tvām abhiyuñjīta yuddhāya vigatajvaraḥ
taṃ śūlaṃ bhasmasāt kṛtvā punar eṣyati te karam
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evaṃ rudrād varaṃ labdhvā bhūya eva mahāsuraḥ
praṇipatya mahādevaṃ vākyam etad uvāca ha
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bhagavan mama vaṃśasya śūlam etad anuttamam
bhavet tu satataṃ deva surāṇām īśvaro hy asi
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taṃ bruvāṇaṃ madhuṃ devaḥ sarvabhūtapatiḥ śivaḥ
pratyuvāca mahādevo naitad evaṃ bhaviṣyati
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mā bhūt te viphalā bāṇī matprāsādakṛtā śubhā
bhavataḥ putram ekaṃ tu śūlam etad gamiṣyati
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yāvat karasthaḥ śūlo 'yaṃ bhaviṣyati sutasya te
avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ śūlahasto bhaviṣyati
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evaṃ madhuvaraṃ labdhvā devāt sumahad adbhutam
bhavanaṃ cāsuraśreṣṭhaḥ kārayām āsa suprabham
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tasya patnī mahābhagā priyā kumbhīnasī hi yā
viśvāsayor apatyaṃ sā hy analāyāṃ mahāprabhā
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tasyāḥ putro mahāvīryo lavaṇo nāma dāruṇaḥ
bālyāt prabhṛti duṣṭātmā pāpāny eva samācarat
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taṃ putraṃ durvinītaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā duḥkhasamanvitaḥ
madhuḥ sa śokam āpede na cainaṃ kiṃ cid abravīt
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sa vihāya imaṃ lokaṃ praviṣṭo varuṇālayam
śūlaṃ niveśya lavaṇe varaṃ tasmai nyavedayat
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sa prabhāvena śūlasya daurātmyenātmanas tathā
saṃtāpayati lokāṃs trīn viśeṣeṇa tu tāpasān
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evaṃprabhāvo lavaṇaḥ śūlaṃ caiva tathāvidham
śrutvā pramāṇaṃ kākutsthaṃ tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ
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bahavaḥ pārthivā rāma bhayārtair ṛṣibhiḥ purā
abhayaṃ yācitā vīra trātāraṃ na ca vidmahe
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te vayaṃ rāvaṇaṃ śrutvā hataṃ sabalavāhanam
trātāraṃ vidmahe rāma nānyaṃ bhuvi narādhipam
tat paritrātum icchāmo lavaṇād bhayapīḍitāḥ
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