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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 54
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tathokte tān ṛṣīn rāmaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtāñjaliḥ
kimāhāraḥ kimācāro lavaṇaḥ kva ca vartate
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rāghavasya vacaḥ śrutvā ṛṣayaḥ sarva eva te
tato nivedayām āsur lavaṇo vavṛdhe yathā
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āhāraḥ sarvasattvāni viśeṣeṇa ca tāpasāḥ
ācāro raudratā nityaṃ vāso madhuvane sadā
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hatvā daśasahasrāṇi siṃhavyāghramṛgadvipān
mānuṣāṃś caiva kurute nityam āhāram āhnikam
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tato 'parāṇi sattvāni khādate sa mahābalaḥ
saṃhāre samanuprāpte vyāditāsya ivāntakaḥ
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tac chrutvā rāghavo vākyam uvāca sa mahāmunīn
ghātayiṣyāmi tad rakṣo vyapagacchatu vo bhayam
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tathā teṣāṃ pratijñāya munīnām ugratejasām
sa bhrātṝn sahitān sarvān uvāca raghunandanaḥ
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ko hantā lavaṇaṃ vīrāḥ kasyāṃśaḥ sa vidhīyatām
bharatasya mahābāhoḥ śatrughnasyāthavā punaḥ
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rāghaveṇaivam uktas tu bharato vākyam abravīt
aham enaṃ badhiṣyāmi mamāṃśaḥ sa vidhīyatām
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bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā śauryavīryasamanvitam
lakṣmaṇāvarajas tasthau hitvā sauvarṇam āsanam
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śatrughnas tv abravīd vākyaṃ praṇipatya narādhipam
kṛtakarmā mahābāhur madhyamo raghunandanaḥ
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āryeṇa hi purā śūnyā ayodhyā rakṣitā purī
saṃtāpaṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā āryasyāgamanaṃ prati
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duḥkhāni ca bahūnīha anubhūtāni pārthiva
śayāno duḥkhaśayyāsu nandigrāme mahātmanā
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phalamūlāśano bhūtvā jaṭācīradharas tathā
anubhūyedṛśaṃ duḥkham eṣa rāghavanandanaḥ
preṣye mayi sthite rājan na bhūyaḥ kleśam āpnuyāt
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tathā bruvati śatrughne rāghavaḥ punar abravīt
evaṃ bhavatu kākutstha kriyatāṃ mama śāsanam
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rājye tvām abhiṣekṣyāmi maghos tu nagare śubhe
niveśaya mahābāho bharataṃ yady avekṣase
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śūras tvaṃ kṛtavidyaś ca samarthaḥ saṃniveśane
nagaraṃ madhunā juṣṭaṃ tathā janapadāñ śubhān
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yo hi vaṃśaṃ samutpāṭya pārthivasya punaḥ kṣaye
na vidhatte nṛpaṃ tatra narakaṃ sa nigacchati
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sa tvaṃ hatvā madhusutaṃ lavaṇaṃ pāpaniścayam
rājyaṃ praśādhi dharmeṇa vākyaṃ me yady avekṣase
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uttaraṃ ca na vaktavyaṃ śūra vākyāntare mama
bālena pūrvajasyājñā kartavyā nātra saṃśayaḥ
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abhiṣekaṃ ca kākutstha pratīcchasva mayodyatam
vasiṣṭhapramukhair viprair vidhimantrapuraskṛtam
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