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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 57
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prasthāpya tad balaṃ sarvaṃ māsamātroṣitaḥ pathi
eka evāśu śatrughno jagāma tvaritas tadā
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dvirātram antare śūra uṣya rāghavanandanaḥ
vālmīker āśramaṃ puṇyam agacchad vāsam uttamam
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so 'bhivādya mahātmānaṃ vālmīkiṃ munisattamam
kṛtāñjalir atho bhūtvā vākyam etad uvāca ha
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bhagavan vastum icchāmi guroḥ kṛtyād ihāgataḥ
śvaḥ prabhāte gamiṣyāmi pratīcīṃ vāruṇīṃ diśam
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śatrughnasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahasya munipuṃgavaḥ
pratyuvaca mahātmānaṃ svāgataṃ te mahāyaśaḥ
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svam āśramam idaṃ saumya rāghavāṇāṃ kulasya ha
āsanaṃ pādyam arghyaṃ ca nirviśaṅkaḥ pratīccha me
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pratigṛhya tataḥ pūjāṃ phalamūlaṃ ca bhojanam
bhakṣayām āsa kākutsthas tṛptiṃ ca paramāṃ gataḥ
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sa tu bhuktvā mahābāhur maharṣiṃ tam uvāca ha
pūrvaṃ yajñavibhūtīyaṃ kasyāśramasamīpataḥ
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tasya tadbhāṣitaṃ śrutvā vālmīkir vākyam abravīt
śatrughna śṛṇu yasyedaṃ babhūvāyatanaṃ purā
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yuṣmākaṃ pūrvako rājā sudāsasya mahātmanaḥ
putro mitrasaho nāma vīryavān atidhārmikaḥ
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sa bāla eva saudāso mṛgayām upacakrame
cañcūryamāṇaṃ dadṛśe sa śūro rākṣasadvayam
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śārdūlarūpiṇau ghorau mṛgān bahusahasraśaḥ
bhakṣayāṇāv asaṃtuṣṭau paryāptiṃ ca na jagmatuḥ
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sa tu tau rākṣasau dṛṣṭvā nirmṛgaṃ ca vanaṃ kṛtam
krodhena mahatāviṣṭo jaghānaikaṃ maheṣuṇā
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vinipātya tam ekaṃ tu saudāsaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
vijvaro vigatāmarṣo hataṃ rakṣo 'bhyavaikṣata
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nirīkṣamāṇaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahāyas tasya rakṣasaḥ
saṃtāpam akarod ghoraṃ saudāsaṃ cedam abravīt
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yasmād anaparāddhaṃ tvaṃ sahāyaṃ mama jaghnivān
tasmāt tavāpu pāpiṣṭha pradāsyāmi pratikriyām
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evam uktvā tu taṃ rakṣas tatraivāntaradhīyata
kālaparyāya yogena rājā mitrasaho 'bhavat
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rājāpi yajate yajñaṃ tasyāśramasamīpataḥ
aśvamedhaṃ mahāyajñaṃ taṃ vasiṣṭho 'bhyapālayat
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tatra yajño mahān āsīd bahuvarṣa gaṇāyutān
samṛddhaḥ parayā lakṣmyā devayajñasamo 'bhavat
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athāvasāne yajñasya pūrvavairam anusmaran
vasiṣṭharūpī rājānam iti hovāca rākṣasaḥ
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adya yajñāvasānānte sāmiṣaṃ bhojanaṃ mama
dīyatām iti śīghraṃ vai nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
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tac chrutvā vyāhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ rakṣasā kāmarūpiṇā
bhakṣasaṃskārakuśalam uvāca pṛthivīpatiḥ
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haviṣyaṃ sāmiṣaṃ svādu yathā bhavati bhojanam
tathā kuruṣva śīghraṃ vai parituṣyed yathā guruḥ
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śāsanāt pārthivendrasya sūdaḥ saṃbhrāntamānasaḥ
sa ca rakṣaḥ punas tatra sūdaveṣam athākarot
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sa mānuṣam atho māṃsaṃ pārthivāya nyavedayat
idaṃ svāduhaviṣyaṃ ca sāmiṣaṃ cānnam āhṛtam
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sa bhojanaṃ vasiṣṭhāya patnyā sārdham upāharat
madayantyā naravyāghra sāmiṣaṃ rakṣasā hṛtam
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jñātvā tadāmiṣaṃ vipro mānuṣaṃ bhojanāhṛtam
krodhena mahatāviṣṭo vyāhartum upacakrame
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yasmāt tvaṃ bhojanaṃ rājan mamaitad dātum icchasi
tasmād bhojanam etat te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
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sa rājā saha patnyā vai praṇipatya muhur muhuḥ
punar vasiṣṭhaṃ provāca yad uktaṃ brahmarūpiṇā
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tac chrutā pārthivendrasya rakṣasā vikṛtaṃ ca tat
punaḥ provāca rājānaṃ vasiṣṭhaḥ puruṣarṣabham
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mayā roṣaparītena yad idaṃ vyāhṛtaṃ vacaḥ
naitac chakyaṃ vṛthā kartuṃ pradāsyāmi ca te varam
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kālo dvādaśa varṣāṇi śāpasyāsya bhaviṣyati
matprasādāc ca rājendra atītaṃ na smariṣyasi
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evaṃ sa rājā taṃ śāpam upabhujyārimardanaḥ
pratilebhe punā rājyaṃ prajāś caivānvapālayat
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tasya kalmāṣapādasya yajñasyāyatanaṃ śubham
āśramasya samīpe 'smin yasmin pṛcchasi rāghava
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tasya tāṃ pārthivendrasya kathāṃ śrutvā sudāruṇam
viveśa parṇaśālāyāṃ maharṣim abhivādya ca
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