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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 66
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nāradasya tu tad vākyaṃ śrutvāmṛtamayaṃ yathā
praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe lakṣmaṇaṃ cedam abravīt
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gaccha saumya dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ samāśvāsaya lakṣmaṇa
bālasya ca śarīraṃ tat tailadroṇyāṃ nidhāpaya
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gandhaiś ca paramodārais tailaiś ca susugandhibhiḥ
yathā na kṣīyate bālas tathā saumya vidhīyatām
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yathā śarīre bālasya guptasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
vipattiḥ paribhedo vā bhaven na ca tathā kuru
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tathā saṃdiśya kākutstho lakṣmaṇaṃ śubhalakṣaṇam
manasā puṣpakaṃ dadhyāv āgaccheti mahāyaśāḥ
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iṅgitaṃ sa tu vijñāya puṣpako hemabhūṣitaḥ
ājagāma muhūrtena saṃpīpaṃ rāghavasya vai
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so 'bravīt praṇato bhūtvā ayam asmi narādhipa
vaśyas tava mahābāho kiṃkaraḥ samupasthitaḥ
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bhāṣitaṃ ruciraṃ śrutvā puṣpakasya narādhipaḥ
abhivādya maharṣīs tān vimānaṃ so 'dhyarohata
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dhanur gṛhītvā tūṇīṃ ca khagdaṃ ca ruciraprabham
nikṣipya nagare vīrau saumitribharatāv ubhau
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prāyāt pratīcīṃ sa marūn vicinvaṃś ca samantataḥ
uttarām agamac chrīmān diśaṃ himavadāvṛtam
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apaśyamānas tatrāpi svalpam apy atha duṣkṛtam
pūrvām api diśaṃ sarvām athāpaśyan narādhipaḥ
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dakṣiṇāṃ diśam ākrāmat tato rājarṣinandanaḥ
śaivalasyottare pārśve dadarśa sumahat saraḥ
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tasmin sarasi tapyantaṃ tāpasaṃ sumahat tapaḥ
dadarśa rāghavaḥ śrīmāṁl lambamānam adho mukham
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athainaṃ samupāgamya tapyantaṃ tapa uttamam
uvāca rāghavo vākyaṃ dhanyas tvam asi suvrata
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kasyāṃ yonyāṃ tapovṛddhavartase dṛḍhavikrama
kautūhalāt tvāṃ pṛcchāmi rāmo dāśarathir hy aham
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manīṣitas te ko nv arthaḥ svargalābho varāśrayaḥ
yam aśritya tapas taptaṃ śrotum icchāmi tāpasa
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brāhmaṇo vāsi bhadraṃ te kṣatriyo vāsi durjayaḥ
vaiśyo vā yadi vā śūdraḥ satyam etad bravīhi me
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