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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 71
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etad ākhyāya rāmāya maharṣiḥ kumbhasaṃbhavaḥ
asyām evāparaṃ vākyaṃ kathāyām upacakrame
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tataḥ sa daṇḍaḥ kākutstha bahuvarṣagaṇāyutam
akarot tatra mandātmā rājyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam
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atha kāle tu kasmiṃś cid rājā bhārgavam āśramam
ramaṇīyam upākrāmac caitre māsi manorame
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tatra bhārgavakanyāṃ sa rūpeṇāpratimāṃ bhuvi
vicarantīṃ vanoddeśe daṇḍo 'paśyad anuttamām
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sa dṛṣṭvā tāṃ sudurmedhā anaṅgaśarapīḍitaḥ
abhigamya susaṃvignaḥ kanyāṃ vacanam abravīt
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kutas tvam asi suśroṇi kasya vāsi sutā śubhe
pīḍito 'ham anaṅgena pṛcchāmi tvāṃ sumadhyame
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tasya tv evaṃ bruvāṇasya mohonmattasya kāminaḥ
bhārgavī pratyuvācedaṃ vacaḥ sānunayaṃ nṛpam
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bhārgavasya sutāṃ viddhi devasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
arajāṃ nāma rājendra jyeṣṭhām āśramavāsinīm
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guruḥ pitā me rājendra tvaṃ ca śiṣyo mahātmanaḥ
vyasanaṃ sumahat kruddhaḥ sa te dadyān mahātapāḥ
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yadi vātra mayā kāryaṃ dharmadṛṣṭena satpathā
varayasva nṛpa śreṣṭha pitaraṃ me mahādyutim
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anyathā tu phalaṃ tubhyaṃ bhaved ghorābhisaṃhitam
krodhena hi pitā me 'sau trailokyam api nirdahet
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evaṃ bruvāṇām arajāṃ daṇḍaḥ kāmaśarārditaḥ
pratyuvāca madonmattaḥ śirasy ādhāya so 'ñjalim
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prasādaṃ kuru suśroṇi na kālaṃ kṣeptum arhasi
tvatkṛte hi mama prāṇā vidīryante śubhānane
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tvāṃ prāpya hi vadho vāpi pāpaṃ vāpi sudāruṇam
bhaktaṃ bhajasva māṃ bhīru bhajamānaṃ suvihvalam
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evam uktvā tu tāṃ kanyāṃ dorbhyāṃ gṛhya balād balī
visphurantīṃ yathākāmaṃ maithunāyopacakrame
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tam anarthaṃ mahāghoraṃ daṇḍaḥ kṛtvā sudāruṇam
nagaraṃ prayayau cāśu madhumantam anuttamam
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arajāpi rudantī sā āśramasyāvidūrataḥ
pratīkṣate susaṃtrastā pitaraṃ devasaṃnibham
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