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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 72
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sa muhūrtād upaśrutya devarṣir amitaprabhaḥ
svam āśramaṃ śiṣya vṛtaḥ kṣudhārtaḥ saṃnyavartata
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so 'paśyad arajāṃ dīnāṃ rajasā samabhiplutām
jyotsnām ivāruṇagrastāṃ pratyūṣe na virājatīm
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tasya roṣaḥ samabhavat kṣudhārtasya viśeṣataḥ
nirdahann iva lokāṃs trīñ śiṣyāṃś cedam uvāca ha
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paśyadhvaṃ viparītasya daṇḍasyāviditātmanaḥ
vipattiṃ ghorasaṃkāśāṃ kruddhām agniśikhām iva
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kṣayo 'sya durmateḥ prāptaḥ sānugasya durātmanaḥ
yaḥ pradīptāṃ hutāśasya śikhāṃ vai spraṣṭum icchati
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yasmāt sa kṛtavān pāpam īdṛśaṃ ghoradarśanam
tasmāt prāpsyati durmedhāḥ phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ
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saptarātreṇa rājāsau sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ
pāpakarmasamācāro vadhaṃ prāpsyati durmatiḥ
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samantād yojanaśataṃ viṣayaṃ cāsya durmateḥ
dhakṣyate pāṃsuvarṣeṇa mahatā pākaśāsanaḥ
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sarvasattvāni yānīha sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca
mahatā pāṃsuvarṣeṇa nāśaṃ yāsyanti sarvaśaḥ
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daṇḍasya viṣayo yāvat tāvat sarvasamucchrayaḥ
pāṃsubhuta ivālakṣyaḥ saptarātrād bhaviṣyati
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ity uktvā krodhasaṃtapas tam āśramanivāsinam
janaṃ janapadānteṣu sthīyatām iti cābravīt
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śrutvā tūśasano vākyaṃ sa āśramāvasatho janaḥ
niṣkrānto viṣayāt tasya sthānaṃ cakre 'tha bāhyataḥ
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sa tathoktvā munijanam arajām idam abravīt
ihaiva vasa durmedhe āśrame susamāhitā
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idaṃ yojanaparyantaṃ saraḥ suruciraprabham
araje vijvarā bhuṅkṣva kālaś cātra pratīkṣyatām
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tvatsamīpe tu ye sattvā vāsam eṣyanti tāṃ niśām
avadhyāḥ pāṃsuvarṣeṇa te bhaviṣyanti nityadā
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ity uktvā bhārgavo vāsam anyatra samupākramat
saptāhād bhasmasādbhūtaṃ yathoktaṃ brahmavādinā
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tasyāsau daṇḍaviṣayo vindhyaśaivalasānuṣu
śapto brahmarṣiṇā tena purā vaidharmake kṛte
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tataḥ prabhṛti kākutstha daṇḍakāraṇyam ucyate
tapasvinaḥ sthitā yatra janasthānam atho 'bhavat
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etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yan māṃ pṛcchasi rāghava
saṃdhyām upāsituṃ vīra samayo hy ativartate
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ete maharṣayaḥ sarve pūrṇakumbhāḥ samantataḥ
kṛtodako naravyāghra ādityaṃ paryupāsate
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sa tair ṛṣibhir abhyastaḥ sahitair brahmasattamaiḥ
ravir astaṃ gato rāma gacchodakam upaspṛśa
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