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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 73
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ṛṣer vacanam ājñāya rāmaḥ saṃdhyām upāsitum
upākrāmat saraḥ puṇyam apsarobhir niṣevitam
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tatrodakam upaspṛṣśya saṃdhyām anvāsya paścimām
āśramaṃ prāviśad rāmaḥ kumbhayoner mahātmanaḥ
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asyāgastyo bahuguṇaṃ phalamūlaṃ tathauṣadhīḥ
śākāni ca pavitrāṇi bhojanārtham akalpayat
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sa bhuktavān naraśreṣṭhas tad annam amṛtopamam
prītaś ca parituṣṭaś ca tāṃ rātriṃ samupāvasat
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prabhāte kālyam utthāya kṛtvāhnikam ariṃdamaḥ
ṛṣiṃ samabhicakrāma gamanāya raghūttamaḥ
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abhivādyābravīd rāmo maharṣiṃ kumbhasaṃbhavam
āpṛcche tvāṃ gamiṣyāmi mām anujñātum arhasi
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dhanyo 'smy anugṛhīto 'smi darśanena mahātmanaḥ
draṣṭuṃ caivāgamiṣyāmi pāvanārtham ihātmanaḥ
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tathā vadati kākutsthe vākyam adbhutadarśanam
uvāca paramaprīto dharmanetras tapodhanaḥ
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atyadbhutam idaṃ vākyaṃ tava rāma śubhākṣaram
pāvanaḥ sarvalokānāṃ tvam eva raghunandana
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muhūrtam api rāma tvāṃ ye nu paśyanti ke cana
pāvitāḥ svargabhūtās te pūjyante divi daivataiḥ
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ye ca tvāṃ ghoracakṣurbhir īkṣante prāṇino bhuvi
hatās te yamadaṇḍena sadyo nirayagāminaḥ
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gaccha cāriṣṭam avyagraḥ panthānam akutobhayam
praśādhi rājyaṃ dharmeṇa gatir hi jagato bhavān
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evam uktas tu muninā prāñjaliḥ prpagraho nṛpaḥ
abhyavādayata prājñas tam ṛṣiṃ puṇyaśīlinam
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abhivādya muniśreṣṭhaṃ tāṃś ca sarvāṃs tapodhanān
adhyārohat tad avyagraḥ puṣpakaṃ hemabhūṣitam
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taṃ prayāntaṃ munigaṇā āśīrvādaiḥ samantataḥ
apūjayan mahendrābhaṃ sahasrākṣam ivāmarāḥ
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svasthaḥ sa dadṛśe rāmaḥ puṣpake hemabhūṣite
śaśī meghasamīpastho yathā jaladharāgame
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tato 'rdhadivase prāpte pūjyamānas tatas tataḥ
ayodhyāṃ prāpya kākutstho vimānād avarohata
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tato visṛjya ruciraṃ puṣpakaṃ kāmagāminam
kakṣyāntaravinikṣiptaṃ dvāḥsthaṃ rāmo 'bravīd vacaḥ
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lakṣmaṇaṃ bharataṃ caiva gatvā tau laghuvikramau
mamāgamanam ākhyāya śabdāpaya ca māṃ ciram
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