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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 74
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tac chrutvā bhāṣitaṃ tasya rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
dvāḥsthaḥ kumārāv āhūya rāghavāya nyavedayat
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dṛṣṭvā tu rāghavaḥ prāptau priyau bharatalakṣmaṇau
pariṣvajya tato rāmo vākyam etad uvāca ha
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kṛtaṃ mayā yathātathyaṃ dvijakāryam anuttamam
dharmasetumato bhūyaḥ kartum icchāmi rāghavau
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yuvābhyām ātmabhūtābhyāṃ rājasūyam anuttamam
sahito yaṣṭum icchāmi tatra dharmo hi śāśvataḥ
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iṣṭvā tu rājasūyena mitraḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ
suhutena suyajñena varuṇatvam upāgamat
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somaś ca rājasūyena iṣṭvā dharmeṇa dharmavit
prāptaś ca sarvalokānāṃ kīrtiṃ sthānaṃ ca śāśvatam
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asminn ahani yac chreyaś cintyatāṃ tan mayā saha
hitaṃ cāyati yuktaṃ ca prayatau vaktum arhatha
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śrutā tu rāghavasyaitad vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ
bharataḥ prāñjalir bhūtvā vākyam etad uvāca ha
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tvayi dharmaḥ paraḥ sādho tvayi sarvā vasuṃdharā
pratiṣṭhitā mahābāho yaśaś cāmitavikrama
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mahīpālāś ca sarve tvāṃ prajāpatim ivāmarāḥ
nirīkṣante mahātmāno lokanāthaṃ yathā vayam
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prajāś ca pitṛvad rājan paśyanti tvāṃ mahābala
pṛthivyāṃ gatibhūto 'si prāṇinām api rāghava
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sa tvam evaṃvidhaṃ yajñam āhartāsi kathaṃ nṛpa
pṛthivyāṃ rājavaṃśānāṃ vināśo yatra dṛśyate
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pṛthivyāṃ ye ca puruṣā rājan pauruṣam āgatāḥ
sarveṣāṃ bhavitā tatra kṣayaḥ sarvāntakopamaḥ
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sa tvaṃ puruṣaśārdūla guṇair atulavikrama
pṛthivīṃ nārhase hantuṃ vaśe hi tava vartate
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bharatasya tu tad vākyaṃ śrutvāmṛtamayaṃ yathā
praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
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uvāca ca śubhāṃ vāṇīṃ kaikeyyā nandivardhanam
prīto 'smi parituṣṭo 'smi tavādya vacanena hi
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idaṃ vacanam aklībaṃ tvayā dharmasamāhitam
vyāhṛtaṃ puruṣavyāghra pṛthivyāḥ paripālanam
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eṣa tasmād abhiprāyād rājasūyāt kratūttamān
nivartayāmi dharmajña tava suvyāhṛtena vai
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prajānāṃ pālanaṃ dharmo rājñāṃ yajñena saṃmitaḥ
tasmāc chṛṇomi te vākyaṃ sādhūktaṃ susamāhitam
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