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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 91
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śrutvā senāpatiṃ prāptaṃ bharataṃ kekayādhipaḥ
yudhājid gārgyasahitaṃ parāṃ prītim upāgamat
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sa niryayau janaughena mahatā kekayādhipaḥ
tvaramāṇo 'bhicakrāma gandharvān devarūpiṇaḥ
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bharataś ca yudhājic ca sametau laghuvikramau
gandharvanagaraṃ prāptau sabalau sapadānugau
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śrutvā tu bharataṃ prāptaṃ gandharvās te samāgatāḥ
yoddhukāmā mahāvīryā vinadantaḥ samantataḥ
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tataḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
saptarātraṃ mahābhīmaṃ na cānyatarayor jayaḥ
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tato rāmānujaḥ kruddhaḥ kālasyāstraṃ sudāruṇam
saṃvartaṃ nāma bharato gandharveṣv abhyayojayat
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te baddhāḥ kālapāśena saṃvartena vidāritāḥ
kṣaṇenābhihatās tisras tatra koṭyo mahātmanā
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taṃ ghātaṃ ghorasaṃkāśaṃ na smaranti divaukasaḥ
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tādṛśānāṃ mahātmanām
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hateṣu teṣu vīreṣu bharataḥ kaikayīsutaḥ
niveśayām āsa tadā samṛddhe dve purottame
takṣaṃ takṣaśilāyāṃ tu puṣkaraṃ puṣkarāvatau
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gandharvadeśo ruciro gāndhāraviṣayaś ca saḥ
varṣaiḥ pañcabhir ākīrṇo viṣayair nāgarais tathā
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dhanaratnaughasaṃpūrṇo kānanair upaśobhite
anyonyasaṃgharṣakṛte spardhayā guṇavistare
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ubhe suruciraprakhye vyavahārair akalmaṣaiḥ
udyānayānaughavṛte suvibhaktāntarāpaṇe
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ubhe puravare ramye vistarair upaśobhite
gṛhamukhyaiḥ surucirair vimānaiḥ samavarṇibhiḥ
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śobhite śobhanīyaiś ca devāyatanavistaraiḥ
niveśya pañcabhir varṣair bharato rāghavānujaḥ
punar āyān mahābāhur ayodhyāṃ kaikayīsutaḥ
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so 'bhivādya mahātmānaṃ sākṣād dharmam ivāparam
rāghavaṃ bharataḥ śrīmān brahmāṇam iva vāsavaḥ
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śaśaṃsa ca yathāvṛttaṃ gandharvavadham uttamam
niveśanaṃ ca deśasya śrutvā prīto 'sya rāghavaḥ
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