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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 98
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te dūtā rāmavākyena coditā laghuvikramāḥ
prajagmur madhurāṃ śīghraṃ cakrur vāsaṃ na cādhvani
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tatas tribhir aho rātraiḥ saṃprāpya madhurām atha
śatrughnāya yathāvṛttam ācakhyuḥ sarvam eva tat
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lakṣmaṇasya parityāgaṃ pratijñāṃ rāghavasya ca
putrayor abhiṣekaṃ ca paurānugamanaṃ tathā
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kuśasya nagarī ramyā vindhyaparvatarodhasi
kuśāvatīti nāmnā sā kṛtā rāmeṇa dhīmatā
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śrāvitā ca purī ramyā śrāvatīti lavasya ca
ayodhyāṃ vijanāṃ caiva bharataṃ rāghavānugam
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evaṃ sarvaṃ nivedyāśu śatrughnāya mahātmane
viremus te tato dūtās tvara rājann iti bruvan
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śrutvā taṃ ghorasaṃkāśaṃ kulakṣayam upasthitam
prakṛtīs tu samānīya kāñcanaṃ ca purohitam
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teṣāṃ sarvaṃ yathāvṛttam ākhyāya raghunandanaḥ
ātmanaś ca viparyāsaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha
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tataḥ putradvayaṃ vīraḥ so 'bhyaṣiñcan narādhipaḥ
subāhur madhurāṃ lebhe śatrughātī ca vaidiśam
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dvidhākṛtvā tu tāṃ senāṃ mādhurīṃ putrayor dvayoḥ
dhanadhānyasamāyuktau sthāpayām āsa pārthivau
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tato visṛjya rājānaṃ vaidiśe śatrughātinam
jagāma tvarito 'yodhyāṃ rathenaikena rāghavaḥ
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sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ jvalantam iva pāvakam
kṣaumasūkṣmāmbaradharaṃ munibhiḥ sārdham akṣayaiḥ
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so 'bhivādya tato rāmaṃ prāñjaliḥ prayatendriyaḥ
uvāca vākyaṃ dharmajño dharmam evānucintayan
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kṛtvābhiṣekaṃ sutayor yuktaṃ rāghavayor dhanaiḥ
tavānugamane rājan viddhi māṃ kṛtaniścayam
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na cānyad atra vaktavyaṃ dustaraṃ tava śāsanam
tyaktuṃ nārhasi māṃ vīra bhaktimantaṃ viśeṣataḥ
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tasya tāṃ buddhim aklībāṃ vijñāya raghunandanaḥ
bāḍham ity eva śatrughnaṃ rāmo vacanam abravīt
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tasya vākyasya vākyānte vānarāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ
ṛkṣarākṣasasaṃghāś ca samāpetur anekaśaḥ
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devaputrā ṛṣisutā gandharvāṇāṃ sutās tathā
rāma kṣayaṃ viditvā te sarva eva samāgatāḥ
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te rāmam abhivādyāhuḥ sarva eva samāgatāḥ
tavānugamane rājan saṃprāptāḥ sma mahāyaśaḥ
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yadi rāma vināsmābhir gacches tvaṃ puruṣarṣabha
yamadaṇḍam ivodyamya tvayā sma vinipātitāḥ
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evaṃ teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā ṛṣkavānararakṣasām
vibhīṣaṇam athovāca madhuraṃ ślakṣṇayā girā
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yāvat prajā dhariṣyanti tāvat tvaṃ vai vibhīṣaṇa
rākṣasendra mahāvīrya laṅkāsthaḥ svaṃ dhariṣyasi
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prajāḥ saṃrakṣa dharmeṇa nottaraṃ vaktum arhasi
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tam evam uktvā kākutstho hanūmantam athābravīt
jīvite kṛtabuddhis tvaṃ mā pratijñāṃ vilopaya
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matkathāḥ pracariṣyanti yāval loke harīśvara
tāvat tvaṃ dhārayan prāṇān pratijñām anupālaya
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tathaivam uktvā kākutsthaḥ sarvāṃs tān ṛkṣavānarān
mayā sārdhaṃ prayāteti tadā tān rāghavo 'bravīt
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