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teṣāmajñalipadmāni pragṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ .
pratigṛhyābravīdrājā tebhyaḥ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ .. 1..

aho.asmi paramaprītaḥ prabhāvaścātulo mama .
yanme jyeṣṭhaṃ priyaṃ putraṃ yauvarājyasthamicchatha .. 2..

iti pratyarcya tānrājā brāhmaṇānidamabravīt .
vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca teṣāmevopaśṛṇvatām .. 3..

caitraḥ śrīmānayaṃ māsaḥ puṇyaḥ puṣpitakānanaḥ .
yauvarājyāya rāmasya sarvamevopakalpyatām .. 4..

kṛtamityeva cābrūtām abhigamya jagatpatim .
yathoktavacanaṃ prītau harṣayuktau dvijarṣabhau .. 5..

tataḥ sumantraṃ dyutimānrājā vacanamabravīt .
rāmaḥ kṛtātmā bhavatā śīghramānīiyatām iti .. 6..

sa tatheti pratijñāya sumantro rājaśāsanāt .
rāmaṃ tatrānayāṃ cakre rathena rathināṃ varam .. 7..

atha tatra samāsīnāstadā daśarathaṃ nṛpam .
prācyodīcyāḥ pratīcyāśca dākṣiṇātyāśca bhūmipāḥ .. 8..

mlecchāścāryāśca ye cānye vanaśailāntavāsinaḥ .
upāsāṃ cakrire sarve taṃ devā iva vāsavam .. 9..

teṣāṃ madhye sa rājarṣirmarutāmiva vāsavaḥ .
prāsādastho rathagataṃ dadarśāyāntamātmajam .. 10..

gandharvarājapratimaṃ loke vikhyātapauruṣam .
dīrghabāhuṃ mahāsattvaṃ mattamātaṅgagāminam .. 11..

candrakāntānanaṃ rāmamatīva priyadarśanam .
rūpaudāryaguṇaiḥ puṃsāṃ dṛṣṭicittāpahāriṇam .. 12..

gharmābhitaptāḥ parjanyaṃ hlādayantamiva prajāḥ .
na tatarpa samāyāntaṃ paśyamāno narādhipaḥ .. 13..

avatārya sumantrastaṃ rāghavaṃ syandanottamāt .
pituḥ samīpaṃ gacchantaṃ prāñjaliḥ pṛṣṭhato.anvagāt .. 14..

sa taṃ kailāsaśṛṅgābhaṃ prāsādaṃ narapuṅgavaḥ .
āruroha nṛpaṃ draṣṭuṃ saha sūtena rāghavaḥ .. 15..

sa prāñjalirabhipretya praṇataḥ piturantike .
nāma svaṃ śrāvayanrāmo vavande caraṇau pituḥ .. 16..

taṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇataṃ pārśve kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ nṛpaḥ .
gṛhyāñjalau samākṛṣya sasvaje priyamātmajam .. 17..

tasmai cābhyudyataṃ śrīmānmaṇikāñcanabhūṣitam .
dideśa rājā ruciraṃ rāmāya paramāsanam .. 18..

tadāsanavaraṃ prāpya vyadīpayata rāghavaḥ .
svayeva prabhayā merumudaye vimalo raviḥ .. 19..

tena vibhrājitā tatra sā sabhābhivyarocata .
vimalagrahanakṣatrā śāradī dyaurivendunā .. 20..

taṃ paśyamāno nṛpatistutoṣa priyamātmajam .
alaṅkṛtamivātmānamādarśatalasaṃsthitam .. 21..

sa taṃ sasmitamābhāṣya putraṃ putravatāṃ varaḥ .
uvācedaṃ vaco rājā devendramiva kaśyapaḥ .. 22..

jyeṣṭhāyāmasi me patnyāṃ sadṛśyāṃ sadṛśaḥ sutaḥ .
utpannastvaṃ guṇaśreṣṭho mama rāmātmajaḥ priyaḥ .. 23..

tvayā yataḥ prajāścemāḥ svaguṇairanurañjitāḥ .
tasmāttvaṃ puṣyayogena yauvarājyamavāpnuhi .. 24..

kāmatastvaṃ prakṛtyaiva vinīto guṇavānasi .
guṇavatyapi tu snehātputra vakṣyāmi te hitam .. 25..

bhūyo vinayamāsthāya bhava nityaṃ jitendriyaḥ .
kāmakrodhasamutthāni tyajethā vyasanāni ca .. 26..

parokṣayā vartamāno vṛttyā pratyakṣayā tathā .
amātyaprabhṛtīḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtīścānurañjaya .. 27..

tuṣṭānuraktaprakṛtiryaḥ pālayati medinīm .
tasya nandanti mitrāṇi labdhvāmṛtamivāmarāḥ .
tasmātputra tvamātmānaṃ niyamyaiva samācara .. 28..

tacchrutvā suhṛdastasya rāmasya priyakāriṇaḥ .
tvaritāḥ śīghramabhyetya kausalyāyai nyavedayan .. 29..

sā hiraṇyaṃ ca gāścaiva ratnāni vividhāni ca .
vyādideśa priyākhyebhyaḥ kausalyā pramadottamā .. 30..

athābhivādya rājānaṃ rathamāruhya rāghavaḥ .
yayau svaṃ dyutimadveśma janaughaiḥ pratipūjitaḥ .. 31..

te cāpi paurā nṛpatervacastac
chrutvā tadā lābhamiveṣṭamāpya .
narendramāmantya gṛhāṇi gatvā
devānsamānarcuratīva hṛṣṭāḥ .. 32..

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