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sarga - 5

sandiśya rāmaṃ nṛpatiḥ śvobhāvinyabhiṣecane .
purohitaṃ samāhūya vasiṣṭhamidamabravīt .. 1..

gacchopavāsaṃ kākutsthaṃ kārayādya tapodhana .
śrīyaśorājyalābhāya vadhvā saha yatavratam .. 2..

tatheti ca sa rājānamuktvā vedavidāṃ varaḥ .
svayaṃ vasiṣṭho bhagavānyayau rāmaniveśanam .. 3..

sa rāmabhavanaṃ prāpya pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabham .
tisraḥ kakṣyā rathenaiva viveśa munisattamaḥ .. 4..

tamāgatamṛṣiṃ rāmastvaranniva sasambhramaḥ .
mānayiṣyansa mānārhaṃ niścakrāma niveśanāt .. 5..

abhyetya tvaramāṇaśca rathābhyāśaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ .
tato.avatārayāmāsa parigṛhya rathātsvayam .. 6..

sa cainaṃ praśritaṃ dṛṣṭvā sambhāṣyābhiprasādya ca .
priyārhaṃ harṣayanrāmamityuvāca purohitaḥ .. 7..

prasannaste pitā rāma yauvarājyamavāpsyasi .
upavāsaṃ bhavānadya karotu saha sītayā .. 8..

prātastvāmabhiṣektā hi yauvarājye narādhipaḥ .
pitā daśarathaḥ prītyā yayātiṃ nahuṣo yathā .. 9..

ityuktvā sa tadā rāmamupavāsaṃ yatavratam .
mantravatkārayāmāsa vaidehyā sahitaṃ muniḥ .. 10..

tato yathāvadrāmeṇa sa rājño gururarcitaḥ .
abhyanujñāpya kākutsthaṃ yayau rāmaniveśanāt .. 11..

suhṛdbhistatra rāmo.api tānanujñāpya sarvaśaḥ .
sabhājito viveśātha tānanujñāpya sarvaśaḥ .. 12..

hṛṣṭanārī narayutaṃ rāmaveśma tadā babhau .
yathā mattadvijagaṇaṃ praphullanalinaṃ saraḥ .. 13..

sa rājabhavanaprakhyāttasmādrāmaniveśanāt .
nirgatya dadṛśe mārgaṃ vasiṣṭho janasaṃvṛtam .. 14..

vṛndavṛndairayodhyāyāṃ rājamārgāḥ samantataḥ .
babhūvurabhisambādhāḥ kutūhalajanairvṛtāḥ .. 15..

janavṛndormisaṅgharṣaharṣasvanavatastadā .
babhūva rājamārgasya sāgarasyeva nisvanaḥ .. 16..

siktasaṃmṛṣṭarathyā hi tadaharvanamālinī .
āsīdayodhyā nagarī samucchritagṛhadhvajā .. 17..

tadā hyayodhyā nilayaḥ sastrībālābalo janaḥ .
rāmābhiṣekamākāṅkṣannākāṅkṣannudayaṃ raveḥ .. 18..

prajālaṅkārabhūtaṃ ca janasyānandavardhanam .
utsuko.abhūjjano draṣṭuṃ tamayodhyā mahotsavam .. 19..

evaṃ taṃ janasambādhaṃ rājamārgaṃ purohitaḥ .
vyūhanniva janaughaṃ taṃ śanai rāja kulaṃ yayau .. 20..

sitābhraśikharaprakhyaṃ prāsadamadhiruhya saḥ .
samiyāya narendreṇa śakreṇeva bṛhaspatiḥ .. 21..

tamāgatamabhiprekṣya hitvā rājāsanaṃ nṛpaḥ .
papraccha sa ca tasmai tatkṛtamityabhyavedayat .. 22..

guruṇā tvabhyanujñāto manujaughaṃ visṛjya tam .
viveśāntaḥpuraṃ rājā siṃho giriguhām iva .. 23..

tadagryaveṣapramadājanākulaṃ
mahendraveśmapratimaṃ niveśanam .
vyadīpayaṃścāru viveśa pārthivaḥ
śaśīva tārāgaṇasaṅkulaṃ nabhaḥ .. 24..




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