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sarga - 76

tāmāryagaṇasampūrṇāṃ bharataḥ pragrahāṃ sabhām .
dadarśa buddhisampannaḥ pūrṇacandrāṃ niśām iva .. 1..

āsanāni yathānyāyamāryāṇāṃ viśatāṃ tadā .
adṛśyata ghanāpāye pūrṇacandreva śarvarī .. 2..

rājñastu prakṛtīḥ sarvāḥ samagrāḥ prekṣya dharmavit .
idaṃ purohito vākyaṃ bharataṃ mṛdu cābravīt .. 3..

tāta rājā daśarathaḥ svargato dharmamācaran .
dhana dhānyavatīṃ sphītāṃ pradāya pṛthivīṃ tava .. 4..

rāmastathā satyadhṛtiḥ satāṃ dharmamanusmaran .
nājahātpiturādeśaṃ śaśī jyotsnāmivoditaḥ .. 5..

pitrā bhrātrā ca te dattaṃ rājyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam .
tadbhuṅkṣva muditāmātyaḥ kṣipramevābhiṣecaya .. 6..

udīcyāśca pratīcyāśca dākṣiṇātyāśca kevalāḥ .
koṭyāparāntāḥ sāmudrā ratnānyabhiharantu te .. 7..

tacchrutvā bharato vākyaṃ śokenābhipariplutaḥ .
jagāma manasā rāmaṃ dharmajño dharmakāṅkṣayā .. 8..

sa bāṣpakalayā vācā kalahaṃsasvaro yuvā .
vilalāpa sabhāmadhye jagarhe ca purohitam .. 9..

caritabrahmacaryasya vidyā snātasya dhīmataḥ .
dharme prayatamānasya ko rājyaṃ madvidho haret .. 10..

kathaṃ daśarathājjāto bhavedrājyāpahārakaḥ .
rājyaṃ cāhaṃ ca rāmasya dharmaṃ vaktumihārhasi .. 11..

jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaśca dharmātmā dilīpanahuṣopamaḥ .
labdhumarhati kākutstho rājyaṃ daśaratho yathā .. 12..

anāryajuṣṭamasvargyaṃ kuryāṃ pāpamahaṃ yadi .
ikṣvākūṇāmahaṃ loke bhaveyaṃ kulapāṃsanaḥ .. 13..

yaddhi mātrā kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāhaṃ tadabhirocaye .
ihastho vanadurgasthaṃ namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ .. 14..

rāmamevānugacchāmi sa rājā dvipadāṃ varaḥ .
trayāṇāmapi lokānāṃ rāghavo rājyamarhati .. 15..

tadvākyaṃ dharmasaṃyuktaṃ śrutvā sarve sabhāsadaḥ .
harṣānmumucuraśrūṇi rāme nihitacetasaḥ .. 16..

yadi tvāryaṃ na śakṣyāmi vinivartayituṃ vanāt .
vane tatraiva vatsyāmi yathāryo lakṣmaṇastathā .. 17..

sarvopāyaṃ tu vartiṣye vinivartayituṃ balāt .
samakṣamārya miśrāṇāṃ sādhūnāṃ guṇavartinām .. 18..

evamuktvā tu dharmātmā bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ .
samīpasthamuvācedaṃ sumantraṃ mantrakovidam .. 19..

tūrṇamutthāya gaccha tvaṃ sumantra mama śāsanāt .
yātrāmājñāpaya kṣipraṃ balaṃ caiva samānaya .. 20..

evamuktaḥ sumantrastu bharatena mahātmanā .
prahṛṣṭaḥ so.adiśatsarvaṃ yathā sandiṣṭamiṣṭavat .. 21..

tāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ prakṛtayo balādhyakṣā balasya ca .
śrutvā yātrāṃ samājñaptāṃ rāghavasya nivartane .. 22..

tato yodhāṅganāḥ sarvā bhartṝnsarvāngṛhegṛhe .
yātrā gamanamājñāya tvarayanti sma harṣitāḥ .. 23..

te hayairgorathaiḥ śīghraiḥ syandanaiśca manojavaiḥ .
saha yodhairbalādhyakṣā balaṃ sarvamacodayan .. 24..

sajjaṃ tu tadbalaṃ dṛṣṭvā bharato gurusaṃnidhau .
rathaṃ me tvarayasveti sumantraṃ pārśvato.abravīt .. 25..

bharatasya tu tasyājñāṃ pratigṛhya praharṣitaḥ .
rathaṃ gṛhītvā prayayau yuktaṃ paramavājibhiḥ .. 26..

sa rāghavaḥ satyadhṛtiḥ pratāpavān
bruvansuyuktaṃ dṛḍhasatyavikramaḥ .
guruṃ mahāraṇyagataṃ yaśasvinaṃ
prasādayiṣyanbharato.abravīttadā .. 27..

tūṇa samutthāya sumantra gaccha
balasya yogāya balapradhānān .
ānetumicchāmi hi taṃ vanasthaṃ
prasādya rāmaṃ jagato hitāya .. 28..

sa sūtaputro bharatena samyag
ājñāpitaḥ samparipūrṇakāmaḥ .
śaśāsa sarvānprakṛtipradhānān
balasya mukhyāṃśca suhṛjjanaṃ ca .. 29..

tataḥ samutthāya kule kule te
rājanyavaiśyā vṛṣalāśca viprāḥ .
ayūyujannuṣṭrarathānkharāṃś ca
nāgānhayāṃścaiva kulaprasūtān .. 30..




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