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sarga - 38

te prayātā mahātmānaḥ pārthivāḥ sarvato diśam .
kampayanto mahīṃ vīrāḥ svapurāṇi prahṛṣṭavat .. 1..

akṣauhiṇī sahasraiste samavetāstvanekaśaḥ .
hṛṣṭāḥ pratigatāḥ sarve rāghavārthe samāgatāḥ .. 2..

ūcuścaiva mahīpālā baladarpasamanvitāḥ .
na nāma rāvaṇaṃ yuddhe paśyāmaḥ purataḥ sthitam .. 3..

bharatena vayaṃ paścātsamānītā nirarthakam .
hatā hi rākṣasāstatra pārthivaiḥ syurna saṃśayaḥ .. 4..

rāmasya bāhuvīryeṇa pālitā lakṣmaṇasya ca .
sukhaṃ pāre samudrasya yudhyema vigatajvarāḥ .. 5..

etāścānyāśca rājānaḥ kathāstatra sahasraśaḥ .
kathayantaḥ svarāṣṭrāṇi viviśuste mahārathāḥ .. 6..

yathāpurāṇi te gatvā ratnāni vividhāni ca .
rāmāya priyakāmārthamupahārānnṛpā daduḥ .. 7..

aśvānratnāni vastrāṇi hastinaśca madotkaṭān .
candanāni ca divyāni divyānyābharaṇāni ca .. 8..

bharato lakṣmaṇaścaiva śatrughnaśca mahārathaḥ .
ādāya tāni ratnāni ayodhyāmagamanpunaḥ .. 9..

āgatāśca purīṃ ramyāmayodhyāṃ puruṣarṣabhāḥ .
daduḥ sarvāṇi ratnāni rāghavāya mahātmane .. 10..

pratigṛhya ca tatsarvaṃ prītiyuktaḥ sa rāghavaḥ .
sarvāṇi tāni pradadau sugrīvāya mahātmane .. 11..

vibhīṣaṇāya ca dadau ye cānye ṛkṣavānarāḥ .
hanūmatpramukhā vīrā rākṣasāśca mahābalāḥ .. 12..

te sarve hṛṣṭamanaso rāmadattāni tānyatha .
śirobhirdhārayāmāsurbāhubhiśca mahābalāḥ .. 13..

papuścaiva sugandhīni madhūni vividhāni ca .
māṃsāni ca sumṛṣṭāni phalānyāsvādayanti ca .. 14..

evaṃ teṣāṃ nivasatāṃ māsaḥ sāgro gatastadā .
muhūrtamiva tatsarvaṃ rāmabhaktyā samarthayan .. 15..

reme rāmaḥ sa taiḥ sārdhaṃ vānaraiḥ kāmarūpibhiḥ .
rājabhiśca mahāvīryai rākṣasaiśca mahābalaiḥ .. 16..

evaṃ teṣāṃ yayau māso dvitīyaḥ śaiśiraḥ sukham .
vānarāṇāṃ prahṛṣṭānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ .. 17..




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