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rAmastu bhR^ishamAyasto niHshvasanniva ku~njaraH . 
jagAma sahito bhrAtrA mAturantaHpura.n vashI .. 1..\\
so.apashyatpuruSha.n tatra vR^iddhaM paramapUjitam . 
upaviShTa.n gR^ihadvAri tiShThatashchAparAnbahUn .. 2..\\
pravishya prathamA.n kakShyAM dvitIyAyAM dadarsha saH . 
brAhmaNAnvedasampannAnvR^iddhAnrAGYAbhisatkR^itAn .. 3..\\
praNamya rAmastAnvR^iddhA.nstR^itIyAyA.n dadarsha saH . 
striyo vR^iddhAshcha bAlAshcha dvArarakShaNatatparAH .. 4..\\
vardhayitvA prahR^iShTAstAH pravishya cha gR^iha.n striyaH . 
nyavedayanta tvaritA rAma mAtuH priya.n tadA .. 5..\\
kausalyApi tadA devI rAtri.n sthitvA samAhitA . 
prabhAte tvakarotpUjA.n viShNoH putrahitaiShiNI .. 6..\\
sA kShaumavasanA hR^iShTA nitya.n vrataparAyaNA . 
agni.n juhoti sma tadA mantravatkR^itama~NgalA .. 7..\\
pravishya cha tadA rAmo mAturantaHpura.n shubham . 
dadarsha mAtara.n tatra hAvayantI.n hutAshanam .. 8..\\
sA chirasyAtmaja.n dR^iShTvA mAtR^inandanamAgatam . 
abhichakrAma sa.nhR^iShTA kishora.n vaDavA yathA .. 9..\\
tamuvAcha durAdharSha.n rAghavaM sutamAtmanaH . 
kausalyA putravAtsalyAdidaM priyahita.n vachaH .. 10..\\
vR^iddhAnA.n dharmashIlAnA.n rAjarShINAM mahAtmanAm . 
prApnuhyAyushcha kIrti.n cha dharmaM chopahitaM kule .. 11..\\
satyapratiGYaM pitara.n rAjAnaM pashya rAghava . 
adyaiva hi tvA.n dharmAtmA yauvarAjye.abhiShekShyati .. 12..\\
mAtara.n rAghavaH ki.n chitprasAryA~njalimabravIt . 
sa svabhAvavinItashcha gauravAchcha tadAnataH .. 13..\\
devi nUnaM na jAnIShe mahadbhayamupasthitam . 
ida.n tava cha duHkhAya vaidehyA lakShmaNasya cha .. 14..\\
chaturdasha hi varShANi vatsyAmi vijane vane . 
madhumUlaphalairjIvanhitvA munivadAmiSham .. 15..\\
bharatAya mahArAjo yauvarAjyaM prayachchhati . 
mAM punardaNDakAraNya.n vivAsayati tApasaM .. 16..\\
tAmaduHkhochitA.n dR^iShTvA patitAM kadalIm iva . 
rAmastUtthApayAmAsa mAtara.n gatachetasaM .. 17..\\
upAvR^ityotthitA.n dInA.n vaDavAmiva vAhitAm . 
pAMshuguNThitasarvAgnI.n vimamarsha cha pANinA .. 18..\\
sA rAghavamupAsInamasukhArtA sukhochitA . 
uvAcha puruShavyAghramupashR^iNvati lakShmaNe .. 19..\\
yadi putra na jAyethA mama shokAya rAghava . 
na sma duHkhamato bhUyaH pashyeyamahamaprajA .. 20..\\
eka eva hi vandhyAyAH shoko bhavati mAnavaH . 
aprajAsmIti santApo na hyanyaH putra vidyate .. 21..\\
na dR^iShTapUrva.n kalyANa.n sukhaM vA patipauruShe . 
api putre vipashyeyamiti rAmAsthitaM mayA .. 22..\\
sA bahUnyamanoGYAni vAkyAni hR^idayachchhidAm . 
aha.n shroShye sapatnInAmavarANAM varA satI . 
ato duHkhatara.n kiM nu pramadAnAM bhaviShyati .. 23..\\
tvayi saMnihite.apyevamahamAsaM nirAkR^itA . 
kiM punaH proShite tAta dhruvaM maraNameva me .. 24..\\
yo hi mA.n sevate kashchidatha vApyanuvartate . 
kaikeyyAH putramanvIkShya sa jano nAbhibhAShate .. 25..\\
dasha sapta cha varShANi tava jAtasya rAghava . 
atItAni prakA~NkShantyA mayA duHkhaparikShayam .. 26..\\
upavAsaishcha yogaishcha bahubhishcha parishramaiH . 
duHkha.n sa.nvardhito mogha.n tvaM hi durgatayA mayA .. 27..\\
sthira.n tu hR^idayaM manye mameda.n yanna dIryate . 
prAvR^iShIva mahAnadyAH spR^iShTa.n kUlaM navAmbhasA .. 28..\\
mamaiva nUnaM maraNaM na vidyate 
na chAvakAsho.asti yamakShaye mama . 
yadantako.adyaiva na mA.n jihIrShati 
prasahya si.nho rudatIM mR^igIm iva .. 29..\\
sthira.n hi nUnaM hR^idayaM mamAyasaM 
na bhidyate yadbhuvi nAvadIryate . 
anena duHkhena cha dehamarpitaM 
dhruva.n hyakAle maraNaM na vidyate .. 30..\\
ida.n tu duHkha.n yadanarthakAni me 
vratAni dAnAni cha sa.nyamAsh cha hi . 
tapashcha tapta.n yadapatyakAraNAt 
suniShphalaM bIjamivoptamUShare .. 31..\\
yadi hyakAle maraNa.n svayechchhayA 
labheta kashchidguru duHkha karshitaH . 
gatAhamadyaiva pareta sa.nsadaM 
vinA tvayA dhenurivAtmajena vai .. 32..\\
bhR^ishamasukhamamarShitA tadA 
bahu vilalApa samIkShya rAghavam . 
vyasanamupanishAmya sA mahat 
sutamiva baddhamavekShya kiMnarI .. 33..\\
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University, and copyrighted by him. I am grateful to Professor  
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and for permitting the revised versions to be made publicly     
available.   \\                                                   
Dr J. D. Smith ;                            
email: jds10@cam.ac.uk  ; 
http://bombay.oriental.cam.ac.uk/index.html                     
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