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abhivAdya tu kausalyA.n rAmaH samprasthito vanam . 
kR^itasvastyayano mAtrA dharmiShThe vartmani sthitaH .. 1..\\
virAjayanrAjasuto rAjamArgaM narairvR^itam . 
hR^idayAnyAmamantheva janasya guNavattayA .. 2..\\
vaidehI chApi tatsarvaM na shushrAva tapasvinI . 
tadeva hR^idi tasyAshcha yauvarAjyAbhiShechanam .. 3..\\
devakArya.n sma sA kR^itvA kR^itaGYA hR^iShTachetanA . 
abhiGYA rAjadharmANA.n rAjaputraM pratIkShate .. 4..\\
praviveshAtha rAmastu svaveshma suvibhUShitam . 
prahR^iShTajanasampUrNa.n hriyA ki.n chidavA~NmukhaH .. 5..\\
atha sItA samutpatya vepamAnA cha taM patim . 
apashyachchhokasantapta.n chintAvyAkulilendriyam .. 6..\\
vivarNavadana.n dR^iShTvA taM prasvinnamamarShaNam . 
Aha duHkhAbhisantaptA kimidAnImidaM prabho .. 7..\\
adya bArhaspataH shrImAnyuktaH puShyo na rAghava . 
prochyate brAhmaNaiH prAGYaiH kena tvamasi durmanAH .. 8..\\
na te shatashalAkena jalaphenanibhena cha . 
AvR^ita.n vadanaM valgu chhatreNAbhivirAjate .. 9..\\
vyajanAbhyA.n cha mukhyAbhyA.n shatapatranibhekShaNam . 
chandraha.nsaprakAshAbhyA.n vIjyate na tavAnanam .. 10..\\
vAgmino bandinashchApi prahR^iShTAstvaM nararShabha . 
stuvanto nAdya dR^ishyante ma~NgalaiH sUtamAgadhAH .. 11..\\
na te kShaudra.n cha dadhi cha brAhmaNA vedapAragAH . 
mUrdhni mUrdhAvasiktasya dadhati sma vidhAnataH .. 12..\\
na tvAM prakR^itayaH sarvA shreNImukhyAshcha bhUShitAH . 
anuvrajitumichchhanti paurajApapadAstathA .. 13..\\
chaturbhirvegasampannairhayaiH kA~nchanabhUShaNaiH . 
mukhyaH puShyaratho yuktaH kiM na gachchhati te.agrataH .. 14..\\
na hastI chAgrataH shrImA.nstava lakShaNapUjitaH . 
prayANe lakShyate vIra kR^iShNameghagiri prabhaH .. 15..\\
na cha kA~nchanachitra.n te pashyAmi priyadarshana . 
bhadrAsanaM puraskR^itya yAnta.n vIrapuraHsaram .. 16..\\
abhiSheko yadA sajjaH kimidAnImida.n tava . 
apUrvo mukhavarNashcha na praharShashcha lakShyate .. 17..\\
itIva vilapantI.n tAM provAcha raghunandanaH . 
sIte tatrabhavA.nstAta pravrAjayati mA.n vanam .. 18..\\
kule mahati sambhUte dharmaGYe dharmachAriNi . 
shR^iNu jAnaki yeneda.n krameNAbhyAgataM mama .. 19..\\
rAGYA satyapratiGYena pitrA dasharathena me . 
kaikeyyai prItamanasA purA dattau mahAvarau .. 20..\\
tayAdya mama sajje.asminnabhiSheke nR^ipodyate . 
prachoditaH sa samayo dharmeNa pratinirjitaH .. 21..\\
chaturdasha hi varShANi vastavya.n daNDake mayA . 
pitrA me bharatashchApi yauvarAjye niyojitaH . 
so.aha.n tvAmAgato draShTuM prasthito vijana.n vanam .. 22..\\
bharatasya samIpe te nAha.n kathyaH kadA chana . 
R^iddhiyuktA hi puruShA na sahante parastavam . 
tasmAnna te guNAH kathyA bharatasyAgrato mama .. 23..\\
nApi tva.n tena bhartavyA visheSheNa kadA chana . 
anukUlatayA shakya.n samIpe tasya vartitum .. 24..\\
aha.n chApi pratiGYAM tAM guroH samanupAlayan . 
vanamadyaiva yAsyAmi sthirA bhava manasvini .. 25..\\
yAte cha mayi kalyANi vanaM muniniShevitam . 
vratopavAsaratayA bhavitavya.n tvayAnaghe .. 26..\\
kAlyamutthAya devAnA.n kR^itvA pUjA.n yathAvidhi . 
vanditavyo dasharathaH pitA mama nareshvaraH .. 27..\\
mAtA cha mama kausalyA vR^iddhA santApakarshitA . 
dharmamevAgrataH kR^itvA tvattaH saMmAnamarhati .. 28..\\
vanditavyAshcha te nitya.n yAH sheShA mama mAtaraH . 
snehapraNayasambhogaiH samA hi mama mAtaraH .. 29..\\
bhrAtR^iputrasamau chApi draShTavyau cha visheShataH . 
tvayA lakShmaNashatrughnau prANaiH priyatarau mama .. 30..\\
vipriyaM na cha kartavyaM bharatasya kadA chana . 
sa hi rAjA prabhushchaiva deshasya cha kulasya cha .. 31..\\
ArAdhitA hi shIlena prayatnaishchopasevitAH . 
rAjAnaH samprasIdanti prakupyanti viparyaye .. 32..\\
aurasAnapi putrAnhi tyajantyahitakAriNaH . 
samarthAnsampragR^ihNanti janAnapi narAdhipAH .. 33..\\
aha.n gamiShyAmi mahAvanaM priye 
tvayA hi vastavyamihaiva bhAmini . 
yathA vyalIka.n kuruShe na kasya chit 
tathA tvayA kAryamida.n vacho mama .. 34..\\
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and for permitting the revised versions to be made publicly     
available.   \\                                                   
Dr J. D. Smith ;                            
email: jds10@cam.ac.uk  ; 
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