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kAshyapo.atrirbharadvAjo vishvAmitro.atha gautamaH |
jamadagnirvasiShThashcha saptaite munipu~NgavAH ||
kAshyapaH \- bAlakANDam
      jAtaH shrI raghunAyako dasharathAnmunyAshrayastATakAM
      htvA rakShitakaushikakratuvaraH kR^itvApyahalyAM shubhAm |
      bha~NktvA rudrasharAsanaM janakajAM pANau gR^ihItvA tato
      jitvArddhAdhvani bhArgavaM punaragAtsItAsametaH purIm ||

atriH \- ayodhyAkANDam
      dAsyA mantharayA dayArahitayA durbheditA kaikayI
      shrIrAmaprathamAbhiShekasamaye mAtApyayAchadvarau |
      bhartAraM bharataH prashAstu dharaNIM rAmo vanaM gachChatA\-
      dityAkarNya sachottaraM nahi dadau duHkhena mUrchChAM gataH ||

bharadvAjaH \- AraNyakANDam
      shrIrAmaH pitR^ishAsanAdvanamagAt saumitrisItAnvito
      gaMgAM prApya jaTAM nibadhya saguhaH sachchitrakUTe vasan |
      kR^itvA tatra pitR^ikriyAM sabharato datvA.abhayaM daNDake
      prApyAgastyamunIshvaraM taduditaM dhR^itvA dhanushchAkShayam ||

vishvAmitraH \- kiShkindhAkANDam
      gatvA pa~nchavaTImagastyavachanAddatvA.abhayaM mauninAM
      ChitvA shUrpaNakhAsyakarNayugalaM trAtuM samastAn munIn |
      hatvA taM cha kharaM suvarNahariNaM bhitvA tathA vAlinaM
      tArAratna mavairirAjyamakarotsarvaM cha sugrIvasAt || 
         
gautamaH \- sundarakANDam
      dUto dAsharatheH salIlamudadhIM tIrttvA hanUmAn mahAn
      dR^iShTvA.ashokavane sthitAM janakajAM datvAMgulermudrikAm |
      akShAdInasurAnnihatya mahatIM la~NkAM cha dagdhvA punaH
      shrIrAmaM cha sametya deva jananI dR^iShTA mayetyabravIt ||

jamadagniH \- yuddhakANDam
      rAmo baddhapayonidhiH kapivarairvIrairnalAdyairvR^ito
      la~NkAM prApya sakuMbhakarNatanujaM hatvA raNe rAvaNam |
      tsayAm nyasya vibhIShaNaM punarasau sItApatiH puShpakA\-
      rUDhaH san puramAgataH sabharataH siMhAsanastho babhau ||

vasiShThaH \- uttarakANDam
      hemastambhasahasraShoDashamahAsaudhAntarAgre lasa\-
      dvedisthaM navaratnakIlitamahAsiMhAsane sItayA |
      shatrughnena cha lakShmaNena bharatenArAdhitaM rAghavaM
      vishvAmitravasiShThapUrvamunibhiH paTTAbhiShiktaM bhaje ||
      shrI rAmo hayamedhamukhyamakhakR^it samyak prajAH pAlayan
      kR^itvA rAjyamathAnujashcha suchiraM bhUrisvadharmAnvitau |
      putrau bhrAtR^isamanvitau kushalavau saMsthApya bhUmaNDale
      so.ayodhyApuravAsibhishcha sarayUsnAtaH prapede divam ||   

sarve R^iShayaH \-
      shrIrAmasya kathAsudhAtimadhurAn shlokAnimAnuttamAn
      ye shR^iNvanti paThanti cha pratidinaM te.aghaughavidhvaMsinaH |
      shrImanto bahuputrapautrasahitA bhuktveha bhogAshchiraM
      bhogAnte tu sadArchitaM suragaNairviShNorllabhante padam || 

|| iti shrIsaptarShirAmAyaNaM sampUrNam ||
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