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sarga - 67

janakena samādiṣṭā dūtāste klāntavāhanāḥ .
trirātramuṣitvā mārge te.ayodhyāṃ prāviśanpurīm .. 1..

te rājavacanāddūtā rājaveśmapraveśitāḥ .
dadṛśurdevasaṅkāśaṃ vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam .. 2..

baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarve dūtā vigatasādhvasāḥ .
rājānaṃ prayatā vākyamabruvanmadhurākṣaram .. 3..

maithilo janako rājā sāgnihotrapuraskṛtaḥ .
kuśalaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva sopādhyāyapurohitam .. 4..

muhurmuhurmadhurayā snehasaṃyuktayā girā .
janakastvāṃ mahārāja pṛcchate sapuraḥsaram .. 5..

pṛṣṭvā kuśalamavyagraṃ vaideho mithilādhipaḥ .
kauśikānumate vākyaṃ bhavantamidamabravīt .. 6..

pūrvaṃ pratijñā viditā vīryaśulkā mamātmajā .
rājānaśca kṛtāmarṣā nirvīryā vimukhīkṛtāḥ .. 7..

seyaṃ mama sutā rājanviśvāmitra puraḥsaraiḥ .
yadṛcchayāgatairvīrairnirjitā tava putrakaiḥ .. 8..

tacca rājandhanurdivyaṃ madhye bhagnaṃ mahātmanā .
rāmeṇa hi mahārāja mahatyāṃ janasaṃsadi .. 9..

asmai deyā mayā sītā vīryaśulkā mahātmane .
pratijñāṃ tartumicchāmi tadanujñātumarhasi .. 10..

sopādhyāyo mahārāja purohitapuraskṛtaḥ .
śīghramāgaccha bhadraṃ te draṣṭumarhasi rāghavau .. 11..

prītiṃ ca mama rājendra nirvartayitumarhasi .
putrayorubhayoreva prītiṃ tvamapi lapsyase .. 12..

evaṃ videhādhipatirmadhuraṃ vākyamabravīt .
viśvāmitrābhyanujñātaḥ śatānandamate sthitaḥ .. 13..

dūtavākyaṃ tu tacchrutvā rājā paramaharṣitaḥ .
vasiṣṭhaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca mantriṇo.anyāṃśca so.abravīt .. 14..

guptaḥ kuśikaputreṇa kausalyānandavardhanaḥ .
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā videheṣu vasatyasau .. 15..

dṛṣṭavīryastu kākutstho janakena mahātmanā .
sampradānaṃ sutāyāstu rāghave kartumicchati .. 16..

yadi vo rocate vṛttaṃ janakasya mahātmanaḥ .
purīṃ gacchāmahe śīghraṃ mā bhūtkālasya paryayaḥ .. 17..

mantriṇo bāḍhamityāhuḥ saha sarvairmaharṣibhiḥ .
suprītaścābravīdrājā śvo yātreti sa mantriṇaḥ .. 18..

mantriṇastu narendrasya rātriṃ paramasatkṛtāḥ .
ūṣuḥ pramuditāḥ sarve guṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ samanvitāḥ .. 19..




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