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nirvR^itte tu kratau tasminhayamedhe mahAtmanaH . 
pratigR^ihya surA bhAgAnpratijagmuryathAgatam .. 1..\\
samAptadIkShAniyamaH patnIgaNasamanvitaH . 
pravivesha purI.n rAjA sabhR^ityabalavAhanaH .. 2..\\
yathArhaM pUjitAstena rAGYA vai pR^ithivIshvarAH . 
muditAH prayayurdeshAnpraNamya munipu~Ngavam .. 3..\\
gateShu pR^ithivIsheShu rAjA dasharathaH punaH . 
pravivesha purI.n shrImAnpuraskR^itya dvijottamAn .. 4..\\
shAntayA prayayau sArdhamR^iShyashR^i~NgaH supUjitaH . 
anvIyamAno rAGYAtha sAnuyAtreNa dhImatA .. 5..\\
kausalyAjanayadrAma.n divyalakShaNasa.nyutam . 
viShNorardhaM mahAbhAgaM putramikShvAkunandanam .. 6..\\
kausalyA shushubhe tena putreNAmitatejasA . 
yathA vareNa devAnAmaditirvajrapANinA .. 7..\\
bharato nAma kaikeyyA.n jaGYe satyaparAkramaH . 
sAkShAdviShNoshchaturbhAgaH sarvaiH samudito guNaiH .. 8..\\
atha lakShmaNashatrughnau sumitrAjanayatsutau . 
vIrau sarvAstrakushalau viShNorardhasamanvitau .. 9..\\
rAGYaH putrA mahAtmAnashchatvAro jaGYire pR^ithak . 
guNavanto.anurUpAshcha ruchyA proShThapadopamAH .. 10..\\
atItyaikAdashAha.n tu nAma karma tathAkarot . 
jyeShTha.n rAmaM mahAtmAnaM bharata.n kaikayIsutam .. 11..\\
saumitri.n lakShmaNamiti shatrughnamapara.n tathA . 
vasiShThaH paramaprIto nAmAni kR^itavA.nstadA . 
teShA.n janmakriyAdIni sarvakarmANyakArayat .. 12..\\
teShA.n keturiva jyeShTho rAmo ratikaraH pituH . 
babhUva bhUyo bhUtAnA.n svayambhUriva saMmataH .. 13..\\
sarve vedavidaH shUrAH sarve lokahite ratAH . 
sarve GYAnopasampannAH sarve samuditA guNaiH .. 14..\\
teShAmapi mahAtejA rAmaH satyaparAkramaH . 
bAlyAtprabhR^iti susnigdho lakShmaNo lakShmivardhanaH .. 15..\\
rAmasya lokarAmasya bhrAturjyeShThasya nityashaH . 
sarvapriyakarastasya rAmasyApi sharIrataH .. 16..\\
lakShmaNo lakShmisampanno bahiHprANa ivAparaH . 
na cha tena vinA nidrA.n labhate puruShottamaH . 
mR^iShTamannamupAnItamashnAti na hi ta.n vinA .. 17..\\
yadA hi hayamArUDho mR^igayA.n yAti rAghavaH . 
tadainaM pR^iShThato.abhyeti sadhanuH paripAlayan .. 18..\\
bharatasyApi shatrughno lakShmaNAvarajo hi saH . 
prANaiH priyataro nitya.n tasya chAsIttathA priyaH .. 19..\\
sa chaturbhirmahAbhAgaiH putrairdasharathaH priyaiH . 
babhUva paramaprIto devairiva pitAmahaH .. 20..\\
te yadA GYAnasampannAH sarve samuditA guNaiH . 
hrImantaH kIrtimantashcha sarvaGYA dIrghadarshinaH .. 21..\\
atha rAjA dasharathasteShA.n dArakriyAM prati . 
chintayAmAsa dharmAtmA sopAdhyAyaH sabAndhavaH .. 22..\\
tasya chintayamAnasya mantrimadhye mahAtmanaH . 
abhyAgachchhanmahAtejo vishvAmitro mahAmuniH .. 23..\\
sa rAGYo darshanAkA~NkShI dvArAdhyakShAnuvAcha ha . 
shIghramAkhyAta mAM prApta.n kaushikaM gAdhinaH sutam .. 24..\\
tachchhrutvA vachana.n tasya rAjaveshma pradudruvuH . 
sambhrAntamanasaH sarve tena vAkyena choditAH .. 25..\\
te gatvA rAjabhavana.n vishvAmitramR^iShi.n tadA . 
prAptamAvedayAmAsurnR^ipAyekShvAkave tadA .. 26..\\
teShA.n tadvachana.n shrutvA sapurodhAH samAhitaH . 
pratyujjagAma sa.nhR^iShTo brahmANamiva vAsavaH .. 27..\\
sa dR^iShTvA jvalita.n dIptyA tApasa.n saMshitavratam . 
prahR^iShTavadano rAjA tato.arghyamupahArayat .. 28..\\
sa rAGYaH pratigR^ihyArghya.n shAstradR^iShTtena karmaNA . 
kushala.n chAvyayaM chaiva paryapR^ichchhannarAdhipam .. 29..\\
vasiShTha.n cha samAgamya kushalaM munipu~NgavaH . 
R^iShIMshcha tAnyathA nyAyaM mahAbhAgAnuvAcha ha .. 30..\\
te sarve hR^iShTamanasastasya rAGYo niveshanam . 
vivishuH pUjitAstatra niShedushcha yathArthataH .. 31..\\
atha hR^iShTamanA rAjA vishvAmitraM mahAmunim . 
uvAcha paramodAro hR^iShTastamabhipUjayan .. 32..\\
yathAmR^itasya samprAptiryathA varShamanUdake . 
yathA sadR^ishadAreShu putrajanmAprajasya cha . 
pranaShTasya yathA lAbho yathA harSho mahodaye . 
tathaivAgamanaM manye svAgata.n te mahAmune .. 33..\\
ka.n cha te paramaM kAmaM karomi kimu harShitaH . 
pAtrabhUto.asi me vipra diShTyA prApto.asi dhArmika . 
adya me saphala.n janma jIvitaM cha sujIvitam .. 34..\\
pUrva.n rAjarShishabdena tapasA dyotitaprabhaH . 
brahmarShitvamanuprAptaH pUjyo.asi bahudhA mayA .. 35..\\
tadadbhutamida.n vipra pavitraM paramaM mama . 
shubhakShetragatashchAha.n tava sandarshanAtprabho .. 36..\\
brUhi yatprArthita.n tubhyaM kAryamAgamanaM prati . 
ichchhAmyanugR^ihIto.aha.n tvadarthaparivR^iddhaye .. 37..\\
kAryasya na vimarsha.n cha gantumarhasi kaushika . 
kartA chAhamasheSheNa daivata.n hi bhavAnmama .. 38..\\
iti hR^idayasukhaM nishamya vAkyaM 
shrutisukhamAtmavatA vinItamuktam . 
prathitaguNayashA guNairvishiShTaH 
parama R^iShiH parama.n jagAma harSham .. 39..\\
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The files in this directory are revised versions of the         
digital files produced by Professor Muneo Tokunaga, Kyoto       
University, and copyrighted by him. I am grateful to Professor  
Tokunaga for his agreement to this use of his original files    
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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