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tataH prabhAte vimale kR^itAhnikamarindamau . 
vishvAmitraM puraskR^itya nadyAstIramupAgatau .. 1..\\
te cha sarve mahAtmAno munayaH saMshitavratAH . 
upasthApya shubhAM nAva.n vishvAmitramathAbruvan .. 2..\\
Arohatu bhavAnnAva.n rAjaputrapuraskR^itaH . 
ariShTa.n gachchha panthAnaM mA bhUtkAlasya paryayaH .. 3..\\
vishvAmitrastathetyuktvA tAnR^iShInabhipUjya cha . 
tatAra sahitastAbhyA.n saritaM sAgara.n gamAm .. 4..\\
atha rAmaH sarinmadhye paprachchha munipu~Ngavam . 
vAriNo bhidyamAnasya kimaya.n tumulo dhvaniH .. 5..\\
rAghavasya vachaH shrutvA kautUhala samanvitam . 
kathayAmAsa dharmAtmA tasya shabdasya nishchayam .. 6..\\
kailAsaparvate rAma manasA nirmita.n saraH . 
brahmaNA narashArdUla tenedaM mAnasa.n saraH .. 7..\\
tasmAtsusrAva sarasaH sAyodhyAmupagUhate . 
saraHpravR^ittA sarayUH puNyA brahmasarashchyutA .. 8..\\
tasyAyamatulaH shabdo jAhnavIm abhivartate . 
vArisa~NkShobhajo rAma praNAmaM niyataH kuru .. 9..\\
tAbhyA.n tu tAvubhau kR^itvA praNAmamatidhArmikau . 
tIra.n dakShiNamAsAdya jagmaturlaghuvikramau .. 10..\\
sa vana.n ghorasa~NkAshaM dR^iShTvA nR^ipavarAtmajaH . 
aviprahatamaikShvAkaH paprachchha munipu~Ngavam .. 11..\\
aho vanamida.n durgaM jhillikAgaNanAditam . 
bhairavaiH shvApadaiH kIrNa.n shakuntairdAruNAravaiH .. 12..\\
nAnAprakAraiH shakunairvAshyadbhirbhairavasvanaiH . 
si.nhavyAghravarAhaishcha vAraNaishchApi shobhitam .. 13..\\
dhavAshvakarNakakubhairbilvatindukapATalaiH . 
sa~NkIrNaM badarIbhishcha kiM nvida.n dAruNa.n vanam .. 14..\\
tamuvAcha mahAtejA vishvAmitro mahAmuniH . 
shrUyatA.n vatsa kAkutstha yasyaitaddAruNaM vanam .. 15..\\
etau janapadau sphItau pUrvamAstAM narottama . 
maladAshcha karUShAshcha devanirmANa nirmitau .. 16..\\
purA vR^itravadhe rAma malena samabhiplutam . 
kShudhA chaiva sahasrAkShaM brahmahatyA yadAvishat .. 17..\\
tamindra.n snApayandevA R^iShayashcha tapodhanAH . 
kalashaiH snApayAmAsurmala.n chAsya pramochayan .. 18..\\
iha bhUmyAM mala.n dattvA dattvA kAruShameva cha . 
sharIrajaM mahendrasya tato harShaM prapedire .. 19..\\
nirmalo niShkarUShashcha shuchirindro yadAbhavat . 
dadau deshasya suprIto varaM prabhuranuttamam .. 20..\\
imau janapadau sthItau khyAti.n loke gamiShyataH . 
maladAshcha karUShAshcha mamA~NgamaladhAriNau .. 21..\\
sAdhu sAdhviti ta.n devAH pAkashAsanamabruvan . 
deshasya pUjA.n tAM dR^iShTvA kR^itA.n shakreNa dhImatA .. 22..\\
etau janapadau sthItau dIrghakAlamarindama . 
maladAshcha karUShAshcha muditau dhanadhAnyataH .. 23..\\
kasya chittvatha kAlasya yakShI vai kAmarUpiNI . 
balaM nAgasahasrasya dhArayantI tadA hyabhUt .. 24..\\
tATakA nAma bhadra.n te bhAryA sundasya dhImataH . 
mArIcho rAkShasaH putro yasyAH shakraparAkramaH .. 25..\\
imau janapadau nitya.n vinAshayati rAghava . 
maladAMshcha karUShAMshcha tATakA duShTachAriNI .. 26..\\
seyaM panthAnamAvArya vasatyatyardhayojane . 
ata eva cha gantavya.n tATakAyA vana.n yataH .. 27..\\
svabAhubalamAshritya jahImA.n duShTachAriNIm . 
manniyogAdima.n deshaM kuru niShkaNTakaM punaH .. 28..\\
na hi kashchidima.n desha.n shakrotyAgantumIdR^isham . 
yakShiNyA ghorayA rAma utsAditamasahyayA .. 29..\\
etatte sarvamAkhyAta.n yathaitaddaruNaM vanam . 
yakShyA chotsAdita.n sarvamadyApi na nivartate .. 30..\\
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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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