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evaM bruvANa.n janakaH pratyuvAcha kR^itA~njaliH . 
shrotumarhasi bhadra.n te kulaM naH kIrtitaM param .. 1..\\
pradAne hi munishreShTha kulaM niravasheShataH . 
vaktavya.n kulajAtena tannibodha mahAmune .. 2..\\
rAjAbhUttriShu lokeShu vishrutaH svena karmaNA . 
nimiH paramadharmAtmA sarvasattvavatA.n varaH .. 3..\\
tasya putro mithirnAma janako mithi putrakaH . 
prathamo janako nAma janakAdapyudAvasuH .. 4..\\
udAvasostu dharmAtmA jAto vai nandivardhanaH . 
nandivardhana putrastu suketurnAma nAmataH .. 5..\\
suketorapi dharmAtmA devarAto mahAbalaH . 
devarAtasya rAjarSherbR^ihadratha iti shrutaH .. 6..\\
bR^ihadrathasya shUro.abhUnmahAvIraH pratApavAn . 
mahAvIrasya dhR^itimAnsudhR^itiH satyavikramaH .. 7..\\
sudhR^iterapi dharmAtmA dhR^iShTaketuH sudhArmikaH . 
dhR^iShTaketostu rAjarSherharyashva iti vishrutaH .. 8..\\
haryashvasya maruH putro maroH putraH pratIndhakaH . 
pratIndhakasya dharmAtmA rAjA kIrtirathaH sutaH .. 9..\\
putraH kIrtirathasyApi devamIDha iti smR^itaH . 
devamIDhasya vibudho vibudhasya mahIdhrakaH .. 10..\\
mahIdhrakasuto rAjA kIrtirAto mahAbalaH . 
kIrtirAtasya rAjarShermahAromA vyajAyata .. 11..\\
mahAroMNastu dharmAtmA svarNaromA vyajAyata . 
svarNaroMNastu rAjarSherhrasvaromA vyajAyata .. 12..\\
tasya putradvaya.n jaGYe dharmaGYasya mahAtmanaH . 
jyeShTho.ahamanujo bhrAtA mama vIraH kushadhvajaH .. 13..\\
mA.n tu jyeShThaM pitA rAjye so.abhiShichya narAdhipaH . 
kushadhvaja.n samAveshya bhAraM mayi vana.n gataH .. 14..\\
vR^iddhe pitari svaryAte dharmeNa dhuramAvaham . 
bhrAtara.n devasa~NkAsha.n snehAtpashyankushadhvajam .. 15..\\
kasya chittvatha kAlasya sA~NkAshyAdagamatpurAt . 
sudhanvA vIryavAnrAjA mithilAmavarodhakaH .. 16..\\
sa cha me preShayAmAsa shaiva.n dhanuranuttamam . 
sItA kanyA cha padmAkShI mahya.n vai dIyatAm iti .. 17..\\
tasyApradAnAdbrahmarShe yuddhamAsInmayA saha . 
sa hato.abhimukho rAjA sudhanvA tu mayA raNe .. 18..\\
nihatya taM munishreShTha sudhanvAnaM narAdhipam . 
sA~NkAshye bhrAtara.n shUramabhyaShi~ncha.n kushadhvajam .. 19..\\
kanIyAneSha me bhrAtA aha.n jyeShTho mahAmune . 
dadAmi paramaprIto vadhvau te munipu~Ngava .. 20..\\
sItA.n rAmAya bhadra.n te UrmilAM lakShmaNAya cha . 
vIryashulkAM mama sutA.n sItAM surasutopamAm .. 21..\\
dvitIyAmUrmilA.n chaiva trirvadAmi na saMshayaH . 
dadAmi paramaprIto vadhvau te raghunandana .. 22..\\
rAmalakShmaNayo rAjangodAna.n kArayasva ha . 
pitR^ikArya.n cha bhadraM te tato vaivAhikaM kuru .. 23..\\
maghA hyadya mahAbAho tR^itIye divase prabho . 
phalgunyAmuttare rAja.nstasminvaivAhika.n kuru . 
rAmalakShmaNayorarthe dAna.n kArya.n sukhodayam .. 24..\\
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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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