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yasmi.nstu divase rAjA chakre godAnamuttamam . 
tasmi.nstu divase shUro yudhAjitsamupeyivAn .. 1..\\
putraH kekayarAjasya sAkShAdbharatamAtulaH . 
dR^iShTvA pR^iShTvA cha kushala.n rAjAnamidamabravIt .. 2..\\
kekayAdhipatI rAjA snehAtkushalamabravIt . 
yeShA.n kushalakAmo.asi teShA.n sampratyanAmayam .. 3..\\
svasrIyaM mama rAjendra draShTukAmo mahIpate . 
tadarthamupayAto.ahamayodhyA.n raghunandana .. 4..\\
shrutvA tvahaymayodhyAyA.n vivAhArtha.n tAvAtmajAn . 
mithilAmupayAtAstu tvayA saha mahIpate .. 5..\\
tvarayAbhupayAto.aha.n draShTukAmaH svasuH sutam . 
atha rAjA dasharathaH priyAtithimupasthima .. 6..\\
dR^iShTvA paramasatkAraiH pUjArha.n samapUjayat . 
tatastAmuShito rAtri.n saha putrairmahAtmabhiH .. 7..\\
R^iShI.nstadA puraskR^itya yaGYavATamupAgamat . 
yukte muhUrte vijaye sarvAbharaNabhUShitaiH . 
bhrAtR^ibhiH sahito rAmaH kR^itakautukama~NgalaH .. 8..\\
vasiShThaM purataH kR^itvA maharShInaparAnapi .. 9..\\
rAjA rasharatho rAjankR^itakautukama~NgalaiH . 
putrairnaravarashreShTha dAtAramabhikA~NkShate .. 10..\\
dAtR^ipratigrahItR^ibhyA.n sarvArthAH prabhavanti hi . 
svadharmaM pratipadyasva kR^itvA vaivAhyamuttamam .. 11..\\
ityuktaH paramodAro vasiShThena mahAtmanA . 
pratyuvAcha mahAtejA vAkyaM paramadharmavit .. 12..\\
kaH sthitaH pratihAro me kasyAGYA sampratIkShyate . 
svagR^ihe ko vichAro.asti yathA rAjyamida.n tava .. 13..\\
kR^itakautukasarvasvA vedimUlamupAgatAH . 
mama kanyA munishreShTha dIptA vahnerivArchiShaH .. 14..\\
sajjo.aha.n tvatpratIkSho.asmi vedyAmasyAM pratiShhitaH . 
avighna.n kurutA.n rAjA kimarthaM hi vilambyate .. 15..\\
tadvAkya.n janakenokta.n shrutvA dasharathastadA . 
praveshayAmAsa sutAnsarvAnR^iShigaNAnapi .. 16..\\
abravIjjanako rAjA kausalyAnandavardhanam . 
iya.n sItA mama sutA sahadharmacharI tava . 
pratIchchha chainAM bhadra.n te pANiM gR^ihNIShva pANinA .. 17..\\
lakShmaNAgachchha bhadra.n te UrmilAmudyatAM mayA . 
pratIchchha pANi.n gR^ihNIShva mA bhUtkAlasya paryayaH .. 18..\\
tamevamuktvA janako bharata.n chAbhyabhAShata . 
gR^ihANa pANiM mANDavyAH pANinA raghunandana .. 19..\\
shatrughna.n chApi dharmAtmA abravIjjanakeshvaraH . 
shrutakIrtyA mahAbAho pANi.n gR^ihNIShva pANinA .. 20..\\
sarve bhavantaH sa.nyAshcha sarve sucharitavratAH . 
patnIbhiH santu kAkutsthA mA bhUtkAlasya paryayaH .. 21..\\
janakasya vachaH shrutvA pANInpANibhiraspR^ishan . 
chatvAraste chatasR^iNA.n vasiShThasya mate sthitAH .. 22..\\
agniM pradakShiNa.n kR^itvA vedi.n rAjAnameva cha . 
R^iShIMshchaiva mahAtmAnaH saha bhAryA raghUttamAH . 
yathoktena tathA chakrurvivAha.n vidhipUrvakam .. 23..\\
puShpavR^iShTirmahatyAsIdantarikShAtsubhAsvarA . 
divyadundubhinirghoShairgItavAditranisvanaiH .. 24..\\
nanR^itushchApsaraHsa~NghA gandharvAshcha jaguH kalam . 
vivAhe raghumukhyAnA.n tadadbhutamivAbhavat .. 25..\\
IdR^ishe vartamAne tu tUryodghuShTaninAdite . 
triragni.n te parikramya UhurbhAryA mahaujasaH .. 26..\\
athopakAryA.n jagmuste sadArA raghunandanaH . 
rAjApyanuyayau pashyansarShisa~NghaH sabAndhavaH .. 27..\\
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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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