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AshramaM prati yAte tu khare kharaparAkrame . 
tAnevautpAtikAnrAmaH saha bhrAtrA dadarsha ha .. 1..\\
tAnutpAtAnmahAghorAnutthitAnromaharShaNAn . 
prajAnAmahitAndR^iShTvA vAkya.n lakShmaNamabravIt .. 2..\\
imAnpashya mahAbAho sarvabhUtApahAriNaH . 
samutthitAnmahotpAtAnsa.nhartu.n sarvarAkShasAn .. 3..\\
amI rudhiradhArAstu visR^ijantaH kharasvanAn . 
vyomni meghA vivartante paruShA gardabhAruNAH .. 4..\\
sadhUmAshcha sharAH sarve mama yuddhAbhinandinaH . 
rukmapR^iShThAni chApAni viveShTante cha lakShmaNa .. 5..\\
yAdR^ishA iha kUjanti pakShiNo vanachAriNaH . 
agrato no bhayaM prApta.n saMshayo jIvitasya cha .. 6..\\
samprahArastu sumahAnbhaviShyati na saMshayaH . 
ayamAkhyAti me bAhuH sphuramANo muhurmuhuH .. 7..\\
saMnikarShe tu naH shUra jaya.n shatroH parAjayam . 
suprabha.n cha prasannaM cha tava vaktra.n hi lakShyate .. 8..\\
udyatAnA.n hi yuddhArthaM yeShAM bhavati lakShmaNaH . 
niShprabha.n vadana.n teShAM bhavatyAyuH parikShayaH .. 9..\\
anAgatavidhAna.n tu kartavya.n shubhamichchhatA . 
Apada.n sha~NkamAnena puruSheNa vipashchitA .. 10..\\
tasmAdgR^ihItvA vaidehI.n sharapANirdhanurdharaH . 
guhAmAshrayashailasya durgAM pAdapasa~NkulAm .. 11..\\
pratikUlitumichchhAmi na hi vAkyamida.n tvayA . 
shApito mama pAdAbhyA.n gamyatA.n vatsa mAchiram .. 12..\\
evamuktastu rAmeNa lakShmaNaH saha sItayA . 
sharAnAdAya chApa.n cha guhAM durgA.n samAshrayat .. 13..\\
tasminpraviShTe tu guhA.n lakShmaNe saha sItayA . 
hanta niryuktamityuktvA rAmaH kavachamAvishat .. 14..\\
sA tenAgninikAshena kavachena vibhUShitaH . 
babhUva rAmastimire vidhUmo.agnirivotthitaH .. 15..\\
sa chApamudyamya mahachchharAnAdAya vIryavAn . 
babhUvAvasthitastatra jyAsvanaiH pUrayandishaH .. 16..\\
tato devAH sagandharvAH siddhAshcha saha chAraNaiH . 
UchuH paramasantrastA guhyakAsh cha parasparam .. 17..\\
chaturdasha sahasrANi rakShasAM bhImakarmaNAm . 
ekashcha rAmo dharmAtmA katha.n yuddhaM bhaviShyati .. 18..\\
tato gambhIranirhrAda.n ghoravarmAyudhadhvajam . 
anIka.n yAtudhAnAnAM samantAtpratyadR^ishyata .. 19..\\
si.nhanAda.n visR^ijatAmanyonyamabhigarjatAm . 
chApAni vispharayatA.n jR^imbhatAM chApyabhIkShNashaH .. 20..\\
vipraghuShTasvanAnA.n cha dundubhIMshchApi nighnatAm . 
teShA.n sutumulaH shabdaH pUrayAmAsa tadvanam .. 21..\\
tena shabdena vitrastAH shvApadA vanachAriNaH . 
dudruvuryatra niHshabdaM pR^iShThato nAvalokayan .. 22..\\
tattvanIkaM mahAvega.n rAmaM samupasarpata . 
ghR^itanAnApraharaNa.n gambhIra.n sAgaropamam .. 23..\\
rAmo.api chArayaMshchakShuH sarvato raNapaNDitaH . 
dadarsha kharasainya.n tadyuddhAbhimukhamudyatam .. 24..\\
vitatya cha dhanurbhIma.n tUNyAshchoddhR^itya sAyakAn . 
krodhamAhArayattIvra.n vadhArthaM sarvarakShasAm .. 25..\\
duShprekShyaH so.abhavatkruddho yugAntAgniriva jvalan . 
ta.n dR^iShTvA tejasAviShTaM prAvyathanvanadevatAH .. 26..\\
tasya kruddhasya rUpa.n tu rAmasya dadR^ishe tadA . 
dakShasyeva kratu.n hantumudyatasya pinAkinaH .. 27..\\
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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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