Chapter VII

śrīvālmīkiruvāca |
tacchrutvā rājasiṃhasya vākyamadbhutavistaram |
hṛṣṭaromā mahātejā viśvāmitro'bhyabhāṣata || 1 ||
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sadṛśaṃ rājaśārdūla tavaivaitanmahītale |
mahāvaṃśaprasūtasya vasiṣṭhavaśavartinaḥ || 2 ||
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yattu me hṛdgataṃ vākyaṃ tasya kāryavinirṇayam |
kuru tvaṃ rājaśārdūla dharmaṃ samanupālaya || 3 ||
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ahaṃ dharmaṃ samātiṣṭhe siddhayarthaṃ puruṣarṣabha |
tasya vighnakarā ghorā rākṣasā mama saṃsthitāḥ || 4 ||
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yadā yadā tu yajñena yaje'haṃ vibudhavrajān |
tadā tadā tu me yajñaṃ vinighnanti niśācarāḥ || 5 ||
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bahuśo vihite tasminmayā rākṣasanāyakāḥ |
akiraṃste mahīṃ yāge māṃsena rudhireṇa ca || 6 ||
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avadhūte tathābhūte tasminyāgakadambake |
kṛtaśramo nirutsāhastasmāddeśādupāgataḥ || 7 ||
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na ca me krodhamutsraṣṭuṃ buddhirbhavati pārthiva |
tathābhūtaṃ hi tatkarma na śāpastasya vidyate || 8 ||
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īdṛśī yajñadīkṣā sā mama tasminmahākratau |
tvatprasādādavighnena prāpayeyaṃ mahāphalam || 9 ||
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trātumarhasi māmārtaṃ śaraṇārthinamāgatam |
arthināṃ yannirāśatvaṃ sattame'bhibhavo hi saḥ || 10 ||
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tavāsti tanayaḥ śrīmāndṛptaśārdūlavikramaḥ |
mahendrasadṛśo vīrye rāmo rakṣovidāraṇaḥ || 11 ||
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taṃ putraṃ rājaśārdūla rāmaṃ satyaparākramam |
kākapakṣadharaṃ śūraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ me dātumarhasi || 12 ||
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śakto hyeṣa mayā gupto divyena svena tejasā |
rākṣasā ye'pakartārasteṣāṃ mūrdhavinigrahe || 13 ||
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śreyaścāsya kariṣyāmi bahurūpamanantakam |
trayāṇāmapi lokānāṃ yena pūjyo bhaviṣyati || 14 ||
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na ca te rāmamāsādya sthātuṃ śaktā niśācarāḥ |
kruddhaṃ kesariṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā vaneraṇa ivaiṇakāḥ || 15 ||
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teṣāṃ na cānyaḥ kākutsthādyoddhumutsahate pumān |
ṛte kesariṇaḥ kruddhānmattānāṃ kariṇāmiva || 16 ||
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vīryotsiktā hi te pāpāḥ kālakūṭopamā raṇe |
kharadūṣaṇayorbhṛtyāḥ kṛtāntāḥ kupitā iva || 17 ||
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rāmasya rājaśārdūla sahiṣyante na sāyakān |
anāratagatā dhārā jaladasyeva pāṃsavaḥ || 18 ||
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na ca putrakṛtaṃ snehaṃ kartumarhasi pārthiva |
na tadasti jagatyasminyanna deyaṃ mahātmanām || 19 ||
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hanta nūnaṃ vijānāmi hatāṃstānviddhirākṣasān |
nahyasmadādayaḥ prājñāḥ saṃdigdhe saṃpravṛttayaḥ || 20 ||
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ahaṃ vedmi mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam |
vasiṣṭhaśca mahātejā ye cānye dīrghadarśinaḥ || 21 ||
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yadi dharmo mahattvaṃ ca yaśaste manasi sthitam |
tanmahyaṃ samabhipretamātmajaṃ dātumarhasi || 22 ||
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daśarātraśca me yajño yasminrāmeṇa rākṣasāḥ |
hantavyā vighnakartāro mama yajñasya vairiṇaḥ || 23 ||
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atrāpyanujñāṃ kākutstha dadatāṃ tava mantriṇaḥ |
vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ sarve tena rāmaṃ visarjaya || 24 ||
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nātyeti kālaḥ kālajña yathāyaṃ mama rāghava |
tathā kuruṣva bhadraṃ te mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ || 25 ||
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kāryamaṇvapi kāle tu kṛtametyupakāratām |
mahadapyupakāro'pi riktatāmetyakālataḥ || 26 ||
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ityevamuktvā dharmātmā dharmārthasahitaṃ vacaḥ |
virarāma mahātejā viśvāmitro munīśvaraḥ || 27 ||
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śrutvā vaco munivarasya mahānubhāvastūṣṇīmatiṣṭhadupapannapadaṃ sa vaktum |
no yuktiyuktakathanena vinaiti toṣaṃ dhīmānapūritamano'bhimataśca lokaḥ || 28 ||
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