śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe ayodhyākāṇḍam |
atha pañcadaśādhikaśatatamassargaḥ |
tato nikṣipya mātṛ ssa ayodhyāyāṃ dṛḍha vrataḥ |
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bharata śśokasantapto gurūnidamathābravīt || 1 ||
nandigrāmaṃ gamiṣyāmi sarvānāmantraye'dya vaḥ |
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tatra duḥkhamidaṃ sarvaṃ sahiṣye rāghavaṃ vinā || 2 ||
gataśca vā divaṃ rājā vanasthaśca gururmama |
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rāmaṃ pratīkṣe rājyāya sa hi rājā mahāyaśāḥ || 3 ||
etacchrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharatasya mahātmanaḥ |
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abruvanmantriṇassarve vasiṣṭhaśca purohitaḥ || 4 ||
subhṛśaṃ ślāghanīyaṃ ca yaduktaṃ bharata tvayā |
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vacanaṃ bhrātṛvātsalyādanurūpaṃ tavaiva tat || 5 ||
nityaṃ te bandhulubdhasya tiṣṭhato bhrātṛsauhṛde |
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āryamārgaṃ prapannasya nānumanyeta kaḥ pumān || 6 ||
mantriṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā yathābhilaṣitaṃ priyam |
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abravītsārathiṃ vākyaṃ ratho me yujyatāmiti || 7 ||
prahṛṣṭavadana ssarvā mātṛ ssamabhivādya saḥ |
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āruroha rathaṃ śrīmān śatrughnena samanvitaḥ || 8 ||
āruhya ca rathaṃ śīghraṃ śatrughnabharatāvubhau |
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yayatuḥ paramaprītau vṛtau mantripurohitaiḥ || 9 ||
agrato guravaḥ sarve vasiṣṭhapramukhā dvijāḥ |
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prayayuḥ prāṅgmukhā ssarve nandigrāmo yato'bhavat || 10 ||
balaṃ ca tadanāhūtaṃ gajāśvarathasaṅkulam |
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prayayau bharate yāte sarve ca puravāsinaḥ || 11 ||
rathasthaḥ sa tu dharmātmā bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ |
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nandigrāmaṃ yayau tūrṇaṃ śirasyādāya pāduke || 12 ||
tatastu bharataḥ kṣipraṃ nandigrāmaṃ praviśya saḥ |
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avatīrya rathāttūrṇaṃ gurūnidamuvāca ha || 13 ||
etadrājyaṃ mama bhrātrā dattaṃ sannayāsavatsvayam |
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yogakṣemavahe ceme pāduke hemabhūṣite || 14 ||
bharata śśirasā kṛtvā sannyāsaṃ pāduke tataḥ |
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abravīddhuḥkhasantapta ssarvaṃ prakṛtimaṇḍalam || 15 ||
chatraṃ dhārayata kṣipramāryapādāvimau matau |
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ābhyāṃ rājye sthito dharmaḥ pādukābhyāṃ gurormama || 16 ||
bhrātrā hi mayi sannyāso nikṣipta ssauhṛdādayam |
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tamimaṃ pālayiṣyāmi rāghavāgamanaṃ prati || 17 ||
kṣipraṃ saṃyojayitvātu rāghavasya punassvayam |
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caraṇau tau tu rāmasya drakṣyāmi sahapādukau || 18 ||
tato nikṣiptabhāro'haṃ rāghaveṇa samāgataḥ |
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nivedya gurave rājyaṃ bhajiṣye guruvṛttitām || 19 ||
rāghavāya ca sanyāsaṃ dattveme varapāduke |
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rājyaṃ cedamayodhyāṃ ca dhūtapāpo bhavāmi ca || 20 ||
abhiṣikte tu kākutsthe prahṛṣṭamudite jane |
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prītirmama yaśaścaiva bhavedrājyāccaturguṇam || 21 ||
evaṃ tu vilapandīno bharata ssamahāyaśāḥ |
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nandigrāme'karodrājyaṃ duḥkhito mantribhissaha || 22 ||
sa valkalajaṭādhārī muniveṣadharaḥ prabhuḥ |
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nandigrāme'vasadvīra ssasainyo bharatastadā || 23 ||
rāmāgamanamākāṅkṣanbharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ |
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bhrāturvacanakārī ca pratijñāpāragastathā || 24 ||
pāduke tvabhiṣicyātha nandigrāme'vasattadā |
sa vālavyajanaṃ chatraṃ dhārayāmāsa sa svayam |
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bharata śśāsanaṃ sarvaṃ pādukābhyāṃ nivedayan || 25 ||
tatastu bharata śaśrīmānabhiṣicyā''ryapāduke |
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tadadhīnastadā rājyaṃ kārayāmāsa sarvadā || 26 ||
tadā hi yatkāryamupaiti kiñcidupāyanaṃ copahṛtaṃ mahārham |
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sa pādukābhyāṃ prathamaṃ nivedya cakāra paścādbharato yathāvat || 27 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye ayodhyākāṇḍe pañcadaśādhikaśatatamassargaḥ ||