Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 78

Shloka 1

अथ यात्रां समीहन्तं शत्रुघ्नो लक्ष्मणानुजः। भरतं शोकसन्तप्तमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।।2.78.1।।

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Shloka 2

गतिर्य स्सर्वभूतानां दुःखे किं पुनरात्मनः। स राम स्सत्त्वसम्पन्नः स्त्रिया प्रव्राजितो वनम्।।2.78.2।।

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Shloka 3

बलवान्वीर्यसम्पन्नो लक्ष्मणो नाम योऽप्यसौ। किं न मोचयते रामं कृत्वा स्म पितृनिग्रहम्।।2.78.3।।

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Shloka 4

पूर्वमेव तु निग्राह्य स्समवेक्ष्य नयानयौ। उत्पथं यस्समारूढो राजा नार्या वशं गतः।।2.78.4।।

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Shloka 5

इति सम्भाषमाणे तु शत्रुघ्ने लक्ष्मणानुजे। प्राग्द्वारेऽभूत्तदा कुब्जा सर्वाभरणभूषिता।।2.78.5।।

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Shloka 6

लिप्ता चन्दनसारेण राजवस्त्राणि बिभ्रती। विविधं विविधै स्तैस्तैर्भूषणैश्च विभूषिता।।2.78.6।।

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Shloka 7

मेखलादामभिश्चित्रैरन्यैश्च शुभभूषणैः। बभासे बहुभिर्बद्धा रज्जुबद्धेव वानरी।।2.78.7।।

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Shloka 8

तां समीक्ष्य तदा द्वास्स्थास्सुभृशं पापकारिणीम्। गृहीत्वाऽकरुणां कुब्जां शत्रुघ्नाय न्यवेदयन्।।2.78.8।।

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Shloka 9

यस्याः कृते वने रामो न्यस्तदेहश्च वः पिता। सेयं पापा नृशंसा च तस्याः कुरु यथामति।।2.78.9।।

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Shloka 10

शत्रुघ्नश्च तदाज्ञाय वचनं भृशदुःखितः। अन्तःपुरचरान्सर्वानित्युवाच धृत व्रतः।।2.78.10।।

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Shloka 11

तीव्रमुत्पादितं दुःखं भ्रात्रूणां मे तथा पितुः। यया सेयं नृशंसस्य कर्मणः फलमश्नुताम्।।2.78.11।।

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Shloka 12

एवमुक्त्वा तु तेनाशु सखीजनसमावृता। गृहीता बलवत्कुब्जा सा तद्गृहमनादयत्।।2.78.12।।

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Shloka 13

तत स्सुभृशसन्तप्तस्तस्या स्सर्व स्सखीजनः। क्रुद्धमाज्ञाय शत्रुघ्नं विपलायत सर्वशः।।2.78.13।।

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Shloka 14

आमन्त्रयत कृत्स्न श्च तस्या स्सर्व स्सखीजनः। यथाऽयं समुपक्रान्तो निश्शेषां नः करिष्यति।।2.78.14।।

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Shloka 15

सानुक्रोशां वदान्यां च धर्मज्ञां च यशस्विनीम्। कौसल्यां शरणं याम सा हि नोऽस्तु ध्रुवा गतिः।।2.78.15।।

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Shloka 16

स च रोषेण ताम्राक्ष श्शत्रुघ्न श्शत्रुतापनः। विचकर्ष तदा कुब्जां क्रोशन्तीं धरणीतले।।2.78.16।।

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Shloka 17

तस्या ह्याकृष्यमाणाया मन्थराया स्ततस्ततः। चित्रं बहुविधं भाण्डं पृथिव्यां तद्व्यशीर्यत।।2.78.17।।

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Shloka 18

तेन भाण्डेन संस्तीर्णं श्रीमद्राजनिवेशनम्। अशोभत तदा भूयः शारदं गगनं यथा।।2.78.18।।

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Shloka 19

स बली बलवत्क्रोधाद्गृहीत्वा पुरुषर्षभः। कैकेयीमभिनिर्भर्त्स्य बभाषे परुषं वचः।।2.78.19।।

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Shloka 20

तैर्वाक्यैः परुषैर्दुःखैः कैकेयी भृशदुःखिता। शत्रुघ्नभयसन्त्रस्ता पुत्रं शरणमागता।।2.78.20।।

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Shloka 21

तं प्रेक्ष्य भरतः क्रुद्धं शत्रुघ्नमिदमब्रवीत्। अवध्या स्सर्वभूतानां प्रमदाः क्षम्यतामिति।।2.78.21।।

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Shloka 22

हन्यामहमिमां पापां कैकेयीं दुष्टचारिणीम्। यदि मां धार्मिको रामो नासूयेन्मातृघातकम्।।2.78.22।।

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Shloka 23

इमामपि हतां कुब्जां यदि जानाति राघवः। त्वां च मां च हि धर्मात्मा नाभिभाषिष्यते ध्रुवम्।।2.78.23।।

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Shloka 24

भरतस्य वचश्श्रुत्वा शत्रुघ्नो लक्ष्मणानुजः। न्यवर्तत ततो रोषात्तां मुमोच च मन्थराम्।।2.78.24।।

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Shloka 25

सा पादमूले कैकेय्या मन्थरा निपपात ह। निश्श्वसन्ती सुदुःखार्ता कृपणं विललाप च।।2.78.25।।

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Shloka 26

शत्रुघ्नविक्षेपविमूढसंज्ञां समीक्ष्य कुब्जां भरतस्य माता। शनैस्समाश्वासयदार्तरूपां क्रौञ्चीं विलग्नामिव वीक्षमाणाम्।।2.78.26।।

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