Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 1

Shloka 1

गच्छता मातुलकुलं भरतेन तदाऽनघ। शत्रुघ्नो नित्यशत्रुघ्नो नीतः प्रीतिपुरस्कृतः।।2.1.1।।

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Shloka 2

तत्र न्यवसद्भ्रात्रा सह सत्कारसत्कृतः। मातुलेनाश्वपतिना पुत्रस्नेहेन लालितः।।2.1.2।।

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Shloka 3

तत्रापि निवसन्तौ तौ तर्प्यमाणौ च कामतः। भ्रातरौ स्मरतां वीरौ वृद्धं दशरथं नृपम्।।2.1.3।।

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Shloka 4

राजाऽपि तौ महातेजा स्सस्मार प्रोषितौ सुतौ। उभौ भरतशत्रुघ्नौ महेन्द्रवरुणोपमौ।।2.1.4।।

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Shloka 5

सर्व एव तु तस्येष्टा श्चत्वारः पुरुषर्षभाः। स्वशरीराद्विनिर्वृत्ताश्चत्वार इव बाहवः।।2.1.5।।

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Shloka 6

तेषामपि महातेजा रामो रतिकरःपितुः। स्वयम्भूरिव भूतानां बभूव गुणवत्तरः।।2.1.6।।

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Shloka 7

स हि देवैरुदीर्णस्य रावणस्य वधार्थिभिः। अर्थितो मानुषे लोके जज्ञे विष्णुस्सनातनः।।2.1.7।।

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Shloka 8

कौशल्या शुशुभे तेन पुत्रेणामिततेजसा। यथा वरेण देवानामदितिर्वज्रपाणिना।।2.1.8।।

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Shloka 9

स हि रूपोपपन्नश्च वीर्यवाननसूयकः। भूमौवनुपमस्सूनुर्गुणैर्दशरथोपमः।।2.1.9।।

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Shloka 10

स तु नित्यं प्रशान्तात्मा मृदुपूर्वं च भाषते। उच्यमानोऽपि परुषं नोत्तरं प्रतिपद्यते।।2.1.10।।

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Shloka 11

कथञ्चिदुपकारेण कृतेनैकेन तुष्यति। न स्मरत्यपकाराणां शतमप्यात्मवत्तया।।2.1.11।।

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Shloka 12

शीलवृद्धैर्ज्ञानवृद्धैर्वयोवृद्धैश्च सज्जनैः। कथयन्नास्त वै नित्यमस्त्रयोग्यान्तरेष्वपि।।2.1.12।।

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Shloka 13

बुद्धिमान्मधुराभाषी पूर्वभाषी प्रियंवदः। वीर्यवान्न च वीर्येण महता स्वेन विस्मितः।।2.1.13।।

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Shloka 14

नचानृतकथो विद्वान् वृद्धानां प्रतिपूजकः। अनुरक्तः प्रजाभिश्च प्रजाश्चाप्यनुरञ्जते।।2.1.14।।

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Shloka 15

सानुक्रोशो जितक्रोधो ब्राह्मणप्रतिपूजकः। दीनानुकम्पी धर्मज्ञो नित्यं प्रग्रहवांश्चुचिः।।2.1.15।।

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Shloka 16

कुलोचितमतिः क्षात्रं धर्मं स्वं बहुमन्यते। मन्यते परया कीर्त्या महत्स्वर्गफलं ततः।।2.1.16।।

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Shloka 17

नाऽऽश्रेयसि रतो विद्वान्नविरुद्धकथारुचिः। उत्तरोत्तरयुक्तौ च वक्ता वाचस्पतिर्यथा।।2.1.17।।

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Shloka 18

अरोगस्तरुणो वाग्मी वपुष्मान्देशकालवित्। लोके पुरुषसारज्ञ स्साधुरेको विनिर्मितः।।2.1.18।।

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Shloka 19

स तु श्रेष्ठैर्गुणैर्युक्तः प्रजानां पार्थिवात्मजः। बहिश्चर इव प्राणो बभूव गुणतः प्रियः।।2.1.19।।

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Shloka 20

सम्यग्विद्याव्रतस्नातो यथावत्साङ्गवेदवित्। इष्वस्त्रे च पितु श्श्रेष्ठो बभूव भरताग्रजः।।2.1.20।।

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Shloka 21

कल्याणाभिजन स्साधुरदीन स्सत्यवागृजुः। वृद्धैरभिविनीतश्च द्विजैर्धर्मार्थदर्शिभिः।।2.1.21।।

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Shloka 22

धर्मकामार्थतत्त्वज्ञः स्मृतिमान्प्रतिभानवान्। लौकिके समयाचारे कृतकल्पो विशारदः।।2.1.22।।

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Shloka 23

निभृत स्संवृताकारो गुप्तमन्त्र स्सहायवान्। अमोघक्रोधहर्षश्च त्यागसंयमकालवित्।।2.1.23।।

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Shloka 24

दृढभक्ति स्स्थिरप्रज्ञो नासद्ग्राही न दुर्वचाः। निस्तन्द्रिरप्रमत्तश्च स्वदोषपरदोषवित्।।2.1.24।।

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Shloka 25

शास्त्रज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च पुरुषान्तरकोविदः। यः प्रग्रहानुग्रहयोर्यथान्यायं विचक्षणः।।2.1.25।।

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Shloka 26

सत्सङ्ग्रहप्रग्रहणे स्थानविन्निग्रहस्य च। आयकर्मण्युपायज्ञ स्सन्दृष्टव्ययकर्मवित्।।2.1.26।।

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Shloka 27

श्रैष्ठ्यं शास्त्रसमूहेषु प्राप्तो व्यामिश्रकेषु च। अर्थधमौ च सङ्गृह्य सुखतन्त्रो न चालसः।।2.1.27।।

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Shloka 28

वैहारिकाणां शिल्पानां विज्ञाताऽऽर्थविभागवित्। आरोहे विनये चैव युक्तो वारणवाजिनाम्।।2.1.28।।

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Shloka 29

धनुर्वेदविदां श्रेष्ठो लोकेऽतिरथसम्मतः। अभियाता प्रहर्ता च सेनानयविशारदः।।2.1.29।।

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Shloka 30

अप्रधृष्यश्च सङ्ग्रामे क्रुध्दैरपि सुरासुरैः। अनसूयो जितक्रोधो न दृप्तो न च मत्सरी। न चावमन्ता भूतानां न च कालवशानुगः।।।2.1.30।।

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Shloka 31

एवं श्रेष्ठगुणैर्युक्तः प्रजानां पार्थिवात्मजः। सम्मतस्त्रिषु लोकेषु वसुधायाः क्षमागुणैः।।2.1.31।। बुद्ध्या बृहस्पतेस्तुल्यो वीर्येणापि शचीपतेः।

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Shloka 32

तथा सर्वप्रजाकान्तैः प्रीतिसंजननैः पितुः।।2.1.32।। गुणैर्विरुरुचे रामो दीप्तस्सूर्य इवांशुभिः।

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Shloka 33

तमेवं व्रतसम्पन्नमप्रधृष्यपराक्रमम्।।2.1.33।। लोक पालोपमं नाथमकामयत मेदिनी।

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Shloka 34

एतैस्तु बहुभिर्युक्तं गुणैरनुपमैस्सुतम्।।2.1.34।। दृष्ट्वा दशरथो राजा चक्रे चिन्तां परन्तपः।

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Shloka 35

अथ राज्ञो बभूवैवं वृद्धस्य चिरजीविनः।।2.1.35।। प्रीतिरेषा कथं रामो राजा स्यान्मयि जीवति।

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Shloka 36

एषा ह्यस्य परा प्रीतिर्हृदि संपरिवर्तते।।2.1.36।। कदा नाम सुतं द्रक्ष्याम्यभिषिक्तमहं प्रियम्।

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Shloka 37

वृद्धिकामो हि लोकस्य सर्वभूतानुकम्पनः।।2.1.37।। मत्तः प्रियतरो लोके पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्।

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Shloka 38

यमशक्रसमो वीर्ये बृहस्पतिसमो मतौ।।2.1.38।। महीधरसमो धृत्यां मत्तश्च गुणवत्तरः।

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Shloka 39

महीमहमिमां कृत्स्नामधितिष्ठन्तमात्मजम्।।2.1.39।। अनेन वयसा दृष्ट्वा यथास्वर्गमवाप्नुयाम्।

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Shloka 40

इत्येतैर्विविधैस्तैस्तैरन्यपार्थिवदुर्लभैः।।2.1.40।। शिष्टैरपरिमेयैश्च लोके लोकोत्तरैर्गुणैः। तं समीक्ष्य महाराजो युक्तं समुदितैश्शुभैः।।2.1.41।। निश्चित्य सचिवैस्सार्धं युवराजममन्यत।

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Shloka 41

इत्येतैर्विविधैस्तैस्तैरन्यपार्थिवदुर्लभैः।।2.1.40।। शिष्टैरपरिमेयैश्च लोके लोकोत्तरैर्गुणैः। तं समीक्ष्य महाराजो युक्तं समुदितैश्शुभैः।।2.1.41।। निश्चित्य सचिवैस्सार्धं युवराजममन्यत।

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Shloka 42

दिव्यन्तरिक्षे भूमौ च घोरमुत्पातजं भयम्।।2.1.42।। स़ञ्चचक्षेऽथ मेधावी शरीरे चात्मनो जराम्।

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Shloka 43

पूर्णचन्द्राननस्याथ शोकापनुदमात्मनः।।2.1.43।। लोके रामस्य बुबुधे सम्प्रियत्वं महात्मनः।

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Shloka 44

आत्मनश्च प्रजानां च श्रेयसे च प्रियेण च।।2.1.44।। प्राप्तकालेन धर्मात्मा भक्त्या त्वरितवान् नृपः।

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Shloka 45

नानानगरवास्तव्यान्पृथग्जानपदानपि।।2.1.45।। समानिनाय मेदिन्याः प्रधानान्पृथिवीपतीन्।

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Shloka 46

न तु केकयराजानं जनकं वा नराधिपः।।2.1.46।। त्वरया चानयामास पश्चात्तौ श्रोष्यतः प्रियम्।

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Shloka 47

तान्वेश्मनानाभरणैर्यथाऽर्हं प्रतिपूजितान्।।2.1.47।। ददर्शालङ्कृतो राजा प्रजापतिरिव प्रजाः।

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Shloka 48

अथोपविष्टे नृपतौ तस्मिन्परबलार्दने।।2.1.48।। ततः प्रविविशु श्शेषा राजानो लोकसम्मताः।

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Shloka 49

अथ राजवितीर्णेषु विविधेष्वासनेषु च।।2.1.49।। राजानमेवाभिमुखाः निषेदुर्नियता नृपाः।

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Shloka 50

सलब्धमानैर्विनयान्वितैर्नृपैः पुरालयैर्जानपदैश्च मानदैः। उपोपविष्टैर्नृपतिर्वृतो बभौ सहस्रचक्षुर्भगवानिवामरैः।।2.1.50।।

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