Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 8

Shloka 1

मन्थरा त्वभ्यसूयैनामुत्सृज्याभरणं च तत्। उवाचेदं ततो वाक्यं कोपदुःखसमन्विता।।2.8.1।।

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Shloka 2

हर्षं किमिदमस्थाने कृतवत्यसि बालिशे। शोकसागरमध्यस्थमात्मानं नावबुध्यसे।।2.8.2।।

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Shloka 3

मनसा प्रहसामि त्वां देवि दुःखार्दिता सती। यच्छोचितव्ये हृष्टाऽसि प्राप्येदं व्यसनं महत्।।2.8.3।।

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Shloka 4

शोचामि दुर्मतित्वं ते का हि प्राज्ञा प्रहर्षयेत्। अरेस्सपत्नीपुत्रस्य वृद्धिं मृत्योरिवागताम्।।2.8.4।।

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Shloka 5

भरतादेव रामस्य राज्यसाधारणाद्भयम्। तद्विचिन्त्य विषण्णाऽस्मि भयं भीताऽद्धि जायते।।2.8.5।।

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Shloka 6

लक्ष्मणो हि महेष्वासो रामं सर्वात्मना गतः। शत्रुघ्नश्चापि भरतं काकुत्स्थं लक्ष्मणो यथा।।2.8.6।।

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Shloka 7

प्रत्यासन्नक्रमेणापि भरतस्यैव भामिनि। राज्यक्रमो विप्रकृष्टस्तयोस्तावत्कनीयसोः।।2.8.7।।

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Shloka 8

विदुषः क्षत्रचारित्रे प्राज्ञस्य प्राप्तकारिणः। भयात्प्रवेपे रामस्य चिन्तयन्ती तवात्मजम्।।2.8.8।।

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Shloka 9

सुभगा खलु कौशल्या यस्याः पुत्रोऽभिषेक्ष्यते। यौवराज्येन महता श्वः पुष्येण द्विजोत्तमैः।।2.8.9।।

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Shloka 10

प्राप्तां सुमहतीं प्रीतिं प्रतीतां तां हतद्विषम्। उपस्थास्यसि कौसल्यां दासीव त्त्वं कृताञ्जलिः।।2.8.10।।

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Shloka 11

एवं चेत्त्वं सहास्माभिस्तस्याः प्रेष्या भविष्यसि। पुत्रश्च तव रामस्य प्रेष्यभावं गमिष्यति।।2.8.11।।

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Shloka 12

हृष्टाः खलु भविष्यन्ति रामस्य परमास्स्त्रियः। अप्रहृष्टा भविष्यन्ति स्नुषास्ते भरतक्षये।।2.8.12।।

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Shloka 13

तां दृष्ट्वा परमप्रीतां ब्रुवन्तीं मन्थरां ततः। रामस्यैव गुणान्देवी कैकेयी प्रशशंस ह।।2.8.13।।

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Shloka 14

धर्मज्ञो गुरुभिर्दान्तः कृतज्ञस्सत्यवाक्छुचिः। रामो राज्ञ स्सुतो ज्येष्ठो यौवराज्यमतोऽर्हति।।2.8.14।।

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Shloka 15

भ्रातृ़न्भृत्यांश्च दीर्घायुः पितृवत्पालयिष्यति। सन्तप्स्यसे कथं कुब्जे श्रुत्वा रामाभिषेचनम्।।2.8.15।।

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Shloka 16

भरतश्चापि रामस्य ध्रुवं वर्षशतात्परम्। पितृपैतामहं राज्यमवाप्ता पुरुषर्षभः।।2.8.16।।

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Shloka 17

सा त्वमभ्युदये प्राप्ते वर्तमाने च मन्थरे। भविष्यति च कल्याणे किमर्थं परितप्यसे।।2.8.17।।

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Shloka 18

यथा मे भरतो मान्यस्तथा भूयोऽपि राघवः। कौशल्यातोऽतिरिक्तं च सोऽनुशुश्रूषते हि माम्।।2.8.18।।

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Shloka 19

राज्यं यदि हि रामस्य भरतस्यापि तत्तदा। मन्यते हि यथात्मानं तथा भ्रातृ़ंश्च राघवः।।2.8.19।।

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Shloka 20

कैकेयीवचनं श्रुत्वा मन्थरा भृशदुःखिता। दीर्घमुष्णं च विनिश्वस्य कैकेयीमिदमब्रवीत्।।2.8.20।।

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Shloka 21

अनर्थदर्शिनी मौर्ख्यान्नात्मानमवबुध्यसे। शोकव्यसनविस्तीर्णे मज्जन्ती दुःखसागरे।।2.8.21।।

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Shloka 22

भविता राघवो राजा राघवस्यानु यस्सुतः। राजवंशात्तु कैकेयि भरतःपरिहास्यते।।2.8.22।।

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Shloka 23

न हि राज्ञस्सुता स्सर्वे राज्ये तिष्ठन्ति भामिनि। स्थाप्यमानेषु सर्वेषु सुमहाननयो भवेत्।।2.8.23।।

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Shloka 24

तस्माज्ज्येष्ठे हि कैकेयि राज्यतन्त्राणि पार्थिवाः। स्थापयन्त्यनवद्याङ्गि गुणवत्स्वितरेष्वपि।।2.8.24।।

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Shloka 25

असावत्यन्तनिर्भग्नस्तव पुत्रो भविष्यति। अनाथवत्सुखेभ्यश्च राजवंशाच्च वत्सले।।2.8.25।।

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Shloka 26

साऽहं त्वदर्थे सम्प्राप्ता त्वं तु मां नावबुद्ध्यसे। सपत्नि वृद्धौ या मे त्वं प्रदेयं दातुमिच्छसि।।2.8.26।।

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Shloka 27

ध्रुवं तु भरतं रामः प्राप्य राज्यमकण्टकम्। देशान्तरं वा नयिता लोकान्तरमथाऽपि वा।।2.8.27।।

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Shloka 28

बाल एव हि मातुल्यं भरतो नायितस्त्वया। सन्निकर्षाच्च सौहार्दं जायते स्थावरेष्वपि।।2.8.28।।

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Shloka 29

भरतस्याप्यनुवशश्शत्रुघ्नोऽपि समं गतः। लक्ष्मणो हि यथा रामं तथाऽसौ भरतं गतः।।2.8.29।।

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Shloka 30

श्रूयते हि द्रुमः कश्चिच्छेत्तव्यो वनजीविभिः। सन्निकर्षादिषीकाभिर्मोचितः परमाद्भयात्।।2.8.30।।

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Shloka 31

गोप्ता हि रामं सौमित्रिर्लक्ष्मणं चापि राघवः। अश्विनोरिव सौभ्रात्रं तयोर्लोकेषु विश्रुतम्।।2.8.31।।

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Shloka 32

तस्मान्न लक्ष्मणे रामः पापं किञ्चित्करिष्यति। रामस्तु भरते पापं कुर्यादिति न संशयः।।2.8.32।।

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Shloka 33

तस्माद्राजगृहादेव वनं गच्छतु ते सुतः। एतद्धि रोचते मह्यं भृशं चापि हितं तव।।2.8.33।।

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Shloka 34

एवं ते ज्ञातिपक्षस्य श्रेयश्चैव भविष्यति। यदि चेद्भरतो धर्मात्पित्र्यं राज्यमवाप्स्यसि।।2.8.34।।

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Shloka 35

स ते सुखोचितो बालो रामस्य सहजो रिपुः। समृद्धार्थस्य नष्टार्थो जीविष्यति कथं वशे।।2.8.35।।

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Shloka 36

अभिद्रुतमिवारण्ये सिंहेन गजयूथपम्। प्रच्छाद्यमानं रामेण भरतं त्रातुमर्हसि।।2.8.36।।

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Shloka 37

दर्पान्निराकृता पूर्वं त्वया सौभाग्यवत्तया। राममाता सपत्नी ते कथं वैरं न शातयेत्।।2.8.37।।

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Shloka 38

यदा हि रामः पृथिवीमवाप्स्यति प्रभूतरत्नाकरशैलपत्तनाम्। तदा गमिष्यस्यशुभं पराभवं सहैव दीना भरतेन भामिनि।।2.8.38।।

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Shloka 39

यदा हि रामः पृथिवीमवाप्स्यति ध्रुवं प्रणष्टो भरतो भविष्यति। अतो हि सञ्चिन्तय राज्यमात्मजे परस्य चैवाद्य विवासकारणम्।।2.8.39।।

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