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AYODHYAKANDA
 
एष हि प्रथमो धर्मः क्षत्रियस्याभिषेचनम् ॥
 

This is indeed the supreme duty of a

Kshattriya— to get installed.
 

 
ऋणानि त्रीण्यपाकुर्वन् दुर्हृद: साधु निर्दहन् ।

सुहृदस्तर्पयन् कामैस्त्वमेवात्रानुशाधि माम् ॥
 
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Discharging your three-fold obligations,

subjugating your foes and propitiating

your friends with every
then may you
gratification,
then may you co
mmand me.
 
gratification,
 

 
आक्रोशं मम मातुश्च प्रमृज्य पुरुषर्षभ ।

अद्य तत्रभवन्तं च पितरं रक्ष किल्बिषात् ॥
 

O foremost of men, wiping our the
t the
blame of my mother, do you emancipate

our honoured father from sin.
 

 
शिरसा त्वाऽभियाचेऽहं कुरुष्व करुणां मयि ।
 

With bowed head, I request you. Have

compassion on me.
 

 
अथैतत् पृष्ठतः कृत्वा वनमेव भवानितः ।

गमिष्यति गमिष्यामि भवता सार्धमप्यहम् ॥
 

If disregarding this, you proceed from

here only to the forest, I too will go to

the forest along with you."
 
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