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AYODHYAKANDA
 
ब्राह्मणो ह्येकपार्थेश्वेन नरान् रोद्भुधुमिहार्हति ।

न तु मूर्धाभिषिक्तानां विधिः प्रत्युपवेशने ॥
 
169
 

In this world, it is only a Brahmin who

may obstruct a person by lying down on

one side; but there is no rule by which
o

c
rowned heads (lit. members of the

military class) can lie down in this wise.
 

 
उत्तिष्ठ नरशार्दूल हित्वैतद्दारुणं व्रतम् ।

पुरवर्यामितः क्षिप्रम् अयोध्यां याहि राघव ॥
 

Arise, O best of men, renouncing this

terrible vow. O scion of the Raghu race,

proceed quickly from here to Ayodhya,

the best of cities.
 

 
लक्ष्मीश्चन्द्रादपेयाद्वा हिमवान् वा हिमं त्यजेत् ।'

अतीयात् सागरो वेलां न प्रतिज्ञामहं पितुः ॥
 

It is conceivable that beauty may

forsake the moon, snow may leave

Himavan and the ocean may overleap the

shore. But I will never break the promise

made to my father.
 

 
कामाद्वा तात लोभाद्वा मात्रा तुभ्यमिदं कृतम् ।

न तन्मनसि कर्तव्यं वर्तितव्यं च मातृवत् ॥