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BALAKANDA
 
लक्ष्मणागच्छ भद्रं त ऊर्मिलामुद्यतां मया ।

प्रतीच्छ पाणिं गृह्णीष्व मा भूत्कालस्य पर्ययः ॥
 
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" Lakshmana ! come. Good betide thee.

Accept Urmila given away by me. Hold

her hand. Let there be no delay."
 

 
तमेवमुक्त्वा जनको भरतं प्रत्यभाषत ।
 

पाणिं गृहाण माण्डव्याः पाणिना रघुनन्दन ॥
 

Having said thus to him.
Janaka
addressed Bharata: "O! Delighter of

Raghus, hold Mandavi's hand in yours."
 
Janaka
 

 
शत्रुघ्नं चापि धर्मात्मा अब्रवीज्जनकेश्वरः ।

श्रुतकीर्त्या महाबाहो पाणिं गृह्णीष्व पाणिना ॥
 

And the righteous-minded Lord of the

Janakas said to Satrughna also: O! thou

of mighty arms, hold Srutakirti's hand

in yours."
 

 
सर्वे भवन्तस्सौम्याश्च सर्वे सुचरितव्रताः ।

पत्नीभिस्सन्तु काकुत्स्था मा भूत्कालस्य पर्ययः ।
 

" May all of you decendants of Kakut-

stha, be of amiable nature and well-per-

formed austerities, in the company of

your wives. (And now) let there be no

delay."