Sarga 70 from Uttara Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana.
hate tu lavaṇe devāḥ sendrāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ | ūcuḥ sumadhurāṃ vāṇīṃ śatrughnaṃ śatrutāpanam || 7.70.1 ||
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diṣṭyā te vijayo vatsa diṣṭyā lavaṇarākṣasaḥ | hataḥ puruṣaśārdūla varaṃ varaya suvrata || 7.70.2 ||
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varadāstu mahābāho sarva eva samāgatāḥ | vijayākāṅkṣiṇastubhyamamoghaṃ darśanaṃ hi naḥ || 7.70.3 ||
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devānāṃ bhāṣitaṃ śrutvā śūro mūrdhni kṛtāñjaliḥ | pratyuvāca mahābāhuḥ śatrughnaḥ prayatātmavān || 7.70.4 ||
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iyaṃ madhupurī rasyā madhurā devanirmitā | niveśaṃ prāpnuyācchīghrameṣa me 'stu varaḥ paraḥ || 7.70.5 ||
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taṃ devāḥ prītamanaso bāḍhamityeva rāghavam | bhaviṣyati purī ramyā śūrasenā na saṃśayaḥ || 7.70.6 ||
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te tathoktvā mahātmāno divamāruruhustadā | śatrughno 'pi mahātejāstāṃ senāṃ samupānayat || 7.70.7 ||
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sā senā śīghramāgacchacchrutvā śatrughnaśāsanam | niveśanaṃ ca śatrughnaḥ śrāvaṇena samārabhat || 7.70.8 ||
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sā purā divyasaṅkāśā varṣe dvādaśame śubhe | niviṣṭā śūrasenānāṃ viṣayaścākutobhayaḥ || 7.70.9 ||
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kṣetrāṇi sasyayuktāni kāle varṣati vāsavaḥ | arogavīrapuruṣā śatrughnabhujapālitā || 7.70.10 ||
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ardhacandrapratīkāśā yamunātīraśobhitā | śobhitā gṛhamukhyaiśca catvarāpaṇavīthikaiḥ | cāturvarṇyasamāyuktā nānāvāṇijyaśobhitā || 7.70.11 ||
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yacca tena purā śubhraṃ lavaṇena kṛtaṃ mahat | tacchobhayati śatrughno nānāvarṇopaśobhitām || 7.70.12 ||
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ārāmaiśca vihāraiśca śobhamānaṃ samantataḥ | śobhitāṃ śobhanīyaiśca tathā 'nyairdaivamānuṣaiḥ || 7.70.13 ||
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tāṃ purīṃ divyasaṅkāśāṃ nānāpaṇyopaśobhitām | nānādeśāgataiścāpi vaṇigbhirupaśobhitām || 7.70.14 ||
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tāṃ samṛddhāṃ samṛddhārthaḥ śatrughno bharatānujaḥ | nirīkṣya paramaprītaḥ paraṃ harṣamupāgamat || 7.70.15 ||
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tasya buddhiḥ samutpannā niveśya madhurāṃ purīm | rāmapādau nirīkṣe 'haṃ varṣe dvādaśa āgate || 7.70.16 ||
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tataḥ sa tāmamarapuropamāṃ purīṃ niveśya vai vividhajanābhisaṃvṛtām | narādhipo raghupatipādadarśane dadhe matiṃ raghukulavaṃśavardhanaḥ || 7.70.17 ||
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ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīye ādikāvye śrīmaduttarakāṇḍe saptatitamaḥ sargaḥ || 70 ||
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