.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - uttarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 58

yāmeva rātriṃ śatrughna parṇaśālāṃ samāviśat .
tāmeva rātriṃ sītāpi prasūtā dārakadvayam .. 1..

tato.ardharātrasamaye bālakā munidārakāḥ .
vālmīkeḥ priyamācakhyuḥ sītāyāḥ prasavaṃ śubham .
tasya rakṣāṃ mahātejaḥ kuru bhūtavināśinīm .. 2..

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā munirharṣamupāgamat .
bhūtaghnīṃ cākarottābhyā rakṣāṃ rakṣovināśinīm .. 3..

kuśamuṣṭimupādāya lavaṃ caiva tu sa dvijaḥ .
vālmīkiḥ pradadau tābhyāṃ rakṣāṃ bhūtavināśinīm .. 4..

yastayoḥ pūrvajo jātaḥ sa kuśairmantrasaṃskṛtaiḥ .
nirmārjanīyastu bhavetkuśa ityasya nāmataḥ .. 5..

yaścāparo bhavettābhyāṃ lavena susamāhitaḥ .
nirmārjanīyo vṛddhābhirlavaśceti sa nāmataḥ .. 6..

evaṃ kuśalavau nāmnā tāvubhau yamajātakau .
matkṛtabhyāṃ ca namābhyāṃ khyātiyuktau bhaviṣyataḥ .. 7..

te rakṣāṃ jagṛhustāṃ ca munihastātsamāhitāḥ .
akurvaṃśca tato rakṣāṃ tayorvigatakalmaṣāḥ .. 8..

tathā tāṃ kriyamāṇāṃ tu rakṣāṃ gotraṃ ca nāma ca .
saṅkīrtanaṃ ca rāmasya sītāyāḥ prasavau śubhau .. 9..

ardharātre tu śatrughnaḥ śuśrāva sumahatpriyam .
parṇaśālāṃ gato rātrau diṣṭyā diṣṭyeti cābravīt .. 10..

tatha tasya prahṛṣṭasya śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ .
vyatītā vārṣikī rātriḥ śrāvaṇī laghuvikramā .. 11..

prabhāte tu mahāvīryaḥ kṛtvā paurvāhṇikaṃ kramam .
muniṃ prāñjalirāmantrya prāyātpaścānmukhaḥ punaḥ .. 12..

sa gatvā yamunātīraṃ saptarātroṣitaḥ pathi .
ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇyakīrtīnāmāśrame vāsamabhyayāt .. 13..

sa tatra munibhiḥ sārdhaṃ bhārgavapramukhairnṛpaḥ .
kathābhirbahurūpābhirvāsaṃ cakre mahāyaśāḥ .. 14..




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