% Text title            : Hymn to Ancient Rishis / Munis / Sages 2
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vishvAmitra vasiShTha vatsa bharata vyAsa~Ngiro gautamAH
     mANDavyAtri pulastya dhaumya pulahA.aShTAvakra gargAdayaH |
mArkaNDeya vibhANDako shuka shatAnandAshvaloddAlakA
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 1||
yAsko gAlava yAj~navalkya janako jAbAlyagastyAdayo
     bhAradvAja utathya lomashakR^ipAH sUtAdayaH shaunakaH |
durvAsA bhR^igu bhArgavau cha kushikaH shANDilya gArgyAyaNI
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 2||
nandI nArada tumburushcha kapilo saubAShkalau devalaH
     siddhAste sanakAdayorahagaNaH kauDinya shibyAdaya |
shR^i~NgI gautama shuShya shR^i~Nga manavo mAndhAta medhA dhruvAH
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 3||
shako dIrghatamA dadhIchirupamanyaH pippalAdAdayo
     bArhaspatya kaNAda pANini bR^ihaspatyAsurondrAdayaH |
sha~NkhaH pa~nchashikhaH parAshara vR^iShA medhAtithirmudgalo
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 4||
maudgalyo.atha dhana~njayo sita bharadvAjA nalo dharmarAD\-
     mANDavyAsA~Ngirasau yayAti bharatAH kaNvo.atha hArItakaH |
shaktiH kashyapa kAshyapauchyavanako vAtsAyanashcha kratu
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 5||
vaishampAyana pippalAyana budhAstau jahnu kAtyAyanau
     gorakSho jamadagni jaiminI shunashshepAshcha sAmashravAH |
gAryaH shAkala shAkaTAyana shakAH shAkasya kautsAdayo
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 6||
bhIShmo bhAguri pi~Ngalau cha sagaro droNaH sahasrArjuno
     buddho vAmana kAsakR^itsna shabarAH pANDvambarIShAdayaH |
Apastamba pata~njalI pururavAH puShya pR^ithuH pANDavAH
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 7||
devApirvaratantu shantatu gadA dAlbhyo.abhimanyurvasU
     raibhyaH saubhari jaibalI bali mithI bauddhAyano naimiShaH |
ashvatthAma vileshayau drupadako nemiH mR^ikanDuryamo
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 8||
Atreyo janamejaya shravaNakaH sa shvetaketurlavaH
     kAkutsthashcha vikukShi sa~njaya mahAvIrAH sudhanvodayaH |
shvetAshvo nachiketa lakShmaNa puru shrIkShemadhanvAdayo
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 9||
laukAkShI cha vasantano dayanako sa vyAghrapAdo jayaH
     shAlvaH shUra kushadhvajA.aja vidurAstevAsudevAdayaH |
R^iksenA R^ituparNa karNaka divodAsaikalavyAdayo
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 10||
prahlAdo DaharaH subhikSha lalitau shuraH shilAdityako
     bapyo vikrama bhoja bhataharayaste gopichandrAdayaH |
mAnAMshUdaya nAga nIpa malayAH pR^ithvI pratApau shivau
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 11||
pai~NgI bhR^i~Ngi marIchi kardamamukhAH kalmAShapAdo yadu\-
     rduShyantaH suratha samAdhi nahuShau harShaH  priyAdivrataH |
anye chApi tulAdhara prabhR^itayo larkashcha pAraskaro
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 12||
agnIdhro hariragnibAhu savanau nAbhirvasuH ketumAn
     jyotiShmAn dyutimAnilAvR^ita hiraNmadramyakAhavyakaH |
patraH kimpuruShaH kR^ishAshva, R^iShabhau bhadrAshva mukhyAkhilA
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 13||
puNyAste manavashchaturdasha shubhAste vAlakhilyAdaya
     ikShvAkuH kuru rantideva raghavo rAmo dilIpoM.ashumAn |
pAlA pa~Nkiratho bhagIratha kusau nAgAshcha senAdayo
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 14||
siMhAlichChavi mallashAha sahitAshchandrAshcha cholAdayo
     guptAvardhana varmadeva sahajAH shAkyA shakA vikramAH |
chANakyashcharakashcha sushruta bhaTau nAgo nR^igo mAdhavo
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 15||
anye sva sva kR^itiprasiddhayashaso brahmarShi rAjarShayaH
     shatrughno bharato.atha lakShmaNabalI kR^iShNoddhavau  sAtyakI |
pradyumno.apyasama~njaso vR^iSha harishchandrau narendrAdayoH
     vishve vaidikadharmarakShaka R^iShivrAtAH sadA pAntunaH || 16||

iti R^iShayaH stutiH samAptA |

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