.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 14

medhāvī tu tato dhyātvā sa kiṃ cididamuttamam .
labdhasaṃjñastatastaṃ tu vedajño nṛpamabravīt .. 1..

iṣṭiṃ te.ahaṃ kariṣyāmi putrīyāṃ putrakāraṇāt .
atharvaśirasi proktairmantraiḥ siddhāṃ vidhānataḥ .. 2..

tataḥ prākramadiṣṭiṃ tāṃ putrīyāṃ putra kāraṇāt .
juhāva cāgnau tejasvī mantradṛṣṭena karmaṇā .. 3..

tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ .
bhāgapratigrahārthaṃ vai samavetā yathāvidhi .. 4..

tāḥ sametya yathānyāyaṃ tasminsadasi devatāḥ .
abruva.Nllokakartāraṃ brahmāṇaṃ vacanaṃ mahat .. 5..

bhagavaṃstvatprasādena rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ .
sarvānno bādhate vīryācchāsituṃ taṃ na śaknumaḥ .. 6..

tvayā tasmai varo dattaḥ prītena bhagavanpurā .
mānayantaśca taṃ nityaṃ sarvaṃ tasya kṣamāmahe .. 7..

udvejayati lokāṃstrīnucchritāndveṣṭi durmatiḥ .
śakraṃ tridaśarājānaṃ pradharṣayitumicchati .. 8..

ṛṣīnyakṣānsagandharvānasurānbrāhmaṇāṃstathā .
atikrāmati durdharṣo varadānena mohitaḥ .. 9..

nainaṃ sūryaḥ pratapati pārśve vāti na mārutaḥ .
calormimālī taṃ dṛṣṭvā samudro.api na kampate .. 10..

tanmananno bhayaṃ tasmādrākṣasādghoradarśanāt .
vadhārthaṃ tasya bhagavannupāyaṃ kartumarhasi .. 11..

evamuktaḥ suraiḥ sarvaiścintayitvā tato.abravīt .
hantāyaṃ vihitastasya vadhopāyo durātmanaḥ .. 12..

tena gandharvayakṣāṇāṃ devadānavarakṣasām .
avadhyo.asmīti vāguktā tathetyuktaṃ ca tanmayā .. 13..

nākīrtayadavajñānāttadrakṣo mānuṣāṃstadā .
tasmātsa mānuṣādvadhyo mṛturnānyo.asya vidyate .. 14..

etacchrutvā priyaṃ vākyaṃ brahmaṇā samudāhṛtam .
devā maharṣayaḥ sarve prahṛṣṭāste.abhavaṃstadā .. 15..

etasminnantare viṣṇurupayāto mahādyutiḥ .
brahmaṇā ca samāgamya tatra tasthau samāhitaḥ .. 16..

tamabruvansurāḥ sarve samabhiṣṭūya saṃnatāḥ .
tvāṃ niyokṣyāmahe viṣṇo lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā .. 17..

rājño daśarathasya tvamayodhyādhipatervibho .
dharmajñasya vadānyasya maharṣisamatejasaḥ .
tasya bhāryāsu tisṛṣu hrīśrīkīrtyupamāsu ca .
viṣṇo putratvamāgaccha kṛtvātmānaṃ caturvidham .. 18..

tatra tvaṃ mānuṣo bhūtvā pravṛddhaṃ lokakaṇṭakam .
avadhyaṃ daivatairviṣṇo samare jahi rāvaṇam .. 19..

sa hi devānsagandharvānsiddhāṃśca ṛṣisattamān .
rākṣaso rāvaṇo mūrkho vīryotsekena bādhate .. 20..

taduddhataṃ rāvaṇamṛddhatejasaṃ
pravṛddhadarpaṃ tridaśeśvaradviṣam .
virāvaṇaṃ sādhu tapasvikaṇṭakaṃ
tapasvināmuddhara taṃ bhayāvaham .. 21..




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