.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

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nāradasya tu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā vākyaviśāradaḥ .
pūjayāmāsa dharmātmā sahaśiṣyo mahāmuniḥ .. 1..

yathāvatpūjitastena devarṣirnāradastadā .
āpṛṣṭvaivābhyanujñātaḥ sa jagāma vihāyasaṃ .. 2..

sa muhūtaṃ gate tasmindevalokaṃ munistadā .
jagāma tamasātīraṃ jāhnavyāstvavidūrataḥ .. 3..

sa tu tīraṃ samāsādya tamasāyā mahāmuniḥ .
śiṣyamāha sthitaṃ pārśve dṛṣṭvā tīrthamakardamam .. 4..

akardamamidaṃ tīrthaṃ bharadvāja niśāmaya .
ramaṇīyaṃ prasannāmbu sanmanuṣyamano yathā .. 5..

nyasyatāṃ kalaśastāta dīyatāṃ valkalaṃ mama .
idamevāvagāhiṣye tamasātīrthamuttamam .. 6..

evamukto bharadvājo vālmīkena mahātmanā .
prāyacchata munestasya valkalaṃ niyato guroḥ .. 7..

sa śiṣyahastādādāya valkalaṃ niyatendriyaḥ .
vicacāra ha paśyaṃstatsarvato vipulaṃ vanam .. 8..

tasyābhyāśe tu mithunaṃ carantamanapāyinam .
dadarśa bhagavāṃstatra krauñcayoścāruniḥsvanam .. 9..

tasmāttu mithunādekaṃ pumāṃsaṃ pāpaniścayaḥ .
jaghāna vairanilayo niṣādastasya paśyataḥ .. 10..

taṃ śoṇitaparītāṅgaṃ veṣṭamānaṃ mahītale .
bhāryā tu nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā rurāva karuṇāṃ giram .. 11..

tathā tu taṃ dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā niṣādena nipātitam .
ṛṣerdharmātmanastasya kāruṇyaṃ samapadyata .. 12..

tataḥ karuṇaveditvādadharmo.ayamiti dvijaḥ .
niśāmya rudatīṃ krauñcīmidaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 13..

mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṃ tvamagamaḥ śāśvatīṃ samāḥ .
yatkrauñcamithunādekamavadhīḥ kāmamohitam .. 14..

tasyaivaṃ bruvataścintā babhūva hṛdi vīkṣataḥ .
śokārtenāsya śakuneḥ kimidaṃ vyāhṛtaṃ mayā .. 15..

cintayansa mahāprājñaścakāra matimānmatim .
śiṣyaṃ caivābravīdvākyamidaṃ sa munipuṅgavaḥ .. 16..

pādabaddho.akṣarasamastantrīlayasamanvitaḥ .
śokārtasya pravṛtto me śloko bhavatu nānyathā .. 17..

śiṣyastu tasya bruvato munervākyamanuttamam .
pratijagrāha saṃhṛṣṭastasya tuṣṭo.abhavadguruḥ .. 18..

so.abhiṣekaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā tīrthe tasminyathāvidhi .
tameva cintayannarthamupāvartata vai muniḥ .. 19..

bharadvājastataḥ śiṣyo vinītaḥ śrutavānguroḥ .
kalaśaṃ pūrṇamādāya pṛṣṭhato.anujagāma ha .. 20..

sa praviśyāśramapadaṃ śiṣyeṇa saha dharmavit .
upaviṣṭaḥ kathāścānyāścakāra dhyānamāsthitaḥ .. 21..

ājagāma tato brahmā lokakartā svayamprabhuḥ .
caturmukho mahātejā draṣṭuṃ taṃ munipuṅgavam .. 22..

vālmīkiratha taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya vāgyataḥ .
prāñjaliḥ prayato bhūtvā tasthau paramavismitaḥ .. 23..

pūjayāmāsa taṃ devaṃ pādyārghyāsanavandanaiḥ .
praṇamya vidhivaccainaṃ pṛṣṭvānāmayamavyayam .. 24..

athopaviśya bhagavānāsane paramārcite .
vālmīkaye maharṣaye sandideśāsanaṃ tataḥ .. 25..

upaviṣṭe tadā tasminsākṣāllokapitāmahe .
tadgatenaiva manasā vālmīkirdhyānamāsthitaḥ .. 26..

pāpātmanā kṛtaṃ kaṣṭaṃ vairagrahaṇabuddhinā .
yastādṛśaṃ cāruravaṃ krauñcaṃ hanyādakāraṇāt .. 27..

śocanneva muhuḥ krauñcīmupaślokamimaṃ punaḥ .
jagāvantargatamanā bhūtvā śokaparāyaṇaḥ .. 28..

tamuvāca tato brahmā prahasanmunipuṅgavam .
śloka eva tvayā baddho nātra kāryā vicāraṇā .. 29..

macchandādeva te brahmanpravṛtteyaṃ sarasvatī .
rāmasya caritaṃ kṛtsnaṃ kuru tvamṛṣisattama .. 30..

dharmātmano guṇavato loke rāmasya dhīmataḥ .
vṛttaṃ kathaya dhīrasya yathā te nāradācchrutam .. 31..

rahasyaṃ ca prakāśaṃ ca yadvṛttaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ .
rāmasya saha saumitre rākṣasānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ .. 32..

vaidehyāścaiva yadvṛttaṃ prakāśaṃ yadi vā rahaḥ .
taccāpyaviditaṃ sarvaṃ viditaṃ te bhaviṣyati .. 33..

na te vāganṛtā kāvye kā cidatra bhaviṣyati .
kuru rāma kathāṃ puṇyāṃ ślokabaddhāṃ manoramām .. 34..

yāvatsthāsyanti girayaḥ saritaśca mahītale .
tāvadrāmāyaṇakathā lokeṣu pracariṣyati .. 35..

yāvadrāmasya ca kathā tvatkṛtā pracariṣyati .
tāvadūrdhvamadhaśca tvaṃ mallokeṣu nivatsyasi .. 36..

ityuktvā bhagavānbrahmā tatraivāntaradhīyata .
tataḥ saśiṣyo vālmīkirmunirvismayamāyayau .. 37..

tasya śiṣyāstataḥ sarve jaguḥ ślokamimaṃ punaḥ .
muhurmuhuḥ prīyamāṇāḥ prāhuśca bhṛśavismitāḥ .. 38..

samākṣaraiścaturbhiryaḥ pādairgīto maharṣiṇā .
so.anuvyāharaṇādbhūyaḥ śokaḥ ślokatvamāgataḥ .. 39..

tasya buddhiriyaṃ jātā vālmīkerbhāvitātmanaḥ .
kṛtsnaṃ rāmāyaṇaṃ kāvyamīdṛśaiḥ karavāṇyaham .. 40..

udāravṛttārthapadairmanoramais
tadāsya rāmasya cakāra kīrtimān .
samākṣaraiḥ ślokaśatairyaśasvino
yaśaskaraṃ kāvyamudāradhīrmuniḥ .. 41..




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