.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 31

brahmayonirmahānāsītkuśo nāma mahātapāḥ .
vaidarbhyāṃ janayāmāsa caturaḥ sadṛśānsutān .. 1..

kuśāmbaṃ kuśanābhaṃ ca ādhūrta rajasaṃ vasum .
dīptiyuktānmahotsāhānkṣatradharmacikīrṣayā .
tānuvāca kuśaḥ putrāndharmiṣṭhānsatyavādinaḥ .. 2..

kuśasya vacanaṃ śrutvā catvāro lokasaṃmatāḥ .
niveśaṃ cakrire sarve purāṇāṃ nṛvarāstadā .. 3..

kuśāmbastu mahātejāḥ kauśāmbīmakarotpurīm .
kuśanābhastu dharmātmā paraṃ cakre mahodayam .. 4..

ādhūrtarajaso rāma dharmāraṇyaṃ mahīpatiḥ .
cakre puravaraṃ rājā vasuś cakre girivrajam .. 5..

eṣā vasumatī rāma vasostasya mahātmanaḥ .
ete śailavarāḥ pañca prakāśante samantataḥ .. 6..

sumāgadhī nadī ramyā māgadhānviśrutāyayau .
pañcānāṃ śailamukhyānāṃ madhye māleva śobhate .. 7..

saiṣā hi māgadhī rāma vasostasya mahātmanaḥ .
pūrvābhicaritā rāma sukṣetrā sasyamālinī .. 8..

kuśanābhastu rājarṣiḥ kanyāśatamanuttamam .
janayāmāsa dharmātmā ghṛtācyāṃ raghunandana .. 9..

tāstu yauvanaśālinyo rūpavatyaḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ .
udyānabhūmimāgamya prāvṛṣīva śatahradāḥ .. 10..

gāyantyo nṛtyamānāśca vādayantyaśca rāghava .
āmodaṃ paramaṃ jagmurvarābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ .. 11..

atha tāścārusarvāṅgyo rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi .
udyānabhūmimāgamya tārā iva ghanāntare .. 12..

tāḥ sarvaguṇasampannā rūpayauvanasaṃyutāḥ .
dṛṣṭvā sarvātmako vāyuridaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 13..

ahaṃ vaḥ kāmaye sarvā bhāryā mama bhaviṣyatha .
mānuṣastyajyatāṃ bhāvo dīrghamāyuravāpsyatha .. 14..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vāyorakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ .
apahāsya tato vākyaṃ kanyāśatamathābravīt .. 15..

antaścarasi bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tvaṃ surottama .
prabhāvajñāśca te sarvāḥ kimasmānavamanyase .. 16..

kuśanābhasutāḥ sarvāḥ samarthāstvāṃ surottama .
sthānāccyāvayituṃ devaṃ rakṣāmastu tapo vayam .. 17..

mā bhūtsa kālo durmedhaḥ pitaraṃ satyavādinam .
nāvamanyasva dharmeṇa svayaṃvaramupāsmahe .. 18..

pitā hi prabhurasmākaṃ daivataṃ paramaṃ hi saḥ .
yasya no dāsyati pitā sa no bhartā bhaviṣyati .. 19..

tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vāyuḥ paramakopanaḥ .
praviśya sarvagātrāṇi babhañja bhagavānprabhuḥ .. 20..

tāḥ kanyā vāyunā bhagnā viviśurnṛpatergṛham .
dṛṣṭvā bhagnāstadā rājā sambhrānta idamabravīt .. 21..

kimidaṃ kathyatāṃ putryaḥ ko dharmamavamanyate .
kubjāḥ kena kṛtāḥ sarvā veṣṭantyo nābhibhāṣatha .. 22..




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