.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 37

tāṃ kathāṃ kauśiko rāme nivedya madhurākṣaram .
punarevāparaṃ vākyaṃ kākutsthamidamabravīt .. 1..

ayodhyādhipatiḥ śūraḥ pūrvamāsīnnarādhipaḥ .
sagaro nāma dharmātmā prajākāmaḥ sa cāprajaḥ .. 2..

vaidarbhaduhitā rāma keśinī nāma nāmataḥ .
jyeṣṭhā sagarapatnī sā dharmiṣṭhā satyavādinī .. 3..

ariṣṭanemiduhitā rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi .
dvitīyā sagarasyāsītpatnī sumatisaṃjñitā .. 4..

tābhyāṃ saha tadā rājā patnībhyāṃ taptavāṃstapaḥ .
himavantaṃ samāsādya bhṛguprasravaṇe girau .. 5..

atha varṣa śate pūrṇe tapasārādhito muniḥ .
sagarāya varaṃ prādādbhṛguḥ satyavatāṃ varaḥ .. 6..

apatyalābhaḥ sumahānbhaviṣyati tavānagha .
kīrtiṃ cāpratimāṃ loke prāpsyase puruṣarṣabha .. 7..

ekā janayitā tāta putraṃ vaṃśakaraṃ tava .
ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi aparā janayiṣyati .. 8..

bhāṣamāṇaṃ naravyāghraṃ rājapatnyau prasādya tam .
ūcatuḥ paramaprīte kṛtāñjalipuṭe tadā .. 9..

ekaḥ kasyāḥ suto brahmankā bahūñjanayiṣyati .
śrotumicchāvahe brahmansatyamastu vacastava .. 10..

tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā bhṛguḥ parama dhārmikaḥ .
uvāca paramāṃ vāṇīṃ svacchando.atra vidhīyatām .. 11..

eko vaṃśakaro vāstu bahavo vā mahābalāḥ .
kīrtimanto mahotsāhāḥ kā vā kaṃ varamicchati .. 12..

munestu vacanaṃ śrutvā keśinī raghunandana .
putraṃ vaṃśakaraṃ rāma jagrāha nṛpasaṃnidhau .. 13..

ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi suparṇabhaginī tadā .
mahotsāhānkīrtimato jagrāha sumatiḥ sutān .. 14..

pradakṣiṇamṛṣiṃ kṛtvā śirasābhipraṇamya ca .
jagāma svapuraṃ rājā sabhāryā raghunandana .. 15..

atha kāle gate tasmiñjyeṣṭhā putraṃ vyajāyata .
asamañja iti khyātaṃ keśinī sagarātmajam .. 16..

sumatistu naravyāghra garbhatumbaṃ vyajāyata .
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi tumbabhedādviniḥsṛtāḥ .. 17..

ghṛtapūrṇeṣu kumbheṣu dhātryastānsamavardhayan .
kālena mahatā sarve yauvanaṃ pratipedire .. 18..

atha dīrgheṇa kālena rūpayauvanaśālinaḥ .
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi sagarasyābhavaṃstadā .. 19..

sa ca jyeṣṭho naraśreṣṭha sagarasyātmasambhavaḥ .
bālāngṛhītvā tu jale sarayvā raghunandana .
prakṣipya prahasannityaṃ majjatastānnirīkṣya vai .. 20..

paurāṇāmahite yuktaḥ pitrā nirvāsitaḥ purāt .. 21..

tasya putro.aṃśumānnāma asamañjasya vīryavān .
saṃmataḥ sarvalokasya sarvasyāpi priyaṃvadaḥ .. 22..

tataḥ kālena mahatā matiḥ samabhijāyata .
sagarasya naraśreṣṭha yajeyamiti niścitā .. 23..

sa kṛtvā niścayaṃ rājā sopādhyāyagaṇastadā .
yajñakarmaṇi vedajño yaṣṭuṃ samupacakrame .. 24..




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