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sarga - 40

putrāṃściragatāñjñātvā sagaro raghunandana .
naptāramabravīdrājā dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā .. 1..

śūraśca kṛtavidyaśca pūrvaistulyo.asi tejasā .
pitṝṇāṃ gatimanviccha yena cāśvo.apahāritaḥ .. 2..

antarbhaumāni sattvāni vīryavanti mahānti ca .
teṣāṃ tvaṃ pratighātārthaṃ sāsiṃ gṛhṇīṣva kārmukam .. 3..

abhivādyābhivādyāṃstvaṃ hatvā vighnakarānapi .
siddhārthaḥ saṃnivartasva mama yajñasya pāragaḥ .. 4..

evamukto.aṃśumānsamyaksagareṇa mahātmanā .
dhanurādāya khaḍgaṃ ca jagāma laghuvikramaḥ .. 5..

sa khātaṃ pitṛbhirmārgamantarbhaumaṃ mahātmabhiḥ .
prāpadyata naraśreṣṭha tena rājñābhicoditaḥ .. 6..

daityadānavarakṣobhiḥ piśācapatagoragaiḥ .
pūjyamānaṃ mahātejā diśāgajamapaśyata .. 7..

sa taṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā pṛṣṭvā caiva nirāmayam .
pitṝnsa paripapraccha vājihartārameva ca .. 8..

diśāgajastu tacchrutvā prītyāhāṃśumato vacaḥ .
āsamañjakṛtārthastvaṃ sahāśvaḥ śīghrameṣyasi .. 9..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sarvāneva diśāgajān .
yathākramaṃ yathānyāyaṃ praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame .. 10..

taiśca sarvairdiśāpālairvākyajñairvākyakovidaiḥ .
pūjitaḥ sahayaścaiva gantāsītyabhicoditaḥ .. 11..

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā jagāma laghuvikramaḥ .
bhasmarāśīkṛtā yatra pitarastasya sāgarāḥ .. 12..

sa duḥkhavaśamāpannastvasamañjasutastadā .
cukrośa paramārtastu vadhātteṣāṃ suduḥkhitaḥ .. 13..

yajñiyaṃ ca hayaṃ tatra carantamavidūrataḥ .
dadarśa puruṣavyāghro duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ .. 14..

dadarśa puruṣavyāghro kartukāmo jalakriyām .
salilārthī mahātejā na cāpaśyajjalāśayam .. 15..

visārya nipuṇāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ tato.apaśyatkhagādhipam .
pitṝṇāṃ mātulaṃ rāma suparṇamanilopamam .. 16..

sa cainamabravīdvākyaṃ vainateyo mahābalaḥ .
mā śucaḥ puruṣavyāghra vadho.ayaṃ lokasaṃmataḥ .. 17..

kapilenāprameyena dagdhā hīme mahābalāḥ .
salilaṃ nārhasi prājña dātumeṣāṃ hi laukikam .. 18..

gaṅgā himavato jyeṣṭhā duhitā puruṣarṣabha .
bhasmarāśīkṛtānetānpāvayellokapāvanī .. 19..

tayā klinnamidaṃ bhasma gaṅgayā lokakāntayā .
ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi svargalokaṃ nayiṣyati .. 20..

gaccha cāśvaṃ mahābhāga saṅgṛhya puruṣarṣabha .
yajñaṃ paitāmahaṃ vīra nirvartayitumarhasi .. 21..

suparṇavacanaṃ śrutvā so.aṃśumānativīryavān .
tvaritaṃ hayamādāya punarāyānmahāyaśāḥ .. 22..

tato rājānamāsādya dīkṣitaṃ raghunandana .
nyavedayadyathāvṛttaṃ suparṇavacanaṃ tathā .. 23..

tacchrutvā ghorasaṅkāśaṃ vākyamaṃśumato nṛpaḥ .
yajñaṃ nirvartayāmāsa yathākalpaṃ yathāvidhi .. 24..

svapuraṃ cāgamacchrīmāniṣṭayajño mahīpatiḥ .
gaṅgāyāścāgame rājā niścayaṃ nādhyagacchata .. 25..

agatvā niścayaṃ rājā kālena mahatā mahān .
triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi rājyaṃ kṛtvā divaṃ gataḥ .. 26..




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