.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 49

tataḥ prāguttarāṃ gatvā rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha .
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya yajñavāṭamupāgamat .. 1..

rāmastu muniśārdūlamuvāca sahalakṣmaṇaḥ .
sādhvī yajñasamṛddhirhi janakasya mahātmanaḥ .. 2..

bahūnīha sahasrāṇi nānādeśanivāsinām .
brāhmaṇānāṃ mahābhāga vedādhyayanaśālinām .. 3..

ṛṣivāṭāśca dṛśyante śakaṭīśatasaṅkulāḥ .
deśo vidhīyatāṃ brahmanyatra vatsyāmahe vayam .. 4..

rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ .
niveśamakaroddeśe vivikte salilāyute .. 5..

viśvāmitraṃ muniśreṣṭhaṃ śrutvā sa nṛpatistadā .
śatānandaṃ puraskṛtya purohitamaninditam .. 6..

ṛtvijo.api mahātmānastvarghyamādāya satvaram .
viśvāmitrāya dharmeṇa dadurmantrapuraskṛtam .. 7..

pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjāṃ janakasya mahātmanaḥ .
papraccha kuśalaṃ rājño yajñasya ca nirāmayam .. 8..

sa tāṃścāpi munīnpṛṣṭvā sopādhyāya purodhasaḥ .
yathānyāyaṃ tataḥ sarvaiḥ samāgacchatprahṛṣṭavān .. 9..

atha rājā muniśreṣṭhaṃ kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata .
āsane bhagavānāstāṃ sahaibhirmunisattamaiḥ .. 10..

janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā niṣasāda mahāmuniḥ .
purodhā ṛtvijaścaiva rājā ca saha mantribhiḥ .. 11..

āsaneṣu yathānyāyamupaviṣṭānsamantataḥ .
dṛṣṭvā sa nṛpatistatra viśvāmitramathābravīt .. 12..

adya yajñasamṛddhirme saphalā daivataiḥ kṛtā .
adya yajñaphalaṃ prāptaṃ bhagavaddarśanānmayā .. 13..

dhanyo.asmyanugṛhīto.asmi yasya me munipuṅgava .
yajñopasadanaṃ brahmanprāpto.asi munibhiḥ saha .. 14..

dvādaśāhaṃ tu brahmarṣe śeṣamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ .
tato bhāgārthino devāndraṣṭumarhasi kauśika .. 15..

ityuktvā muniśārdūlaṃ prahṛṣṭavadanastadā .
punastaṃ paripapraccha prāñjaliḥ prayato nṛpaḥ .. 16..

imau kumārau bhadraṃ te devatulyaparākramau .
gajasiṃhagatī vīrau śārdūlavṛṣabhopamau .. 17..

padmapatraviśālākṣau khaḍgatūṇīdhanurdharau .
aśvināviva rūpeṇa samupasthitayauvanau .. 18..

yadṛcchayaiva gāṃ prāptau devalokādivāmarau .
kathaṃ padbhyāmiha prāptau kimarthaṃ kasya vā mune .. 19..

varāyudhadharau vīrau kasya putrau mahāmune .
bhūṣayantāvimaṃ deśaṃ candrasūryāvivāmbaram .. 20..

parasparasya sadṛśau pramāṇeṅgitaceṣṭitaiḥ .
kākapakṣadharau vīrau śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ .. 21..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā janakasya mahātmanaḥ .
nyavedayanmahātmānau putrau daśarathasya tau .. 22..

siddhāśramanivāsaṃ ca rākṣasānāṃ vadhaṃ tathā .
taccāgamanamavyagraṃ viśālāyāśca darśanam .. 23..

ahalyādarśanaṃ caiva gautamena samāgamam .
mahādhanuṣi jijñāsāṃ kartumāgamanaṃ tathā .. 24..

etatsarvaṃ mahātejā janakāya mahātmane .
nivedya virarāmātha viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ .. 25..




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