.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ .
hṛṣṭaromā mahātejāḥ śatānando mahātapāḥ .. 1..

gautamasya suto jyeṣṭhastapasā dyotitaprabhaḥ .
rāmasandarśanādeva paraṃ vismayamāgataḥ .. 2..

sa tau niṣaṇṇau samprekṣya sukhāsīnau nṛpātmajau .
śatānando muniśreṣṭhaṃ viśvāmitramathābravīt .. 3..

api te muniśārdūla mama mātā yaśasvinī .
darśitā rājaputrāya tapo dīrghamupāgatā .. 4..

api rāme mahātejo mama mātā yaśasvinī .
vanyairupāharatpūjāṃ pūjārhe sarvadehinām .. 5..

api rāmāya kathitaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ purātanam .
mama māturmahātejo devena duranuṣṭhitam .. 6..

api kauśika bhadraṃ te guruṇā mama saṅgatā .
mātā mama muniśreṣṭha rāmasandarśanāditaḥ .. 7..

api me guruṇā rāmaḥ pūjitaḥ kuśikātmaja .
ihāgato mahātejāḥ pūjāṃ prāpya mahātmanaḥ .. 8..

api śāntena manasā gururme kuśikātmaja .
ihāgatena rāmeṇa prayatenābhivāditaḥ .. 9..

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ .
pratyuvāca śatānandaṃ vākyajño vākyakovidam .. 10..

nātikrāntaṃ muniśreṣṭha yatkartavyaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā .
saṅgatā muninā patnī bhārgaveṇeva reṇukā .. 11..

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ .
śatānando mahātejā rāmaṃ vacanamabravīt .. 12..

svāgataṃ te naraśreṣṭha diṣṭyā prāpto.asi rāghava .
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya maharṣimaparājitam .. 13..

acintyakarmā tapasā brahmarṣiramitaprabhaḥ .
viśvāmitro mahātejā vetsyenaṃ paramāṃ gatim .. 14..

nāsti dhanyataro rāma tvatto.anyo bhuvi kaś cana .
goptā kuśikaputraste yena taptaṃ mahattapaḥ .. 15..

śrūyatāṃ cābhidāsyāmi kauśikasya mahātmanaḥ .
yathābalaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu .. 16..

rājābhūdeṣa dharmātmā dīrgha kālamarindamaḥ .
dharmajñaḥ kṛtavidyaśca prajānāṃ ca hite rataḥ .. 17..

prajāpatisutastvāsītkuśo nāma mahīpatiḥ .
kuśasya putro balavānkuśanābhaḥ sudhārmikaḥ .. 18..

kuśanābhasutastvāsīdgādhirityeva viśrutaḥ .
gādheḥ putro mahātejā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ .. 19..

viśvamitro mahātejāḥ pālayāmāsa medinīm .
bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi rājā rājyamakārayat .. 20..

kadā cittu mahātejā yojayitvā varūthinīm .
akṣauhiṇīparivṛtaḥ paricakrāma medinīm .. 21..

nagarāṇi ca rāṣṭrāṇi saritaśca tathā girīn .
āśramānkramaśo rājā vicarannājagāmaha .. 22..

vasiṣṭhasyāśramapadaṃ nānāpuṣpaphaladrumam .
nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam .. 23..

devadānavagandharvaiḥ kiṃnarairupaśobhitam .
praśāntahariṇākīrṇaṃ dvijasaṅghaniṣevitam .. 24..

brahmarṣigaṇasaṅkīrṇaṃ devarṣigaṇasevitam .
tapaścaraṇasaṃsiddhairagnikalpairmahātmabhiḥ .. 25..

satataṃ saṅkulaṃ śrīmadbrahmakalpairmahātmabhiḥ .
abbhakṣairvāyubhakṣaiśca śīrṇaparṇāśanaistathā .. 26..

phalamūlāśanairdāntairjitaroṣairjitendriyaiḥ .
ṛṣibhirvālakhilyaiśca japahomaparāyaṇaiḥ .. 27..

vasiṣṭhasyāśramapadaṃ brahmalokamivāparam .
dadarśa jayatāṃ śreṣṭha viśvāmitro mahābalaḥ .. 28..




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