.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 51

sa dṛṣṭvā paramaprīto viśvāmitro mahābalaḥ .
praṇato vinayādvīro vasiṣṭhaṃ japatāṃ varam .. 1..

svāgataṃ tava cetyukto vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā .
āsanaṃ cāsya bhagavānvasiṣṭho vyādideśa ha .. 2..

upaviṣṭāya ca tadā viśvāmitrāya dhīmate .
yathānyāyaṃ munivaraḥ phalamūlamupāharat .. 3..

pratigṛhya ca tāṃ pūjāṃ vasiṣṭhādrājasattamaḥ .
tapo.agnihotraśiṣyeṣu kuśalaṃ paryapṛcchata .. 4..

viśvāmitro mahātejā vanaspatigaṇe tathā .
sarvatra kuśalaṃ cāha vasiṣṭho rājasattamam .. 5..

sukhopaviṣṭaṃ rājānaṃ viśvāmitraṃ mahātapāḥ .
papraccha japatāṃ śreṣṭho vasiṣṭho brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ .. 6..

kaccitte kuśalaṃ rājankacciddharmeṇa rañjayan .
prajāḥ pālayase rājanrājavṛttena dhārmika .. 7..

kaccitte subhṛtā bhṛtyāḥ kaccittiṣṭhanti śāsane .
kaccitte vijitāḥ sarve ripavo ripusūdana .. 8..

kaccidbale ca kośe ca mitreṣu ca parantapa .
kuśalaṃ te naravyāghra putrapautre tathānagha .. 9..

sarvatra kuśalaṃ rājā vasiṣṭhaṃ pratyudāharat .
viśvāmitro mahātejā vasiṣṭhaṃ vinayānvitaḥ .. 10..

kṛtvobhau suciraṃ kālaṃ dharmiṣṭhau tāḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ .
mudā paramayā yuktau prīyetāṃ tau parasparam .. 11..

tato vasiṣṭho bhagavānkathānte raghunandana .
viśvāmitramidaṃ vākyamuvāca prahasanniva .. 12..

ātithyaṃ kartumicchāmi balasyāsya mahābala .
tava caivāprameyasya yathārhaṃ sampratīccha me .. 13..

satkriyāṃ tu bhavānetāṃ pratīcchatu mayodyatām .
rājaṃstvamatithiśreṣṭhaḥ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ .. 14..

evamukto vasiṣṭhena viśvāmitro mahāmatiḥ .
kṛtamityabravīdrājā pūjāvākyena me tvayā .. 15..

phalamūlena bhagavanvidyate yattavāśrame .
pādyenācamanīyena bhagavaddarśanena ca .. 16..

sarvathā ca mahāprājña pūjārheṇa supūjitaḥ .
gamiṣyāmi namaste.astu maitreṇekṣasva cakṣuṣā .. 17..

evaṃ bruvantaṃ rājānaṃ vasiṣṭhaḥ punareva hi .
nyamantrayata dharmātmā punaḥ punarudāradhīḥ .. 18..

bāḍhamityeva gādheyo vasiṣṭhaṃ pratyuvāca ha .
yathā priyaṃ bhagavatastathāstu munisattama .. 19..

evamukto mahātejā vasiṣṭho japatāṃ varaḥ .
ājuhāva tataḥ prītaḥ kalmāṣīṃ dhūtakalmaṣaḥ .. 20..

ehyehi śabale kṣipraṃ śṛṇu cāpi vaco mama .
sabalasyāsya rājarṣeḥ kartuṃ vyavasito.asmyaham .
bhojanena mahārheṇa satkāraṃ saṃvidhatsva me .. 21..

yasya yasya yathākāmaṃ ṣaḍraseṣvabhipūjitam .
tatsarvaṃ kāmadhugdivye abhivarṣakṛte mama .. 22..

rasenānnena pānena lehyacoṣyeṇa saṃyutam .
annānāṃ nicayaṃ sarvaṃ sṛjasva śabale tvara .. 23..




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