.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 53

kāmadhenuṃ vasiṣṭho.api yadā na tyajate muniḥ .
tadāsya śabalāṃ rāma viśvāmitro.anvakarṣata .. 1..

nīyamānā tu śabalā rāma rājñā mahātmanā .
duḥkhitā cintayāmāsa rudantī śokakarśitā .. 2..

parityaktā vasiṣṭhena kimahaṃ sumahātmanā .
yāhaṃ rājabhṛtairdīnā hriyeyaṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitā .. 3..

kiṃ mayāpakṛtaṃ tasya maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ .
yanmāmanāgasaṃ bhaktāmiṣṭāṃ tyajati dhārmikaḥ .. 4..

iti sā cintayitvā tu niḥśvasya ca punaḥ punaḥ .
jagāma vegena tadā vasiṣṭhaṃ paramaujasaṃ .. 5..

nirdhūya tāṃstadā bhṛtyāñśataśaḥ śatrusūdana .
jagāmānilavegena pādamūlaṃ mahātmanaḥ .. 6..

śabalā sā rudantī ca krośantī cedamabravīt .
vasiṣṭhasyāgrataḥ sthitvā meghadundubhirāviṇī .. 7..

bhagavankiṃ parityaktā tvayāhaṃ brahmaṇaḥ suta .
yasmādrājabhṛtā māṃ hi nayante tvatsakāśataḥ .. 8..

evamuktastu brahmarṣiridaṃ vacanamabravīt .
śokasantaptahṛdayāṃ svasāramiva duḥkhitām .. 9..

na tvāṃ tyajāmi śabale nāpi me.apakṛtaṃ tvayā .
eṣa tvāṃ nayate rājā balānmatto mahābalaḥ .. 10..

na hi tulyaṃ balaṃ mahyaṃ rājā tvadya viśeṣataḥ .
balī rājā kṣatriyaśca pṛthivyāḥ patireva ca .. 11..

iyamakṣauhiṇīpūrṇā savājirathasaṅkulā .
hastidhvajasamākīrṇā tenāsau balavattaraḥ .. 12..

evamuktā vasiṣṭhena pratyuvāca vinītavat .
vacanaṃ vacanajñā sā brahmarṣimamitaprabham .. 13..

na balaṃ kṣatriyasyāhurbrāhmaṇo balavattaraḥ .
brahmanbrahmabalaṃ divyaṃ kṣatrāttu balavattaram .. 14..

aprameyabalaṃ tubhyaṃ na tvayā balavattaraḥ .
viśvāmitro mahāvīryastejastava durāsadam .. 15..

niyuṅkṣva māṃ mahātejastvadbrahmabalasambhṛtām .
tasya darpaṃ balaṃ yattannāśayāmi durātmanaḥ .. 16..

ityuktastu tayā rāma vasiṣṭhaḥ sumahāyaśāḥ .
sṛjasveti tadovāca balaṃ parabalārujam .. 17..

tasyā humbhāravotsṛṣṭāḥ pahlavāḥ śataśo nṛpa .
nāśayanti balaṃ sarvaṃ viśvāmitrasya paśyataḥ .. 18..

sa rājā paramakruddhaḥ krodhavisphāritekṣaṇaḥ .
pahlavānnāśayāmāsa śastrairuccāvacairapi .. 19..

viśvāmitrārditāndṛṣṭvā pahlavāñśataśastadā .
bhūya evāsṛjadghorāñśakānyavanamiśritān .. 20..

tairāsītsaṃvṛtā bhūmiḥ śakairyavanamiśritaiḥ .
prabhāvadbhirmahāvīryairhemakiñjalkasaṃnibhaiḥ .. 21..

dīrghāsipaṭṭiśadharairhemavarṇāmbarāvṛtaiḥ .
nirdagdhaṃ tadbalaṃ sarvaṃ pradīptairiva pāvakaiḥ .. 22..

tato.astrāṇi mahātejā viśvāmitro mumoca ha .. 23..




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