.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 68

tato rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ .
rājā daśaratho hṛṣṭaḥ sumantramidamabravīt .. 1..

adya sarve dhanādhyakṣā dhanamādāya puṣkalam .
vrajantvagre suvihitā nānāratnasamanvitāḥ .. 2..

caturaṅgabalaṃ cāpi śīghraṃ niryātu sarvaśaḥ .
mamājñāsamakālaṃ ca yānayugyamanuttamam .. 3..

vasiṣṭho vāmadevaśca jābāliratha kāśyapaḥ .
mārkaṇḍeyaśca dīrghāyurṛṣiḥ kātyāyanastathā .. 4..

ete dvijāḥ prayāntvagre syandanaṃ yojayasva me .
yathā kālātyayo na syāddūtā hi tvarayanti mām .. 5..

vacanācca narendrasya sā senā caturaṅgiṇī .
rājānamṛṣibhiḥ sārdhaṃ vrajantaṃ pṛṣṭhato.anvagāt .. 6..

gatvā caturahaṃ mārgaṃ videhānabhyupeyivān .
rājā tu janakaḥ śrīmāñśrutvā pūjām akalpayat .. 7..

tato rājānamāsādya vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam .
janako mudito rājā harṣaṃ ca paramaṃ yayau .
uvāca na naraśreṣṭho naraśreṣṭhaṃ mudānvitam .. 8..

svāgataṃ te mahārāja diṣṭyā prāpto.asi rāghava .
putrayorubhayoḥ prītiṃ lapsyase vīryanirjitām .. 9..

diṣṭyā prāpto mahātejā vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ .
saha sarvairdvijaśreṣṭhairdevairiva śatakratuḥ .. 10..

diṣṭyā me nirjitā vighnā diṣṭyā me pūjitaṃ kulam .
rāghavaiḥ saha sambandhādvīryaśreṣṭhairmahātmabhiḥ .. 11..

śvaḥ prabhāte narendrendra nirvartayitumarhasi .
yajñasyānte naraśreṣṭha vivāhamṛṣisaṃmatam .. 12..

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ṛṣimadhye narādhipaḥ .
vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca mahīpatim .. 13..

pratigraho dātṛvaśaḥ śrutametanmayā purā .
yathā vakṣyasi dharmajña tatkariṣyāmahe vayam .. 14..

taddharmiṣṭhaṃ yaśasyaṃ ca vacanaṃ satyavādinaḥ .
śrutvā videhādhipatiḥ paraṃ vismayamāgataḥ .. 15..

tataḥ sarve munigaṇāḥ parasparasamāgame .
harṣeṇa mahatā yuktāstāṃ niśām avasansukham .. 16..

rājā ca rāghavau putrau niśāmya pariharṣitaḥ .
uvāsa paramaprīto janakena supūjitaḥ .. 17..

janako.api mahātejāḥ kriyā dharmeṇa tattvavit .
yajñasya ca sutābhyāṃ ca kṛtvā rātrimuvāsa ha .. 18..




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