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tataḥ prabhāte janakaḥ kṛtakarmā maharṣibhiḥ .
uvāca vākyaṃ vākyajñaḥ śatānandaṃ purohitam .. 1..

bhrātā mama mahātejā yavīyānatidhārmikaḥ .
kuśadhvaja iti khyātaḥ purīmadhyavasacchubhām .. 2..

vāryāphalakaparyantāṃ pibannikṣumatīṃ nadīm .
sāṅkāśyāṃ puṇyasaṅkāśāṃ vimānamiva puṣpakam .. 3..

tamahaṃ draṣṭumicchāmi yajñagoptā sa me mataḥ .
prītiṃ so.api mahātejā iṃmāṃ bhoktā mayā saha .. 4..

śāsanāttu narendrasya prayayuḥ śīghravājibhiḥ .
samānetuṃ naravyāghraṃ viṣṇumindrājñayā yathā .. 5..

ājñayā tu narendrasya ājagāma kuśadhvajaḥ .. 6..

sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ janakaṃ dharmavatsalam .
so.abhivādya śatānandaṃ rājānaṃ cāpi dhārmikam .. 7..

rājārhaṃ paramaṃ divyamāsanaṃ cādhyarohata .
upaviṣṭāvubhau tau tu bhrātarāvamitaujasau .. 8..

preṣayāmāsaturvīrau mantriśreṣṭhaṃ sudāmanam .
gaccha mantripate śīghramaikṣvākamamitaprabham .
ātmajaiḥ saha durdharṣamānayasva samantriṇam .. 9..

aupakāryāṃ sa gatvā tu raghūṇāṃ kulavardhanam .
dadarśa śirasā cainamabhivādyedamabravīt .. 10..

ayodhyādhipate vīra vaideho mithilādhipaḥ .
sa tvāṃ draṣṭuṃ vyavasitaḥ sopādhyāyapurohitam .. 11..

mantriśreṣṭhavacaḥ śrutvā rājā sarṣigaṇastadā .
sabandhuragamattatra janako yatra vartate .. 12..

sa rājā mantrisahitaḥ sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ .
vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ śreṣṭho vaidehamidamabravīt .. 13..

viditaṃ te mahārāja ikṣvākukuladaivatam .
vaktā sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ .. 14..

viśvāmitrābhyanujñātaḥ saha sarvairmaharṣibhiḥ .
eṣa vakṣyati dharmātmā vasiṣṭho me yathākramam .. 15..

tūṣṇīmbhūte daśarathe vasiṣṭho bhagavānṛṣiḥ .
uvāca vākyaṃ vākyajño vaidehaṃ sapurohitam .. 16..

avyaktaprabhavo brahmā śāśvato nitya avyayaḥ .
tasmānmarīciḥ sañjajñe marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ sutaḥ .. 17..

vivasvānkaśyapājjajñe manurvaivaivataḥ smṛtaḥ .
manuḥ prajāpatiḥ pūrvamikṣvākustu manoḥ sutaḥ .. 18..

tamikṣvākumayodhyāyāṃ rājānaṃ viddhi pūrvakam .
ikṣvākostu sutaḥ śrīmānvikukṣirudapadyata .. 19..

vikukṣestu mahātejā bāṇaḥ putraḥ pratāpavān .
bāṇasya tu mahātejā anaraṇyaḥ pratāpavān .. 20..

anaraṇyātpṛthurjajñe triśaṅkustu pṛthoḥ sutaḥ .
triśaṅkorabhavatputro dhundhumāro mahāyaśāḥ .. 21..

dhundhumārānmahātejā yuvanāśvo mahārathaḥ .
yuvanāśvasutaḥ śrīmānmāndhātā pṛthivīpatiḥ .. 22..

māndhātustu sutaḥ śrīmānsusandhirudapadyata .
susandherapi putrau dvau dhruvasandhiḥ prasenajit .. 23..

yaśasvī dhruvasandhestu bharato nāma nāmataḥ .
bharatāttu mahātejā asito nāma jāyata .. 24..

saha tena gareṇaiva jātaḥ sa sagaro.abhavat .
sagarasyāsamañjastu asamañjādathāṃśumān .. 25..

dilīpo.aṃśumataḥ putro dilīpasya bhagīrathaḥ .
bhagīrathātkakutsthaśca kakutsthasya raghustathā .. 26..

raghostu putrastejasvī pravṛddhaḥ puruṣādakaḥ .
kalmāṣapādo hyabhavattasmājjātastu śaṅkhaṇaḥ .. 27..

sudarśanaḥ śaṅkhaṇasya agnivarṇaḥ sudarśanāt .
śīghragastvagnivarṇasya śīghragasya maruḥ sutaḥ .. 28..

maroḥ praśuśrukastvāsīdambarīṣaḥ praśuśrukāt .
ambarīṣasya putro.abhūnnahuṣaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ .. 29..

nahuṣasya yayātistu nābhāgastu yayātijaḥ .
nābhāgasya bhabhūvāja ajāddaśaratho.abhavat .
tasmāddaśarathājjātau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau .. 30..

ādivaṃśaviśuddhānāṃ rājñāṃ paramadharmiṇām .
ikṣvākukulajātānāṃ vīrāṇāṃ satyavādinām .. 31..

rāmalakṣmaṇayorarthe tvatsute varaye nṛpa .
sadṛśābhyāṃ naraśreṣṭha sadṛśe dātumarhasi .. 32..

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