.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - bālakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 72

yasmiṃstu divase rājā cakre godānamuttamam .
tasmiṃstu divase śūro yudhājitsamupeyivān .. 1..

putraḥ kekayarājasya sākṣādbharatamātulaḥ .
dṛṣṭvā pṛṣṭvā ca kuśalaṃ rājānamidamabravīt .. 2..

kekayādhipatī rājā snehātkuśalamabravīt .
yeṣāṃ kuśalakāmo.asi teṣāṃ sampratyanāmayam .. 3..

svasrīyaṃ mama rājendra draṣṭukāmo mahīpate .
tadarthamupayāto.ahamayodhyāṃ raghunandana .. 4..

śrutvā tvahaymayodhyāyāṃ vivāhārthaṃ tāvātmajān .
mithilāmupayātāstu tvayā saha mahīpate .. 5..

tvarayābhupayāto.ahaṃ draṣṭukāmaḥ svasuḥ sutam .
atha rājā daśarathaḥ priyātithimupasthima .. 6..

dṛṣṭvā paramasatkāraiḥ pūjārhaṃ samapūjayat .
tatastāmuṣito rātriṃ saha putrairmahātmabhiḥ .. 7..

ṛṣīṃstadā puraskṛtya yajñavāṭamupāgamat .
yukte muhūrte vijaye sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaiḥ .
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rāmaḥ kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ .. 8..

vasiṣṭhaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā maharṣīnaparānapi .. 9..

rājā raśaratho rājankṛtakautukamaṅgalaiḥ .
putrairnaravaraśreṣṭha dātāramabhikāṅkṣate .. 10..

dātṛpratigrahītṛbhyāṃ sarvārthāḥ prabhavanti hi .
svadharmaṃ pratipadyasva kṛtvā vaivāhyamuttamam .. 11..

ityuktaḥ paramodāro vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā .
pratyuvāca mahātejā vākyaṃ paramadharmavit .. 12..

kaḥ sthitaḥ pratihāro me kasyājñā sampratīkṣyate .
svagṛhe ko vicāro.asti yathā rājyamidaṃ tava .. 13..

kṛtakautukasarvasvā vedimūlamupāgatāḥ .
mama kanyā muniśreṣṭha dīptā vahnerivārciṣaḥ .. 14..

sajjo.ahaṃ tvatpratīkṣo.asmi vedyāmasyāṃ pratiṣhitaḥ .
avighnaṃ kurutāṃ rājā kimarthaṃ hi vilambyate .. 15..

tadvākyaṃ janakenoktaṃ śrutvā daśarathastadā .
praveśayāmāsa sutānsarvānṛṣigaṇānapi .. 16..

abravījjanako rājā kausalyānandavardhanam .
iyaṃ sītā mama sutā sahadharmacarī tava .
pratīccha caināṃ bhadraṃ te pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva pāṇinā .. 17..

lakṣmaṇāgaccha bhadraṃ te ūrmilāmudyatāṃ mayā .
pratīccha pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva mā bhūtkālasya paryayaḥ .. 18..

tamevamuktvā janako bharataṃ cābhyabhāṣata .
gṛhāṇa pāṇiṃ māṇḍavyāḥ pāṇinā raghunandana .. 19..

śatrughnaṃ cāpi dharmātmā abravījjanakeśvaraḥ .
śrutakīrtyā mahābāho pāṇiṃ gṛhṇīṣva pāṇinā .. 20..

sarve bhavantaḥ saṃyāśca sarve sucaritavratāḥ .
patnībhiḥ santu kākutsthā mā bhūtkālasya paryayaḥ .. 21..

janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā pāṇīnpāṇibhiraspṛśan .
catvāraste catasṛṇāṃ vasiṣṭhasya mate sthitāḥ .. 22..

agniṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā vediṃ rājānameva ca .
ṛṣīṃścaiva mahātmānaḥ saha bhāryā raghūttamāḥ .
yathoktena tathā cakrurvivāhaṃ vidhipūrvakam .. 23..

puṣpavṛṣṭirmahatyāsīdantarikṣātsubhāsvarā .
divyadundubhinirghoṣairgītavāditranisvanaiḥ .. 24..

nanṛtuścāpsaraḥsaṅghā gandharvāśca jaguḥ kalam .
vivāhe raghumukhyānāṃ tadadbhutamivābhavat .. 25..

īdṛśe vartamāne tu tūryodghuṣṭaninādite .
triragniṃ te parikramya ūhurbhāryā mahaujasaḥ .. 26..

athopakāryāṃ jagmuste sadārā raghunandanaḥ .
rājāpyanuyayau paśyansarṣisaṅghaḥ sabāndhavaḥ .. 27..




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