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tapyamAne tapo deve devAH sarShigaNAH purA . 
senApatimabhIpsantaH pitAmahamupAgaman .. 1..\\
tato.abruvansurAH sarve bhagavantaM pitAmaham . 
praNipatya shubha.n vAkyaM sendrAH sAgnipurogamAH .. 2..\\
yo naH senApatirdeva datto bhagavatA purA . 
sa tapaH paramAsthAya tapyate sma sahomayA .. 3..\\
yadatrAnantara.n kArya.n lokAnAM hitakAmyayA . 
sa.nvidhatsva vidhAnaGYa tva.n hi naH paramA gatiH .. 4..\\
devatAnA.n vachaH shrutvA sarvalokapitAmahaH . 
sAntvayanmadhurairvAkyaistridashAnidamabravIt .. 5..\\
shailaputryA yadukta.n tanna prajAsyatha patniShu . 
tasyA vachanamakliShTa.n satyameva na saMshayaH .. 6..\\
iyamAkAshagA ga~NgA yasyAM putra.n hutAshanaH . 
janayiShyati devAnA.n senApatimarindamam .. 7..\\
jyeShThA shailendraduhitA mAnayiShyati ta.n sutam . 
umAyAstadbahumataM bhaviShyati na saMshayaH .. 8..\\
tachchhrutvA vachana.n tasya kR^itArthA raghunandana . 
praNipatya surAH sarve pitAmahamapUjayan .. 9..\\
te gatvA parvata.n rAma kailAsa.n dhAtumaNDitam . 
agniM niyojayAmAsuH putrArtha.n sarvadevatAH .. 10..\\
devakAryamida.n deva samAdhatsva hutAshana . 
shailaputryAM mahAtejo ga~NgAyA.n teja utsR^ija .. 11..\\
devatAnAM pratiGYAya ga~NgAmabhyetya pAvakaH . 
garbha.n dhAraya vai devi devatAnAmidaM priyam .. 12..\\
ityetadvachana.n shrutvA divyaM rUpamadhArayat . 
sa tasyA mahimA.n dR^iShTvA samantAdavakIryata .. 13..\\
samantatastadA devImabhyaShi~nchata pAvakaH . 
sarvasrotA.nsi pUrNAni ga~NgAyA raghunandana .. 14..\\
tamuvAcha tato ga~NgA sarvadevapurohitam . 
ashaktA dhAraNe deva tava tejaH samuddhatam . 
dahyamAnAgninA tena sampravyathitachetanA .. 15..\\
athAbravIdida.n ga~NgA.n sarvadevahutAshanaH . 
iha haimavate pAde garbho.aya.n saMniveshyatAm .. 16..\\
shrutvA tvagnivacho ga~NgA ta.n garbhamatibhAsvaram . 
utsasarja mahAtejAH srotobhyo hi tadAnagha .. 17..\\
yadasyA nirgata.n tasmAttaptajAmbUnadaprabham . 
kA~nchana.n dharaNIM prApta.n hiraNyamamalaM shubham .. 18..\\
tAmra.n kArShNAyasaM chaiva taikShNyAdevAbhijAyata . 
mala.n tasyAbhavattatra trapusIsakameva cha .. 19..\\
tadetaddharaNIM prApya nAnAdhAturavardhata .. 20..\\
nikShiptamAtre garbhe tu tejobhirabhira~njitam . 
sarvaM parvatasaMnaddha.n sauvarNamabhavadvanam .. 21..\\
jAtarUpamiti khyAta.n tadA prabhR^iti rAghava . 
suvarNaM puruShavyAghra hutAshanasamaprabham .. 22..\\
ta.n kumAraM tato jAta.n sendrAH sahamarudgaNAH . 
kShIrasambhAvanArthAya kR^ittikAH samayojayan .. 23..\\
tAH kShIra.n jAtamAtrasya kR^itvA samayamuttamam . 
daduH putro.ayamasmAka.n sarvAsAmiti nishchitAH .. 24..\\
tatastu devatAH sarvAH kArtikeya iti bruvan . 
putrastrailokya vikhyAto bhaviShyati na saMshayaH .. 25..\\
teShA.n tadvachana.n shrutvA skannaM garbhaparisrave . 
snApayanparayA lakShmyA dIpyamAnamivAnalam .. 26..\\
skanda ityabruvandevAH skanna.n garbhaparisravAt . 
kArtikeyaM mahAbhAga.n kAkutsthajvalanopamam .. 27..\\
prAdurbhUta.n tataH kShIraM kR^ittikAnAm anuttamam . 
ShaNNA.n ShaDAnano bhUtvA jagrAha stanajaM payaH .. 28..\\
gR^ihItvA kShIramekAhnA sukumAra vapustadA . 
ajayatsvena vIryeNa daityasainyagaNAnvibhuH .. 29..\\
surasenAgaNapati.n tatastamamaladyutim . 
abhyaShi~nchansuragaNAH sametyAgnipurogamAH .. 30..\\
eSha te rAma ga~NgAyA vistaro.abhihito mayA . 
kumArasambhavashchaiva dhanyaH puNyastathaiva cha .. 31..\\
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Dr J. D. Smith ;                            
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