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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 41
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kāladharmaṃ gate rāma sagare prakṛtījanāḥ
rājānaṃ rocayām āsur aṃśumantaṃ sudhārmikam
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sa rājā sumahān āsīd aṃśumān raghunandana
tasya putro mahān āsīd dilīpa iti viśrutaḥ
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tasmin rājyaṃ samāveśya dilīpe raghunandana
himavacchikhare ramye tapas tepe sudāruṇam
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dvādtriṃśac ca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇi sumahāyaśāḥ
tapovanagato rājā svargaṃ lebhe tapodhanaḥ
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dilīpas tu mahātejāḥ śrutvā paitāmahaṃ vadham
duḥkhopahatayā buddhyā niścayaṃ nādhyagacchata
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kathaṃ gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ kathaṃ teṣāṃ jalakriyā
tārayeyaṃ kathaṃ caitān iti cintā paro 'bhavat
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tasya cintayato nityaṃ dharmeṇa viditātmanaḥ
putro bhagīratho nāma jajñe paramadhārmikaḥ
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dilīpas tu mahātejā yajñair bahubhir iṣṭavān
triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi rājā rājyam akārayat
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agatvā niścayaṃ rājā teṣām uddharaṇaṃ prati
vyādhinā naraśārdūla kāladharmam upeyivān
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indralokaṃ gato rājā svārjitenaiva karmaṇā
ramye bhagīrathaṃ putram abhiṣicya nararṣabhaḥ
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bhagīrathas tu rājarṣir dhārmiko raghunandana
anapatyo mahātejāḥ prajākāmaḥ sa cāprajaḥ
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sa tapo dīrgham ātiṣṭhad gokarṇe raghunandana
ūrdhvabāhuḥ pañcatapā māsāhāro jitendriyaḥ
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tasya varṣasahasrāṇi ghore tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ
suprīto bhagavān brahmā prajānāṃ patir īśvaraḥ
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tataḥ suragaṇaiḥ sārdham upāgamya pitāmahaḥ
bhagīrathaṃ mahātmānaṃ tapyamānam athābravīt
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bhagīratha mahābhāga prītas te 'haṃ janeśvara
tapasā ca sutaptena varaṃ varaya suvrata
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tam uvāca mahātejāḥ sarvalokapitāmaham
bhagīratho mahābhāgaḥ kṛtāñjalir avasthitaḥ
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yṛadi me bhagavān prīto yady asti tapasaḥ phalam
sagarasyātmajāḥ sarve mattaḥ salilam āpnuyuḥ
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gaṅgāyāḥ salilaklinne bhasmany eṣāṃ mahātmanām
svargaṃ gaccheyur atyantaṃ sarve me prapitāmahāḥ
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deyā ca saṃtator deva nāvasīdet kulaṃ ca naḥ
ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule deva eṣa me 'stu varaḥ paraḥ
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uktavākyaṃ tu rājānaṃ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
pratyuvāca śubhāṃ vāṇīṃ madhurāṃ madhurākṣarām
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manoratho mahān eṣa bhagīratha mahāratha
evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ te ikṣvākukulavardhana
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iyaṃ haimavatī gaṅgā jyeṣṭhā himavataḥ sutā
tāṃ vai dhārayituṃ rājan haras tatra niyujyatām
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gaṅgāyāḥ patanaṃ rājan pṛthivī na sahiṣyate
tau vai dhārayituṃ vīra nānyaṃ paśyāmi śūlinaḥ
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tam evam uktvā rājānaṃ gaṅgāṃ cābhāṣya lokakṛt
jagāma tridivaṃ devaḥ saha sarvair marudgaṇaiḥ
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