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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 43
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sa gatvā sāgaraṃ rājā gaṅgayānugatas tadā
praviveśa talaṃ bhūmer yatra te bhasmasātkṛtāḥ
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bhasmany athāplute rāma gaṅgāyāḥ salilena vai
sarva lokaprabhur brahmā rājānam idam abravīt
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tāritā naraśārdūla divaṃ yātāś ca devavat
ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi sagarasya mahātmanaḥ
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sāgarasya jalaṃ loke yāvat sthāsyati pārthiva
sagarasyātmajās tāvat svarge sthāsyanti devavat
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iyaṃ ca duhitā jyeṣṭhā tava gaṅgā bhaviṣyati
tvatkṛtena ca nāmnā vai loke sthāsyati viśrutā
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gaṅgā tripathagā nāma divyā bhāgīrathīti ca
tripatho bhāvayantīti tatas tripathagā smṛtā
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pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ tvam atra manujādhipa
kuruṣva salilaṃ rājan pratijñām apavarjaya
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pūrvakeṇa hi te rājaṃs tenātiyaśasā tadā
dharmiṇāṃ pravareṇātha naiṣa prāpto manorathaḥ
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tathaivāṃśumatā tāta loke 'pratimatejasā
gaṅgāṃ prārthayatā netuṃ pratijñā nāpavarjitā
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rājarṣiṇā guṇavatā maharṣisamatejasā
mattulyatapasā caiva kṣatradharmasthitena ca
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dilīpena mahābhāga tava pitrātitejasā
punar na śaṅkitā netuṃ gaṅgāṃ prārthayatānagha
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sā tvayā samatikrāntā pratijñā puruṣarṣabha
prāpto 'si paramaṃ loke yaśaḥ paramasaṃmatam
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yac ca gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ tvayā kṛtam ariṃdama
anena ca bhavān prāpto dharmasyāyatanaṃ mahat
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plāvayasva tvam ātmānaṃ narottama sadocite
salile puruṣavyāghra śuciḥ puṇyaphalo bhava
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pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ kuruṣva salilakriyām
svasti te 'stu gamiṣyāmi svaṃ lokaṃ gamyatāṃ nṛpa
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ity evam uktvā deveśaḥ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
yathāgataṃ tathāgacchad devalokaṃ mahāyaśāḥ
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bhagīratho 'pi rājarṣiḥ kṛtvā salilam uttamam
yathākramaṃ yathānyāyaṃ sāgarāṇāṃ mahāyaśāḥ
kṛtodakaḥ śucī rājā svapuraṃ praviveśa ha
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samṛddhārtho naraśreṣṭha svarājyaṃ praśaśāsa ha
pramumoda ca lokas taṃ nṛpam āsādya rāghava
naṣṭaśokaḥ samṛddhārtho babhūva vigatajvaraḥ
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eṣa te rāma gaṅgāyā vistaro 'bhihito mayā
svasti prāpnuhi bhadraṃ te saṃdhyākālo 'tivartate
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dhanyaṃ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṃ svargyaṃ putryam athāpi ca
idam ākhyānam ākhyātaṃ gaṅgāvataraṇaṃ mayā
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