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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 49
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tataḥ prāguttarāṃ gatvā rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat
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rāmas tu muniśārdūlam uvāca sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
sādhvī yajñasamṛddhir hi janakasya mahātmanaḥ
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bahūnīha sahasrāṇi nānādeśanivāsinām
brāhmaṇānāṃ mahābhāga vedādhyayanaśālinām
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ṛṣivāṭāś ca dṛśyante śakaṭīśatasaṃkulāḥ
deśo vidhīyatāṃ brahman yatra vatsyāmahe vayam
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rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
niveśam akarod deśe vivikte salilāyute
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viśvāmitraṃ muniśreṣṭhaṃ śrutvā sa nṛpatis tadā
śatānandaṃ puraskṛtya purohitam aninditam
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ṛtvijo 'pi mahātmānas tv arghyam ādāya satvaram
viśvāmitrāya dharmeṇa dadur mantrapuraskṛtam
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pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjāṃ janakasya mahātmanaḥ
papraccha kuśalaṃ rājño yajñasya ca nirāmayam
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sa tāṃś cāpi munīn pṛṣṭvā sopādhyāya purodhasaḥ
yathānyāyaṃ tataḥ sarvaiḥ samāgacchat prahṛṣṭavān
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atha rājā muniśreṣṭhaṃ kṛtāñjalir abhāṣata
āsane bhagavān āstāṃ sahaibhir munisattamaiḥ
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janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā niṣasāda mahāmuniḥ
purodhā ṛtvijaś caiva rājā ca saha mantribhiḥ
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āsaneṣu yathānyāyam upaviṣṭān samantataḥ
dṛṣṭvā sa nṛpatis tatra viśvāmitram athābravīt
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adya yajñasamṛddhir me saphalā daivataiḥ kṛtā
adya yajñaphalaṃ prāptaṃ bhagavaddarśanān mayā
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dhanyo 'smy anugṛhīto 'smi yasya me munipuṃgava
yajñopasadanaṃ brahman prāpto 'si munibhiḥ saha
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dvādaśāhaṃ tu brahmarṣe śeṣam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ
tato bhāgārthino devān draṣṭum arhasi kauśika
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ity uktvā muniśārdūlaṃ prahṛṣṭavadanas tadā
punas taṃ paripapraccha prāñjaliḥ prayato nṛpaḥ
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imau kumārau bhadraṃ te devatulyaparākramau
gajasiṃhagatī vīrau śārdūlavṛṣabhopamau
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padmapatraviśālākṣau khaḍgatūṇīdhanurdharau
aśvināv iva rūpeṇa samupasthitayauvanau
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yadṛcchayaiva gāṃ prāptau devalokād ivāmarau
kathaṃ padbhyām iha prāptau kimarthaṃ kasya vā mune
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varāyudhadharau vīrau kasya putrau mahāmune
bhūṣayantāv imaṃ deśaṃ candrasūryāv ivāmbaram
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parasparasya sadṛśau pramāṇeṅgitaceṣṭitaiḥ
kākapakṣadharau vīrau śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā janakasya mahātmanaḥ
nyavedayan mahātmānau putrau daśarathasya tau
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siddhāśramanivāsaṃ ca rākṣasānāṃ vadhaṃ tathā
tac cāgamanam avyagraṃ viśālāyāś ca darśanam
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ahalyādarśanaṃ caiva gautamena samāgamam
mahādhanuṣi jijñāsāṃ kartum āgamanaṃ tathā
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etat sarvaṃ mahātejā janakāya mahātmane
nivedya virarāmātha viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
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