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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 62
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pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu vratasnātaṃ mahāmunim
abhyāgacchan surāḥ sarve tapaḥphalacikīrṣavaḥ
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abravīt sumahātejā brahmā suruciraṃ vacaḥ
ṛṣis tvam asi bhadraṃ te svārjitaiḥ karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ
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tam evam uktvā deveśas tridivaṃ punar abhyagāt
viśvāmitro mahātejā bhūyas tepe mahat tapaḥ
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tataḥ kālena mahatā menakā paramāpsarāḥ
puṣkareṣu naraśreṣṭha snātuṃ samupacakrame
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tāṃ dadarśa mahātejā menakāṃ kuśikātmajaḥ
rūpeṇāpratimāṃ tatra vidyutaṃ jalade yathā
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dṛṣṭvā kandarpavaśago munis tām idam abravīt
apsaraḥ svāgataṃ te 'stu vasa ceha mamāśrame
anugṛhṇīṣva bhadraṃ te madanena sumohitam
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ity uktā sā varārohā tatrāvāsam athākarot
tapaso hi mahāvighno viśvāmitram upāgataḥ
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tasyāṃ vasantyāṃ varṣāṇi pañca pañca ca rāghava
viśvāmitrāśrame saumya sukhena vyaticakramuḥ
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atha kāle gate tasmin viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
savrīḍa iva saṃvṛttaś cintāśokaparāyaṇaḥ
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buddhir muneḥ samutpannā sāmarṣā raghunandana
sarvaṃ surāṇāṃ karmaitat tapo'paharaṇaṃ mahat
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ahorātrāpadeśena gatāḥ saṃvatsarā daśa
kāmamohābhibhūtasya vighno 'yaṃ pratyupasthitaḥ
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viniḥśvasan munivaraḥ paścāt tāpena duḥkhitaḥ
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bhītām apsarasaṃ dṛṣṭvā vepantīṃ prāñjaliṃ sthitām
menakāṃ madhurair vākyair visṛjya kuśikātmajaḥ
uttaraṃ parvataṃ rāma viśvāmitro jagāma ha
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sa kṛtvā naiṣṭhikīṃ buddhiṃ jetukāmo mahāyaśāḥ
kauśikītīram āsādya tapas tepe sudāruṇam
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tasya varṣasahasraṃ tu ghoraṃ tapa upāsataḥ
uttare parvate rāma devatānām abhūd bhayam
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amantrayan samāgamya sarve sarṣigaṇāḥ surāḥ
maharṣiśabdaṃ labhatāṃ sādhv ayaṃ kuśikātmajaḥ
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devatānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
abravīn madhuraṃ vākyaṃ viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam
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maharṣe svāgataṃ vatsa tapasogreṇa toṣitaḥ
mahattvam ṛṣimukhyatvaṃ dadāmi tava kauśika
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brahmaṇaḥ sa vacaḥ śrutvā viśvāmitras tapodhanaḥ
prāñjaliḥ praṇato bhūtvā pratyuvāca pitāmaham
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brahmarṣi śabdam atulaṃ svārjitaiḥ karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ
yadi me bhagavān āha tato 'haṃ vijitendriyaḥ
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tam uvāca tato brahmā na tāvat tvaṃ jitendriyaḥ
yatasva muniśārdūla ity uktvā tridivaṃ gataḥ
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viprasthiteṣu deveṣu viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
ūrdhvabāhur nirālambo vāyubhakṣas tapaś caran
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dharme pañcatapā bhūtvā varṣāsv ākāśasaṃśrayaḥ
śiśire salilasthāyī rātryahāni tapodhanaḥ
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evaṃ varṣasahasraṃ hi tapo ghoram upāgamat
tasmin saṃtapyamāne tu viśvāmitre mahāmunau
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saṃbhramaḥ sumahān āsīt surāṇāṃ vāsavasya ca
rambhām apsarasaṃ śakraḥ saha sarvair marudgaṇaiḥ
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uvācātmahitaṃ vākyam ahitaṃ kauśikasya ca
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