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The Ramayana Book 1
Chapter 64
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atha haimavatīṃ rāma diśaṃ tyaktvā mahāmuniḥ
pūrvāṃ diśam anuprāpya tapas tepe sudāruṇam
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maunaṃ varṣasahasrasya kṛtvā vratam anuttamam
cakārāpratimaṃ rāma tapaḥ paramaduṣkaram
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pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu kāṣṭhabhūtaṃ mahāmunim
vighnair bahubhir ādhūtaṃ krodho nāntaram āviśat
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tato devāḥ sagandharvāḥ pannagāsurarākṣasāḥ
mohitās tejasā tasya tapasā mandaraśmayaḥ
kaśmalopahatāḥ sarve pitāmaham athābruvan
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bahubhiḥ kāraṇair deva viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ
lobhitaḥ krodhitaś caiva tapasā cābhivardhate
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na hy asya vṛjinaṃ kiṃ cid dṛśyate sūkṣmam apy atha
na dīyate yadi tv asya manasā yad abhīpsitam
vināśayati trailokyaṃ tapasā sacarācaram
vyākulāś ca diśaḥ sarvā na ca kiṃ cit prakāśate
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sāgarāḥ kṣubhitāḥ sarve viśīryante ca parvatāḥ
prakampate ca pṛthivī vāyur vāti bhṛśākulaḥ
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buddhiṃ na kurute yāvan nāśe deva mahāmuniḥ
tāvat prasādyo bhagavān agnirūpo mahādyutiḥ
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kālāgninā yathā pūrvaṃ trailokyaṃ dahyate 'khilam
devarājye cikīrṣeta dīyatām asya yan matam
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tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve pitāmahapurogamāḥ
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānaṃ vākyaṃ madhuram abruvan
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brahmarṣe svāgataṃ te 'stu tapasā sma sutoṣitāḥ
brāhmaṇyaṃ tapasogreṇa prāptavān asi kauśika
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dīrgham āyuś ca te brahman dadāmi samarudgaṇaḥ
svasti prāpnuhi bhadraṃ te gaccha saumya yathāsukham
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pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā sarveṣāṃ ca divaukasām
kṛtvā praṇāmaṃ mudito vyājahāra mahāmuniḥ
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brāhmaṇyaṃ yadi me prāptaṃ dīrgham āyus tathaiva ca
oṃkāro 'tha vaṣaṭkāro vedāś ca varayantu mām
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kṣatravedavidāṃ śreṣṭho brahmavedavidām api
brahmaputro vasiṣṭho mām evaṃ vadatu devatāḥ
yady ayaṃ paramaḥ kāmaḥ kṛto yāntu surarṣabhāḥ
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tataḥ prasādito devair vasiṣṭho japatāṃ varaḥ
sakhyaṃ cakāra brahmarṣir evam astv iti cābravīt
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brahmarṣitvaṃ na saṃdehaḥ sarvaṃ saṃpatsyate tava
ity uktvā devatāś cāpi sarvā jagmur yathāgatam
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viśvāmitro 'pi dharmātmā labdhvā brāhmaṇyam uttamam
pūjayām āsa brahmarṣiṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ japatāṃ varam
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kṛtakāmo mahīṃ sarvāṃ cacāra tapasi sthitaḥ
evaṃ tv anena brāhmaṇyaṃ prāptaṃ rāma mahātmanā
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eṣa rāma muniśreṣṭha eṣa vigrahavāṃs tapaḥ
eṣa dharmaḥ paro nityaṃ vīryasyaiṣa parāyaṇam
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śatānandavacaḥ śrutvā rāmalakṣmaṇasaṃnidhau
janakaḥ prāñjalir vākyam uvāca kuśikātmajam
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dhanyo 'smy anugṛhīto 'smi yasya me munipuṃgava
yajñaṃ kākutstha sahitaḥ prāptavān asi dhārmika
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pāvito 'haṃ tvayā brahman darśanena mahāmune
guṇā bahuvidhāḥ prāptās tava saṃdarśanān mayā
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vistareṇa ca te brahman kīrtyamānaṃ mahat tapaḥ
śrutaṃ mayā mahātejo rāmeṇa ca mahātmanā
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sadasyaiḥ prāpya ca sadaḥ śrutās te bahavo guṇāḥ
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aprameyaṃ tapas tubhyam aprameyaṃ ca te balam
aprameyā guṇāś caiva nityaṃ te kuśikātmaja
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tṛptir āścaryabhūtānāṃ kathānāṃ nāsti me vibho
karmakālo muniśreṣṭha lambate ravimaṇḍalam
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śvaḥ prabhāte mahātejo draṣṭum arhasi māṃ punaḥ
svāgataṃ tapasāṃ śreṣṭha mām anujñātum arhasi
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evam uktvā muniśreṣṭhaṃ vaideho mithilādhipaḥ
pradakṣiṇaṃ cakārāśu sopādhyāyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ
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viśvāmitro 'pi dharmātmā saharāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ
svaṃ vāṭam abhicakrāma pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ
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