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The Ramayana Book 7
Chapter 3
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atha putraḥ pulastyasya viśravā munipuṃgavaḥ
acireṇaiva kālena piteva tapasi sthitaḥ
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satyavāñ śīlavān dakṣaḥ svādhyāyanirataḥ śuciḥ
sarvabhogeṣv asaṃsakto nityaṃ dharmaparāyaṇaḥ
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jñātvā tasya tu tadvṛttaṃ bharadvājo mahān ṛṣiḥ
dadau viśravase bhāryāṃ svāṃ sutāṃ devavarṇinīm
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pratigṛhya tu dharmeṇa bharadvājasutāṃ tadā
mudā paramayā yukto viśravā munipuṃgavaḥ
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sa tasyāṃ vīryasaṃpanam apatyaṃ paramādbhutam
janayām āsa dharmātmā sarvair brahmaguṇair yutam
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tasmiñ jāte tu saṃhṛṣṭaḥ sa babhūva pitāmahaḥ
nāma cāsyākarot prītaḥ sārdhaṃ devarṣibhis tadā
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yasmād viśravaso 'patyaṃ sādṛśyād viśravā iva
tasmād vaiśvaraṇo nāma bhaviṣyaty eṣa viśrutaḥ
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sa tu vaiśravaṇas tatra tapovanagatas tadā
avardhata mahātejā hutāhutir ivānalaḥ
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tasyāśramapadasthasya buddhir jajñe mahātmanaḥ
cariṣye niyato dharmaṃ dharmo hi paramā gatiḥ
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sa tu varṣasahasrāṇi tapas taptvā mahāvane
pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu taṃ taṃ vidhim avartata
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jalāśī mārutāhāro nirāhāras tathaiva ca
evaṃ varṣasahasrāṇi jagmus tāny eva varṣavat
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atha prīto mahātejāḥ sendraiḥ suragaṇaiḥ saha
gatvā tasyāśramapadaṃ brahmedaṃ vākyam abravīt
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parituṣṭo 'smi te vatsa karmaṇānena suvrata
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te varārhas tvaṃ hi me mataḥ
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athābravīd vaiśravaṇaḥ pitāmaham upasthitam
bhagavaṁl lokapālatvam iccheyaṃ vittarakṣaṇam
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tato 'bravīd vaiśravaṇaṃ parituṣṭena cetasā
brahmā suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ bāḍham ity eva hṛṣṭavat
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ahaṃ hi lokapālānāṃ caturthaṃ sraṣṭum udyataḥ
yamendravaruṇānāṃ hi padaṃ yat tava cepsitam
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tatkṛtaṃ gaccha dharmajña dhaneśatvam avāpnuhi
yamendravaruṇānāṃ hi caturtho 'dya bhaviṣyasi
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etac ca puṣpakaṃ nāma vimānaṃ sūryasaṃnibham
pratigṛhṇīṣva yānārthaṃ tridaśaiḥ samatāṃ vraja
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svasti te 'stu gamiṣyāmaḥ sarva eva yathāgatam
kṛtakṛtyā vayaṃ tāta dattvā tava mahāvaram
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gateṣu brahmapūrveṣu deveṣv atha nabhastalam
dhaneśaḥ pitaraṃ prāha vinayāt praṇato vacaḥ
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bhagavaṁl labdhavān asmi varaṃ kamalayonitaḥ
nivāsaṃ na tu me devo vidadhe sa prajāpatiḥ
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tat paśya bhagavan kaṃ cid deśaṃ vāsāya naḥ prabho
na ca pīḍā bhaved yatra prāṇino yasya kasya cit
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evam uktas tu putreṇa viśravā munipuṃgavaḥ
vacanaṃ prāha dharmajña śrūyatām iti dharmavit
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laṅkā nāma purī ramyā nirmitā viśvakarmaṇā
rākṣasānāṃ nivāsārthaṃ yathendrasyāmarāvatī
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ramaṇīyā purī sā hi rukmavaidūryatoraṇā
rākṣasaiḥ sā parityaktā purā viṣṇubhayārditaiḥ
śūnyā rakṣogaṇaiḥ sarvai rasātalatalaṃ gataiḥ
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sa tvaṃ tatra nivāsāya rocayasva matiṃ svakām
nirdoṣas tatra te vāso na ca bādhāsti kasya cit
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etac chrutvā tu dharmātmā dharmiṣṭhaṃ vacanaṃ pituḥ
niveśayām āsa tadā laṅkāṃ parvatamūrdhani
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nairṛtānāṃ sahasrais tu hṛṣṭaiḥ pramuditaiḥ sadā
acireṇaikakālena saṃpūrṇā tasya śāsanāt
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atha tatrāvasat prīto dharmātmā nairṛtādhipaḥ
samudraparidhānāyāṃ laṅkāyāṃ viśravātmajaḥ
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kāle kāle vinītātmā puṣpakeṇa dhaneśvaraḥ
abhyagacchat susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca saḥ
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sa devagandharvagaṇair abhiṣṭutas; tathaiva siddhaiḥ saha cāraṇair api
gabhastibhiḥ sūrya ivaujasā vṛtaḥ; pituḥ samīpaṃ prayayau śriyā vṛtaḥ
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