Chapter VI

śrīvālmīkiruvāca |
ityukte munināthena saṃdehavati pārthive |
khedavatyāsthite maunaṃ kiṃcitkālapratīkṣaṇe || 1 ||
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parikhinnāsu sarvāsu rājñīṣu nṛpasadmasu |
sthitāsu sāvadhānāsu rāmaceṣṭāsu sarvataḥ || 2 ||
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etasminneva kāle tu viśvāmitra iti śrutaḥ |
maharṣirabhyagāddraṣṭuṃ tamayodhyānarādhipam || 3 ||
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tasya yajño'tha rakṣobhistathā vilulupe kila |
māyāvīryabalonmattairdharmakāryasya dhīmataḥ || 4 ||
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rakṣārthaṃ tasya yajñasya draṣṭumaicchatsa pārthivam |
nahi śaknotyavighnena samāptuṃ sa muniḥ kratum || 5 ||
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tatasteṣāṃ vināśārthamudyatastapasāṃ nithiḥ |
viśvāmitro mahātejā ayodhyāmabhyagātpurīm || 6 ||
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sa rājño darśanākāṅkṣī dvārādhyakṣānuvāca ha |
śīghramākhyāta māṃ prāptaṃ kauśikaṃ gādhinaḥ sutam || 7 ||
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tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dvāsthā rājagṛhaṃ yayuḥ |
saṃbhrāntamanasaḥ sarve tena vākyena coditāḥ || 8 ||
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te gatvā rājasadanaṃ viśvāmitramṛṣiṃ tataḥ |
prāptamāvedayāmāsuḥ pratīhārāḥ patestadā || 9 ||
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athāsthānagataṃ bhūpaṃ rājamaṇḍalamālinam |
samupetya tvarāyukto yāṣṭīko'sau vyajijñapat || 10 ||
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deva dvāri mahātejā bālabhāskarabhāsuraḥ |
jvālāruṇajaṭājūṭaḥ pumāñchrīmānavasthitaḥ || 11 ||
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sabhāsurapatākāntaṃ sāśvebhapuruṣāyudham |
kṛtavāṃstaṃ pradeśaṃ yastejobhiḥ kīrṇakāñcanam || 12 ||
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vīkṣyamāṇe tu yāṣṭīke nivedayati rājani |
viśvāmitro muniḥ prāpta ityanuddhatayā girā || 13 ||
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iti yāṣṭīkavacanamākarṇya nṛpasattamaḥ |
sa samantrī sasāmantaḥ prottasthau hemaviṣṭarāt || 14 ||
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padātireva sahasā rājñāṃ vṛndena mālitaḥ |
vasiṣṭhavāmadevābhyāṃ saha sāmantasaṃstutaḥ || 15 ||
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jagāma tatra yatrāsau viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ |
dadarśa muniśārdūlaṃ dvārabhūmāvavasthitam || 16 ||
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kenāpi kāraṇenorvītalamarkamupāgatam |
brāhmeṇa tejasākrāntaṃ kṣātreṇa ca mahaujasā || 17 ||
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jarājaraṭhayā nityaṃ tapaḥprasararūkṣayā |
jaṭāvalyā vṛtaskandhaṃ sasaṃdhyābhramivācalam || 18 ||
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upaśāntaṃ ca kāntaṃ ca dīptamapratighāti ca |
nibhṛtaṃ corjitākāraṃ dadhānaṃ bhāsvaraṃ vapuḥ || 19 ||
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peśalenātibhīmena prasannenākulena ca |
gambhīreṇātipūrṇena tejasā rañjitaprabham || 20 ||
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anantajīvitadaśāsakhīmekāmaninditām |
dhārayantaṃ kare ślakṣṇāṃ kuṇḍīmamlānamānasam || 21 ||
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karuṇākrāntacetattavātprasannairmadhurākṣaraiḥ |
vīkṣaṇairamṛteneva saṃsiñcantamimāḥ prajāḥ || 22 ||
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yuktayajñopavītāṅga dhavalapronnatasruvam |
anantaṃ vismayaṃ cāntaḥ prayacchantamivekṣituḥ || 23 ||
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sunimālokya bhūpālo dūrādevānatākṛtiḥ |
praṇanāma galanmaulimaṇimānitabhūtalam || 24 ||
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munirapyavanīnāthaṃ bhāsvāniva śatakratum |
tatrābhivādayāṃcakre madhurodārayā girā || 25 ||
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tato vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ sarva eva dvijātayaḥ |
svāgatādikrameṇainaṃ pūjayāmāsurādṛtāḥ || 26 ||
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daśaratha uvāca |
aśaṅkitopanītena bhāsvatā darśanena te |
sādho svanugṛhītāḥ smo raviṇevāmbujākarāḥ || 27 ||
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yadanādi yadakṣuṇṇaṃ yadapāyavivarjitam |
tadānandasukhaṃ prāptaṃ mayā tvaddarśanānmune || 28 ||
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adya vartāmahe nūnaṃ dhanyānāṃ dhuri dharmataḥ |
bhavadāgamanasyeme yadvayaṃ lakṣyamāgatāḥ || 29 ||
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evaṃ prakathayanto'tra rājāno'tha maharṣayaḥ |
āsaneṣu sabhāsthānamāsādya samupāviśan || 30 ||
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sa dṛṣṭvā mālitaṃ lakṣmyā bhītastamṛṣisattamam |
prahṛṣṭavadano rājā svayamarghyaṃ nyavedayat || 31 ||
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sa rājñaḥ pratigṛhyārghyaṃ śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā |
pradakṣiṇaṃ prakurvantaṃ rājānaṃ paryapūjayat || 32 ||
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sa rājñā pūjitastena prahṛṣṭavadanastadā |
kuśalaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva paryapṛcchannarādhipam || 33 ||
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vasiṣṭhena samāgamya prahasya munipuṃgavaḥ |
yathārhaṃ cārcayitvainaṃ papracchānāmayaṃ tataḥ || 34 ||
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kṣaṇaṃ yathārhamanyonyaṃ pūjayitvā sametya ca |
te sarve hṛṣṭamanaso mahārājaniveśane || 35 ||
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yathocitāsanagatā mithaḥ saṃvṛddhatejasaḥ |
paraspareṇa papracchuḥ sarve'nāmayamādarāt || 36 ||
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upaviṣṭāya tasmai sa viśvāmitrāya dhīmate |
pādyamarghyaṃ ca gāṃ caiva bhūyobhūyo nyavedayat || 37 ||
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arcayitvā tu vidhivadviśvāmitramabhāṣata |
prāñjaliḥ prayato vākyamidaṃ prītamanā nṛpaḥ || 38 ||
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yathā'mṛtasya saṃprāptiryathā varṣamavarṣake |
yathāndhasyekṣaṇaprāptirbhavadāgamanaṃ tathā || 39 ||
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yatheṣṭadārasaṃparkātputrajanmā'prajāvataḥ |
svapnadṛṣṭārthalābhaśca bhavadāgamanaṃ tathā || 40 ||
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yathepsitena saṃyoga iṣṭasyāgamanaṃ yathā |
praṇaṣṭasya yathā lābho bhavadāgamanaṃ tathā || 41 ||
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yathā harṣo nabhogatyā mṛtasya punarāgamāt |
tathā tvadāgamādbrahmansvāgataṃ te mahāmune || 42 ||
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brahmalokanivāso hi kasya na prītimāvahet |
mune tavāgamastadvatsatyameva bravīmi te || 43 ||
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kaśca te paramaḥ kāmaḥ kiṃ ca te karavāṇyaham |
pātrabhūto'si me vipra prāptaḥ paramadhārmikaḥ || 44 ||
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pūrvaṃ rājarṣiśabdena tapasā dyotitaprabhaḥ |
brahmarṣitvamanuprāptaḥ pūjyo'si bhagavanmayā || 45 ||
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gaṅgājalābhiṣekeṇa yathā prītirbhavenmama |
tathā tvaddarśanātprītirantaḥ śītayatīva mām || 46 ||
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vigatecchābhayakrodho vītarāgo nirāmayaḥ |
idamatyadbhutaṃ brahmanyadbhavānmāmupāgataḥ || 47 ||
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śubhakṣetragataṃ cāhamātmānamapakalmaṣam |
candrabimba ivonmagnaṃ vedavedyavidāṃvara || 48 ||
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sākṣādiva brahmaṇo me tavābhyāgamanaṃ matam |
pūto'smyanugṛhītaśca tavābhyāgamanānmune || 49 ||
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tvadāgamanapuṇyena sādho yadanurañjitam |
adya me saphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ tatsujīvitam || 50 ||
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tvāmihābhyāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā pratipūjya praṇamya ca |
ātmanyeva namāmyantardṛṣṭvenduṃ jaladhiryathā || 51 ||
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yatkāryaṃ yena vārthena prāpto'si munipuṅgava |
kṛtamityeva tadviddhi mānyo'sīti sadā mama || 52 ||
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svakārye na vimarśaṃ tvaṃ kartumarhasi kauśika |
bhagavannāstyadeyaṃ me tvayi yatpratipadyate || 53 ||
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kāryasya na vicāraṃ tvaṃ kartumarhasi dharmataḥ |
kartā cāhamaśeṣaṃ te daivataṃ paramaṃ bhavān || 54 ||
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idamatimadhuraṃ niśamya vākyaṃ śrutisukhamātmavidā vinītamuktam |
prathitaguṇayaśāguṇairviśiṣṭaṃ munivṛṣabhaḥ paramaṃ jagāma harṣam || 55 ||
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