śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe bālakāṇḍam |
atha dvitīyassargaḥ |
nāradasya tu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā vākyaviśāradaḥ |
pūjayāmāsa dharmātmā sahaśiṣyo mahāmuniḥ || 1 ||
yathāvatpūjitastena devarṣirnāradastadā |
āpṛṣṭvaivābhyanujñātassa jagāma vihāyasam || 2 ||
sa muhūrtaṃ gate tasmindevalokaṃ munistadā |
jagāma tamasātīraṃ jāhnavyāstvavidūrataḥ || 3 ||
sa tu tīraṃ samāsādya tamasāyā mahāmuniḥ |
śiṣyamāha sthitaṃ pārśve dṛṣṭvā tīrthamakardamam || 4 ||
akardamamidaṃ tīrthaṃ bharadvāja niśāmaya |
ramaṇīyaṃ prasannāmbu sanmanuṣyamano yathā || 5 ||
nyasyatāṃ kalaśastāta dīyatāṃ valkalaṃ mama |
idamevāvagāhiṣye tamasātīrthamuttamam || 6 ||
evamukto bharadvājo vālmīkena mahātmanā |
prāyacchata munestasya valkalaṃ niyato guroḥ || 7 ||
sa śiṣyahastādādāya valkalaṃ niyatendriyaḥ |
vicacāra ha paśyaṃstatsarvato vipulaṃ vanam || 8 ||
tasyābhyāśe tu mithunaṃ carantamanapāyinam |
dadarśa bhagavāṃstatra krauñcayoścārunisvanam || 9 ||
tasmāttu mithunādekaṃ pumāṃsaṃ pāpaniścayaḥ |
jaghāna vairanilayo niṣādastasya paśyataḥ || 10 ||
taṃ śoṇitaparītāṅgaṃ veṣṭamānaṃ mahītale |
bhāryā tu nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā rurāva karuṇāṃ giram || 11 ||
viyuktā patinā tena dvijena sahacāriṇā |
tāmraśīrṣeṇa mattena patriṇā sahitena vai || 12 ||
tadā tu taṃ dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā niṣādena nipātitam |
ṛṣerdharmātmanastasya kāruṇyaṃ samapadyata || 13 ||
tataḥ karuṇaveditvādadharmo'yamiti dvijaḥ |
niśāmya rudatīṃ krauñcīmidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 14 ||
mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṃ tvamagamaśśāśvatīssamāḥ |
yatkrauñcamithunādekamavadhīḥ kāmamohitam || 15 ||
15 tasyaivaṃ bruvataścintā babhūva hṛdi vīkṣataḥ |
śokārtenāsya śakuneḥ kimidaṃ vyāhṛtaṃ mayā || 16 ||
cintayansa mahāprājñaścakāra matimānmatim |
śiṣyaṃ caivā'bravīdvākyamidaṃ sa munipuṅgavaḥ || 17 ||
pādabaddho'kṣarasamastantrīlayasamanvitaḥ |
śokārtasya pravṛtto me śloko bhavatu nānyathā || 18 ||
śiṣyastu tasya bruvato munervākyamanuttamam |
pratijagrāha saṃhṛṣṭastasya tuṣṭo'bhavadguruḥ || 19 ||
so'bhiṣekaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā tīrthe tasminyathāvidhi |
tameva cintayannarthamupāvartata vai muniḥ || 20 ||
bharadvājastataśśiṣyo vinītaśśrutavānmuneḥ |
kalaśaṃ pūrṇamādāya pṛṣṭhato'nujagāma ha || 21 ||
sa praviśyāśramapadaṃ śiṣyeṇa saha dharmavit |
upaviṣṭaḥ kathāścānyāścakāra dhyānamāsthitaḥ || 22 ||
ājagāma tato brahmā lokakartā svayaṃ prabhuḥ |
caturmukho mahātejā draṣṭuṃ taṃ munipuṅgavam || 23 ||
vālmīkiratha taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya vāgyataḥ |
prāñjaliḥ prayato bhūtvā tasthau paramavismitaḥ || 24 ||
pūjayāmāsa taṃ devaṃ pādyārghyāsanavandanaiḥ |
praṇamya vidhivaccainaṃ pṛṣṭvā'nāmayamavyayam || 25 ||
athopaviśya bhagavānāsane paramārcite |
vālmīkaye maharṣaye sandideśāsanaṃ tataḥ || 26 ||
brahmaṇā samanujñātasso'pyupāviśadāsane |
upaviṣṭe tadā tasminsarvalokapitāmahe |
tadgatenaiva manasā vālmīkirdhyānamāsthitaḥ || 27 ||
pāpātmanā kṛtaṃ kaṣṭaṃ vairagrahaṇabuddhinā |
yastādṛśaṃ cāruravaṃ krauñcaṃ hanyādakāraṇāt || 28 ||
śocanneva muhuḥ krauñcīmupaślokamimaṃ punaḥ |
jagāvantargatamanā bhūtvā śokaparāyaṇaḥ || 29 ||
tamuvāca tato brahmā prahasanmunipuṅgavam |
śloka eva tvayā baddho nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 30 ||
macchandādeva te brahman pravṛtteyaṃ sarasvatī |
rāmasya caritaṃ sarvaṃ kuru tvamṛṣisattama || 31 ||
dharmātmano guṇavato loke rāmasya dhīmataḥ |
vṛttaṃ kathaya dhīrasya yathā te nāradācchrutam || 32 ||
rahasyaṃ ca prakāśaṃ ca yadvṛttaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ |
rāmasya sahasaumitreḥ rākṣasānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ || 33 ||
vaidehyāścaiva yadvṛttaṃ prakāśaṃ yadi vā rahaḥ |
taccāpyaviditaṃ sarvaṃ viditaṃ te bhaviṣyati || 34 ||
na te vāganṛtā kāvye kācidatra bhaviṣyati |
kuru rāmakathāṃ puṇyāṃ ślokabaddhāṃ manoramām || 35 ||
yāvat sthāsyanti girayassaritaśca mahītale |
tāvadrāmāyaṇakathā lokeṣu pracariṣyati || 36 ||
yāvadrāmāyaṇakathā tvatkṛtā pracariṣyati |
tāvadūrdhvamadhaśca tvaṃ mallokeṣu nivatsyasi || 37 ||
ityuktvā bhagavānbrahmā tatraivāntaradhīyata |
tatassaśiṣyo bhagavānmunirvismayamāyayau || 38 ||
tasya śiṣyāstatassarve jaguśślokamimaṃ punaḥ |
muhurmuhuḥ prīyamāṇāḥ prāhuśca bhṛśavismitāḥ || 39 ||
samākṣaraiścaturbhiryaḥ pādairgīto maharṣiṇā |
so'nuvyāharaṇādbhūyaśślokaśślokatvamāgataḥ || 40 ||
tasya buddhiriyaṃ jātā vālmīkerbhāvitātmanaḥ |
kṛtsnaṃ rāmāyaṇaṃ kāvyamīdṛśaiḥ karavāṇyaham || 41 ||
udāravṛttārthapadairmanoramaiḥ tadāsya rāmasya cakārakīrtimān |
samākṣaraiśślokaśatairyaśasvino yaśaskaraṃ kāvyamudāradhīrmuniḥ || 42 ||
tadupagatasamāsasandhiyogaṃ samamadhuropanatārthavākyabaddham |
raghuvaracaritaṃ munipraṇītaṃ daśaśirasaśca vadhaṃ niśāmayadhvam || 43 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye bālakāṇḍe dvitīyassargaḥ ||