śrīmadvālmīkīya rāmāyaṇe bālakāṇḍam |
atha saptacatvāriṃśassargaḥ |
saptadhātu kṛte garbhe ditiḥ paramaduḥkhitā |
sahasrākṣaṃ durādharṣaṃ vākyaṃ sānunayā'bravīt || 1 ||
mamāparādhādgarbho'yaṃ saptadhā viphalīkṛtaḥ |
nāparādho'sti deveśa tavātra balasūdana || 2 ||
priyaṃ tu kartumicchāmi mama garbhaviparyaye |
marutāṃ saptasaptānāṃ sthānapālā bhavantvime || 3 ||
vātaskandhāḥ ime sapta carantu divi putraka |
mārutā iti vikhyātā divyarūpā mamātmajāḥ || 4 ||
brahmalokaṃ caratveka indralokaṃ tathā¶ḥ |
divi vāyuriti khyātastṛtīyo'pi mahāyaśāḥ || 5 ||
catvārastu suraśreṣṭha diśo vai tava śāsanāt |
sañcariṣyantu bhadraṃ te devabhūtā mamātmajāḥ || 6 ||
tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ |
uvāca prāñjalirvākyaṃ ditiṃ balaniṣūdanaḥ || 7 ||
sarvametadyathoktaṃ te bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ |
vicariṣyanti bhadraṃ te devabhūtāstavātmajāḥ || 8 ||
evaṃ tau niścayaṃ kṛtvā mātāputrau tapovane |
jagmatustridivaṃ rāma kṛtārthāviti naśśrutam || 9 ||
eṣa deśassa kākutstha mahendrādhyuṣitaḥ purā |
ditiṃ yatra tapassiddhāmevaṃ paricacāra saḥ || 10 ||
ikṣvāko'stu naravyāghra putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ || 11 ||
alambuṣāyāmutpanno viśāla iti viśrutaḥ |
tena cāsīdiha sthāne viśāleti purī kṛtā || 12 ||
ikṣvāko'stu naravyāghra putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ || 13 ||
alambuṣāyāmutpanno viśāla iti viśrutaḥ |
tena cāsīdiha sthāne viśāleti purī kṛtā || 14 ||
viśālasya suto rāma hemacandro mahābalaḥ |
sucandra iti vikhyātaḥ hemacandrādanantaraḥ || 15 ||
sucandratanayo rāma dhūmrāśva iti viśrutaḥ |
dhūmrāśvatanayaścāpi sañjayassamapadyata || 16 ||
sañjayasya sutaśśrīmān sahadevaḥ pratāpavān |
kuśāśvassahadevasya putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ || 17 ||
kuśāśvasya mahātejā somadattaḥ pratāpavān |
somadattasya putrastu kākutstha iti viśrutaḥ || 18 ||
tasya putro mahātejāḥ sampratyeṣa purīmimām |
āvasatyamaraprakhyassumatirnāma durjayaḥ || 19 ||
ikṣvākostu prasādena sarve vaiśālikā nṛpāḥ |
dīrghāyuṣo mahātmāno vīryavantassudhārmikāḥ || 20 ||
ihādya rajanīṃ rāma sukhaṃ vatsyāmahe vayam |
śvaḥ prabhāte naraśreṣṭha janakaṃ draṣṭumarhasi || 21 ||
sumatistu mahātejā viśvāmitramupāgatam |
śrutvā naravaraśreṣṭhaḥ pratyudgacchanmahāyaśāḥ || 22 ||
pūjāṃ ca paramāṃ kṛtvā sopādhyāyassabāndhavaḥ |
prāñjaliḥ kuśalaṃ pṛṣṭvā viśvāmitramathābravīt || 23 ||
dhanyo'smyanugṛhīto'smi yasya me viṣayaṃ muniḥ |
samprāpto darśanaṃ caiva nāsti dhanyataro mama || 24 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye bālakāṇḍe saptacatvāriṃśassargaḥ ||