Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda Sarga 42

Shloka 1

कालधर्मं गते राम सगरे प्रकृतीजना:। राजानं रोचयामासुरंशुमन्तं सुधार्मिकम्।।1.42.1।।

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Shloka 2

स राजा सुमहानासीदंशुमान् रघुनन्दन । तस्य पुत्रो महानासीद्दिलीप इति विश्रुत:।।1.42.2।।

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Shloka 3

तस्मिन् राज्यं समावेश्य दिलीपे रघुनन्दन। हिमवच्छिखरे पुण्ये तपस्तेपे सुदारुणम्।।1.42.3।।

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Shloka 4

द्वात्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि वर्षाणि सुमहायशा:। तपोवनं गतो राम स्वर्गं लेभे तपोधन:।।1.42.4।।

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Shloka 5

दिलीपस्तु महातेजाश्श्रुत्वा पैतामहं वधम्। दु:खोपहतया बुद्ध्या निश्चयं नाध्यगच्छत।।1.42.5।।

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Shloka 6

कथं गङ्गावतरणं कथं तेषां जलक्रिया। तारयेयं कथं चैतानिति चिन्तापरोऽभवत्।।1.42.6।।

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Shloka 7

तस्य चिन्तयतो नित्यं धर्मेण विदितात्मन:। पुत्रो भगीरथो नाम जज्ञे परमधार्मिक:।।1.42.7।।

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Shloka 8

दिलीपस्तु महातेजा यज्ञैर्बहुभिरिष्टवान्। त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि राजा राज्यमकारयत्।।1.42.8।।

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Shloka 9

अगत्वा निश्चयं राजा तेषामुद्धरणं प्रति । व्याधिना नरशार्दूल कालधर्ममुपेयिवान्।।1.42.9।।

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Shloka 10

इन्द्रलोकं गतो राजा स्वार्जितेनैव कर्मणा। राज्ये भगीरथं पुत्रमभिषिच्य नरर्षभ:।।1.42.10।।

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Shloka 11

भगीरथस्तु राजर्षिर्धार्मिको रघुनन्दन। अनपत्यो महातेजा: प्रजाकामस्स चाप्रज:।।1.42.11।।

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Shloka 12

मन्त्रिष्वाधाय तद्राज्यं गङ्गावतरणे रत:। स तपो दीर्घमातिष्ठद्गोकर्णे रघुनन्दन।।1.42.12।। ऊर्ध्वबाहु: पञ्चतपा मासाहारो जितेन्द्रिय:।

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Shloka 13

तस्य वर्षसहस्राणि घोरे तपसि तिष्ठत:।।1.42.13।। अतीतानि महाबाहो तस्य राज्ञो महात्मन:। सुप्रीतो भगवान् ब्रह्मा प्रजानां पतिरीश्वर:।।1.42.14।।

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Shloka 14

तस्य वर्षसहस्राणि घोरे तपसि तिष्ठत:।।1.42.13।। अतीतानि महाबाहो तस्य राज्ञो महात्मन:। सुप्रीतो भगवान् ब्रह्मा प्रजानां पतिरीश्वर:।।1.42.14।।

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Shloka 15

ततस्सुरगणैस्सार्धमुपागम्य पितामह:। भगीरथं महात्मानं तप्यमानमथाब्रवीत्।।1.42.15।।

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Shloka 16

भगीरथ महाभाग प्रीतस्तेऽहं जनेश्वर। तपसा च सुतप्तेन वरं वरय सुव्रत।।1.42.16।।

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Shloka 17

तमुवाच महातेजा: सर्वलोकपितामहम्। भगीरथो महाभाग: कृताञ्जलिरुपस्थित:।।1.42.17।।

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Shloka 18

यदि मे भगवन् प्रीतो यद्यस्ति तपस: फलम्। सगरस्यात्मजास्सर्वे मत्तस्सलिलमाप्नुयु:।।1.42.18।।

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Shloka 19

गङ्गायास्सलिलक्लिन्ने भस्मन्येषां महात्मनाम्। स्वर्गं गच्छेयुरत्यन्तं सर्वे मे प्रपितामहा:।।1.42.19।।

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Shloka 20

देया च सन्ततिर्देव नावसीदेत्कुलं च न:। इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले देव एष मेऽस्तु वर:पर:।।1.42.20।।

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Shloka 21

उक्तवाक्यं तु राजानं सर्वलोकपितामह:। प्रत्युवाच शुभां वाणीं मधुरां मधुराक्षराम्।।1.42.21।।

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Shloka 22

मनोरथो महानेष भगीरथ महारथ। एवं भवतु भद्रं ते इक्ष्वाकुकुलवर्धन।।1.42.22।।

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Shloka 23

इयं हैमवती गङ्गा ज्येष्ठा हिमवतस्सुता। तां वै धारयितुं शक्तो हरस्तत्र नियुज्यताम्।।1.42.23।।

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Shloka 24

गङ्गाया: पतनं राजन् पृथिवी न सहिष्यति। तां वै धारयितुं वीर नान्यं पश्यामि शूलिन:।।1.42.24।।

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Shloka 25

तमेवमुक्त्वा राजानं गङ्गां चाभाष्य लोककृत्। जगाम त्रिदिवं देवस्सहदेवैर्मरुद्गणै:।।1.42.25।।

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