Agni Purana · Chapter 5

:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye varāhanṛsiṃhādyavatāro nāma
caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ
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:ś atha pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ
śrīrāmāvatāravarṇanam
agnir uvāca
rāmāyaṇamahaṃ vakṣye nāradenoditaṃ purā /AP_5.001ab/
vālmīkaye yathā tadvat paṭhitaṃ bhuktimuktidam

nārada uvāca
viṣṇunābhyabjajo brahmā marīcirbrahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ /AP_5.002ab/
marīceḥ kaśyapastasmāt sūryo vaivasvato manuḥ

tatastasmāttathekṣvākus tasya vaṃśe kakutsthakaḥ /AP_5.003ab/
kakutsthasya raghustasmād ajo daśarathastataḥ

rāvaṇāderbadhārthāya caturdhābhūt svayaṃ hariḥ /AP_5.004ab/
rājño daśarathādrāmaḥ kauśalyāyāṃ babhūva ha

kaikeyyāṃ bharataḥ putraḥ sumitrāyāñca lakṣmaṇaḥ /AP_5.005ab/
śatrughna ṛṣyaśṛṅgeṇa tāsu sandattapāyasāt

prāśitādyajñasaṃsiddhād rāmādyāś ca samāḥ pituḥ /AP_5.006ab/
yajñavighnavināśāya viśvāmitrārthito nṛpaḥ

rāmaṃ sampreṣayāmāsa lakṣmaṇaṃ muninā saha /AP_5.007ab/
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rāmo gato 'straśastrāṇi śikṣitastāḍakāntakṛt(1)

mārīcaṃ mānavāstreṇa mohitaṃ dūrato 'nayat /AP_5.008ab/
subāhuṃ yajñahantāraṃ sabalañcāvadhīt balī

siddhāśramanivāsī ca viśvāmitrādibhiḥ saha /AP_5.009ab/
gataḥ kratuṃ maithilasya draṣṭuñcāpaṃ sahānujaḥ

śatānandanimittena viśvāmitraprabhāvitaḥ /AP_5.010ab/
rāmāya kathito rājñā samuniḥ pūjitaḥ kratau

dhanurāpūrayāmāsa līlayā sa babhañja tat(2) /AP_5.011ab/
vīryaśuklāñca janakaḥ sītāṃ kanyāntvayonijām

dadau rāmāya rāmo 'pi pitrādau hi samāgate /AP_5.012ab/
upayeme jānakīntām urmilāṃ lakṣmaṇas tathā(3)

śrutakīrtiṃ māṇḍavīñca kuśadhvajasute tathā /AP_5.013ab/
janakasyānujasyaite śatrughnabharatāvubhau

kanye dve upayemāte janakena supūjitaḥ /AP_5.014ab/
rāmo 'gātsavaśiṣṭhādyair jāmadagnyaṃ vijitya ca /AP_5.014cd/
ayodhyāṃ bharatobhyāgāt(4) saśatrughno yudhājitaḥ