Ramayana · Chapter 1.010

bhūya eva ca rājendra śṛṇu me vacanaṃ hitam
yathā sa devapravaraḥ kathāyām evam abravīt

ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jāto bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ
rājā daśaratho nāmnā śrīmān satyapratiśravaḥ

aṅgarājena sakhyaṃ ca tasya rājño bhaviṣyati
kanyā cāsya mahābhāgā śāntā nāma bhaviṣyati

putras tv aṅgasya rājñas tu lomapāda iti śrutaḥ
taṃ sa rājā daśaratho gamiṣyati mahāyaśāḥ

anapatyo 'smi dharmātmañ śāntābhartā mama kratum
āhareta tvayājñaptaḥ saṃtānārthaṃ kulasya ca

śrutvā rājño 'tha tad vākyaṃ manasā sa vicintya ca
pradāsyate putravantaṃ śāntā bhartāram ātmavān

pratigṛhya ca taṃ vipraṃ sa rājā vigatajvaraḥ
āhariṣyati taṃ yajñaṃ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā

taṃ ca rājā daśaratho yaṣṭukāmaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ
ṛśyaśṛṅgaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ varayiṣyati dharmavit

yajñārthaṃ prasavārthaṃ ca svargārthaṃ ca nareśvaraḥ
labhate ca sa taṃ kāmaṃ dvijamukhyād viśāṃ patiḥ

putrāś cāsya bhaviṣyanti catvāro 'mitavikramāḥ
vaṃśapratiṣṭhānakarāḥ sarvalokeṣu viśrutāḥ

evaṃ sa devapravaraḥ pūrvaṃ kathitavān kathām
sanatkumāro bhagavān purā devayuge prabhuḥ

sa tvaṃ puruṣaśārdūla tam ānaya susatkṛtam
svayam eva mahārāja gatvā sabalavāhanaḥ

anumānya vasiṣṭhaṃ ca sūtavākyaṃ niśamya ca
sāntaḥpuraḥ sahāmātyaḥ prayayau yatra sa dvijaḥ

vanāni saritaś caiva vyatikramya śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
abhicakrāma taṃ deśaṃ yatra vai munipuṃgavaḥ

āsādya taṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ lomapādasamīpagam
ṛṣiputraṃ dadarśādau dīpyamānam ivānalam

tato rājā yathānyāyaṃ pūjāṃ cakre viśeṣataḥ
sakhitvāt tasya vai rājñaḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā

lomapādena cākhyātam ṛṣiputrāya dhīmate
sakhyaṃ saṃbandhakaṃ caiva tadā taṃ pratyapūjayat

evaṃ susatkṛtas tena sahoṣitvā nararṣabhaḥ
saptāṣṭadivasān rājā rājānam idam abravīt

śāntā tava sutā rājan saha bhartrā viśāmpate
madīyaṃ nagaraṃ yātu kāryaṃ hi mahad udyatam

tatheti rājā saṃśrutya gamanaṃ tasya dhīmataḥ
uvāca vacanaṃ vipraṃ gaccha tvaṃ saha bhāryayā

ṛṣiputraḥ pratiśrutya tathety āha nṛpaṃ tadā
sa nṛpeṇābhyanujñātaḥ prayayau saha bhāryayā

tāv anyonyāñjaliṃ kṛtvā snehāt saṃśliṣya corasā
nanandatur daśaratho lomapādaś ca vīryavān

tataḥ suhṛdam āpṛcchya prasthito raghunandanaḥ
paurebhyaḥ preṣayām āsa dūtān vai śīghragāminaḥ
kriyatāṃ nagaraṃ sarvaṃ kṣipram eva svalaṃkṛtam

tataḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ paurās te śrutvā rājānam āgatam
tathā pracakrus tat sarvaṃ rājñā yat preṣitaṃ tadā

tataḥ svalaṃkṛtaṃ rājā nagaraṃ praviveśa ha
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaiḥ puraskṛtya dvijarṣabham

tataḥ pramuditāḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā taṃ nāgarā dvijam
praveśyamānaṃ satkṛtya narendreṇendrakarmaṇā

antaḥpuraṃ praveśyainaṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā tu śāstrataḥ
kṛtakṛtyaṃ tadātmānaṃ mene tasyopavāhanāt

antaḥpurāṇi sarvāṇi śāntāṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatām
saha bhartrā viśālākṣīṃ prītyānandam upāgaman

pūjyamānā ca tābhiḥ sā rājñā caiva viśeṣataḥ
uvāsa tatra sukhitā kaṃ cit kālaṃ saha dvijā