Ramayana · Chapter 1.036

tapyamāne tapo deve devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ purā
senāpatim abhīpsantaḥ pitāmaham upāgaman

tato 'bruvan surāḥ sarve bhagavantaṃ pitāmaham
praṇipatya śubhaṃ vākyaṃ sendrāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ

yo naḥ senāpatir deva datto bhagavatā purā
sa tapaḥ param āsthāya tapyate sma sahomayā

yad atrānantaraṃ kāryaṃ lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
saṃvidhatsva vidhānajña tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ

devatānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā sarvalokapitāmahaḥ
sāntvayan madhurair vākyais tridaśān idam abravīt

śailaputryā yad uktaṃ tan na prajāsyatha patniṣu
tasyā vacanam akliṣṭaṃ satyam eva na saṃśayaḥ

iyam ākāśagā gaṅgā yasyāṃ putraṃ hutāśanaḥ
janayiṣyati devānāṃ senāpatim ariṃdamam

jyeṣṭhā śailendraduhitā mānayiṣyati taṃ sutam
umāyās tad bahumataṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kṛtārthā raghunandana
praṇipatya surāḥ sarve pitāmaham apūjayan

te gatvā parvataṃ rāma kailāsaṃ dhātumaṇḍitam
agniṃ niyojayām āsuḥ putrārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ

devakāryam idaṃ deva samādhatsva hutāśana
śailaputryāṃ mahātejo gaṅgāyāṃ teja utsṛja

devatānāṃ pratijñāya gaṅgām abhyetya pāvakaḥ
garbhaṃ dhāraya vai devi devatānām idaṃ priyam

ity etad vacanaṃ śrutvā divyaṃ rūpam adhārayat
sa tasyā mahimāṃ dṛṣṭvā samantād avakīryata

samantatas tadā devīm abhyaṣiñcata pāvakaḥ
sarvasrotāṃsi pūrṇāni gaṅgāyā raghunandana

tam uvāca tato gaṅgā sarvadevapurohitam
aśaktā dhāraṇe deva tava tejaḥ samuddhatam
dahyamānāgninā tena saṃpravyathitacetanā

athābravīd idaṃ gaṅgāṃ sarvadevahutāśanaḥ
iha haimavate pāde garbho 'yaṃ saṃniveśyatām

śrutvā tv agnivaco gaṅgā taṃ garbham atibhāsvaram
utsasarja mahātejāḥ srotobhyo hi tadānagha

yad asyā nirgataṃ tasmāt taptajāmbūnadaprabham
kāñcanaṃ dharaṇīṃ prāptaṃ hiraṇyam amalaṃ śubham

tāmraṃ kārṣṇāyasaṃ caiva taikṣṇyād evābhijāyata
malaṃ tasyābhavat tatra trapusīsakam eva ca

tad etad dharaṇīṃ prāpya nānādhātur avardhata

nikṣiptamātre garbhe tu tejobhir abhirañjitam
sarvaṃ parvatasaṃnaddhaṃ sauvarṇam abhavad vanam

jātarūpam iti khyātaṃ tadā prabhṛti rāghava
suvarṇaṃ puruṣavyāghra hutāśanasamaprabham

taṃ kumāraṃ tato jātaṃ sendrāḥ sahamarudgaṇāḥ
kṣīrasaṃbhāvanārthāya kṛttikāḥ samayojayan

tāḥ kṣīraṃ jātamātrasya kṛtvā samayam uttamam
daduḥ putro 'yam asmākaṃ sarvāsām iti niścitāḥ

tatas tu devatāḥ sarvāḥ kārtikeya iti bruvan
putras trailokya vikhyāto bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā skannaṃ garbhaparisrave
snāpayan parayā lakṣmyā dīpyamānam ivānalam

skanda ity abruvan devāḥ skannaṃ garbhaparisravāt
kārtikeyaṃ mahābhāgaṃ kākutsthajvalanopamam

prādurbhūtaṃ tataḥ kṣīraṃ kṛttikānām anuttamam
ṣaṇṇāṃ ṣaḍānano bhūtvā jagrāha stanajaṃ payaḥ

gṛhītvā kṣīram ekāhnā sukumāra vapus tadā
ajayat svena vīryeṇa daityasainyagaṇān vibhuḥ

surasenāgaṇapatiṃ tatas tam amaladyutim
abhyaṣiñcan suragaṇāḥ sametyāgnipurogamāḥ

eṣa te rāma gaṅgāyā vistaro 'bhihito mayā
kumārasaṃbhavaś caiva dhanyaḥ puṇyas tathaiva ca