Ramayana · Chapter 1.040

putrāṃś ciragatāñ jñātvā sagaro raghunandana
naptāram abravīd rājā dīpyamānaṃ svatejasā

śūraś ca kṛtavidyaś ca pūrvais tulyo 'si tejasā
pitṝṇāṃ gatim anviccha yena cāśvo 'pahāritaḥ

antarbhaumāni sattvāni vīryavanti mahānti ca
teṣāṃ tvaṃ pratighātārthaṃ sāsiṃ gṛhṇīṣva kārmukam

abhivādyābhivādyāṃs tvaṃ hatvā vighnakarān api
siddhārthaḥ saṃnivartasva mama yajñasya pāragaḥ

evam ukto 'ṃśumān samyak sagareṇa mahātmanā
dhanur ādāya khaḍgaṃ ca jagāma laghuvikramaḥ

sa khātaṃ pitṛbhir mārgam antarbhaumaṃ mahātmabhiḥ
prāpadyata naraśreṣṭha tena rājñābhicoditaḥ

daityadānavarakṣobhiḥ piśācapatagoragaiḥ
pūjyamānaṃ mahātejā diśāgajam apaśyata

sa taṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā pṛṣṭvā caiva nirāmayam
pitṝn sa paripapraccha vājihartāram eva ca

diśāgajas tu tac chrutvā prītyāhāṃśumato vacaḥ
āsamañjakṛtārthas tvaṃ sahāśvaḥ śīghram eṣyasi

tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā sarvān eva diśāgajān
yathākramaṃ yathānyāyaṃ praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame

taiś ca sarvair diśāpālair vākyajñair vākyakovidaiḥ
pūjitaḥ sahayaś caiva gantāsīty abhicoditaḥ

teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā jagāma laghuvikramaḥ
bhasmarāśīkṛtā yatra pitaras tasya sāgarāḥ

sa duḥkhavaśam āpannas tv asamañjasutas tadā
cukrośa paramārtas tu vadhāt teṣāṃ suduḥkhitaḥ

yajñiyaṃ ca hayaṃ tatra carantam avidūrataḥ
dadarśa puruṣavyāghro duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ

dadarśa puruṣavyāghro kartukāmo jalakriyām
salilārthī mahātejā na cāpaśyaj jalāśayam

visārya nipuṇāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ tato 'paśyat khagādhipam
pitṝṇāṃ mātulaṃ rāma suparṇam anilopamam

sa cainam abravīd vākyaṃ vainateyo mahābalaḥ
mā śucaḥ puruṣavyāghra vadho 'yaṃ lokasaṃmataḥ

kapilenāprameyena dagdhā hīme mahābalāḥ
salilaṃ nārhasi prājña dātum eṣāṃ hi laukikam

gaṅgā himavato jyeṣṭhā duhitā puruṣarṣabha
bhasmarāśīkṛtān etān pāvayel lokapāvanī

tayā klinnam idaṃ bhasma gaṅgayā lokakāntayā
ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi svargalokaṃ nayiṣyati

gaccha cāśvaṃ mahābhāga saṃgṛhya puruṣarṣabha
yajñaṃ paitāmahaṃ vīra nirvartayitum arhasi

suparṇavacanaṃ śrutvā so 'ṃśumān ativīryavān
tvaritaṃ hayam ādāya punar āyān mahāyaśāḥ

tato rājānam āsādya dīkṣitaṃ raghunandana
nyavedayad yathāvṛttaṃ suparṇavacanaṃ tathā

tac chrutvā ghorasaṃkāśaṃ vākyam aṃśumato nṛpaḥ
yajñaṃ nirvartayām āsa yathākalpaṃ yathāvidhi

svapuraṃ cāgamac chrīmān iṣṭayajño mahīpatiḥ
gaṅgāyāś cāgame rājā niścayaṃ nādhyagacchata

agatvā niścayaṃ rājā kālena mahatā mahān
triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi rājyaṃ kṛtvā divaṃ gataḥ