Bālakāṇḍam - Aṣṭāviṃśa Sargaḥ
pratigr̥hya tatōstrāṇi prahr̥ṣṭavadanaś-śuciḥ
gacchannēva ca kākutstthō viśvāmitram-athābravīt 1
gr̥hītāstrōsmi bhagavan! durādharṣas-surairapi
astrāṇāṃ tvaham-icchāmi saṃhāraṃ munipuṅgava 2
ēvaṃ bruvati kākutstthē viśvāmitrō mahāmuniḥ
saṃhāraṃ vyājahārātha dhr̥timān suvratas-śuciḥ 3
satyavantaṃ satyakīrt i ṃ dhṛṣṭaṃ rab-hasam-ēva cha
prat i hārataraṃ nāma parāṅm uk-ham-avāṅm uk-ham 4
lakṣākṣav i ṣamāu chāiva dṛḍ-hanābh as unābh akāu
daśākṣaśatavakt rāu cha daśaśīr-ṣaśatōdarāu 5
padmanābh amahānābh āu dundunābh as unābh akāu
jyōt i ṣaṃ kṛśanaṃ chāiva nāirāś-yav i malāvub-hāu 6
yōgandhar-ahar i d rāu cha dāit-yapraśamanāu-tatthā
sāṛch i r-mālī d-hṛt i r-mālī vṛt-t i maan ruch i rastatthā 7
p i tṛsāumanasaṃ chāiva v id-hūtamakarāvub-hāu
karavīrakaraṃ chāiva d-hanad-hānyāu cha rāghava 8
kāmarūpaṃ kāmaruch iṃ mōhamāvaraṇaṃ tatthā
jṛmb-hakaṃ saṛvanābh am cha santānavaraṇāu tatthā 9
bhṛśāśvatanayān rāma bhāasvarān-kāmarūpiṇaḥ
pratīccha mama bhadraṃ tē pātrab-hūtōs i rāghava 10
bāḍhamityēva kākutstthaḥ prahr̥ṣṭēnāntarātmanā
divyabhāasvaradēhāśca mūr-timantassuk-hapradāḥ 11
kēc i d-aṅgārasadr̥śāḥ kēc i d-d-hūmōpamāstatthā
chandrārkasadr̥śāḥ kēc i t-prahvāñjal i puṭāstatthā 12
rāmaṃ prāñjalayō b-hūtvāb-r u van mad-hurab-hāṣ iṇaḥ
i-mē sma naraśārdūla śād-h i k iṃ karavāma tē 13
mānasāḥ kāṛyakālēṣ u sāhāy-yaṃ mē kar i ṣ-yat-ha
gaṃ-yatām-i t i tānāha yathēṣṭaṃ raghuna-ndanaḥ 14
atha tē rāmamāmant-rya kr̥t vā chāp i pradakṣ iṇam
ēvam-ast v i t i kākutst-ham-uktvājag-m ur-yathāgatam 15
sa cha tān rāghavō jñātvā v i śvāmit-raṃ mahām un i m
gacchannēvātha mad-h uraṃ ślakṣṇaṃ vachanam-ab-ravīt 16
kinnvētad-mēghasuṅkāśaṃ par-vatas-yāv i dūrataḥ
vṛkṣaṣaṇḍam-i tō b-hāt i paraṃ kāutūhalaṃ h i mē 17
dar-śanīyaṃ mṛgākīr-ṇaṃ manōramam-atīva cha
nānāprakāirāi-śśak untāir-valgunādāir-alaṅkr̥tam 18
n i ssṛtāḥ sma mun i śrēṣṭ-ha! kāntārād-rōmahar-ṣaṇāt
ana-yā tvavagach-chām i dēśasya s uk-havat-ta-yā 19
saṛvaṃ mē śaṃsa bhagavan! kas-yāśramapadaṃ t v i dam
samprāptā yatra tē pāpā bra-h-m ag-h-nā d uṣṭachar iṇaḥ 20
tava yajñasya v i g-h-nā-ya durātmānō mahām unē
bhagavan tasya kō dēśas-sā yat-ra tava yājñ i kī 21
rakṣ i tav-yā kr i-yā bra-h-man-mayā vad-h-yāś-cha rākṣasāḥ
ētatsaṛvaṃ mun i śrēṣṭ-ha! śrōt u-m ic-chām-y ahaṃ prab-hō 22
iti śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīyē ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē aṣṭāviṃśasargaḥ