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श्रीरामानन्दाचार्यजन्मोत्सवकथा
Transmitted as chapters 131–135 of an Agastya-saṃhitā Bhaviṣya-khaṇḍa; attribution and antiquity contested
The checksum-controlled 2009 witness physically contains the complete five-chapter appendix, but its editor disputes the narrative's antiquity. The scan controls this excerpt; an electronic transcription was used only as a secondary collation aid.
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Chapter 131 · verse 1 · checked excerpt
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सिंहासने समासीनः सहितः सीतयानुजैः । अतसीकुसुमश्यामो रामो विजयतेऽनिशम् ॥ १ ॥
Seated upon the throne together with Sītā and his younger brothers, Rāma—dark as the blossom of the flax plant—is ever victorious.
Chapter 131 · verse 2 · checked excerpt
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स्वाश्रमे संश्रितं शिष्यैः प्रातर्हुतहुताशनम् । बोधयन्तं परं तत्त्वं तमगस्त्यं महामुनिम् ॥ २ ॥
In his own hermitage, attended by disciples, having made the morning offering into the fire and teaching the supreme reality—there was the great sage Agastya.
Chapter 131 · verse 3 · checked excerpt
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कृतक्षणः सुतीक्ष्णस्तमुपागम्य कृताञ्जलिः । पश्यन्वनानि रम्याणि विचरंश्च महामुनिः ॥ ३ ॥
Finding the fitting moment, the great sage Sutīkṣṇa approached him with joined palms, roaming on while beholding the delightful forests.
Chapter 131 · verse 4 · checked excerpt
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भाविनो नॄन् कलौ बुद्ध्वा विषयासक्तचेतसः । अज्ञानाल्पायुषः श्रीमच्छ्रीशाङ्घ्रिविमुखान्भुवि ॥ ४ ॥
Knowing the people yet to come in the Kali age—minds fastened upon sense objects, ignorant, short-lived, and on earth turned away from the feet of the glorious Lord of Śrī—
Chapter 131 · verse 5 · checked excerpt
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संसारार्णवसम्मग्नान् कृपालुर्मुनिसत्तमः । उद्धर्तुकामस्तांस्तस्मात् पृष्टवान् श्रेय उत्तमम् ॥ ५ ॥
sunk in the ocean of saṃsāra—the compassionate best of sages, wishing to raise them up, therefore asked about the highest good.
Chapter 131 · verse 6 · checked excerpt
Source PDF page 321 · speaker: Sutīkṣṇa
भगवन् मुनिशार्दूल सर्वज्ञ कलशोद्भव । नृणां श्रेयसि मूढानां श्रेयश्चिन्तय सुव्रत ॥ ६ ॥
Blessed one, tiger among sages, omniscient pot-born seer, you of noble vows: consider the highest good of people who are confused about what truly benefits them.
Chapter 131 · verse 7 · checked excerpt
Source PDF page 321 · speaker: Sutīkṣṇa
उपायं वद निश्चित्य तेषां श्रेयो यथा भवेत् । परोपकारनिरताः साधवो हि कृपालवः ॥ ७ ॥
Determine and tell a means by which their welfare may come about, for holy people are compassionate and wholly intent upon helping others.
Chapter 131 · verse 8 · checked excerpt
Source PDF page 321 · speaker: Agastya
कुम्भजोऽथ निशम्येत्थं वाचं मुनिसमीरिताम् । अल्पाक्षरमनल्पार्थं धर्मसम्प्रश्नभूषिताम् ॥ ८ ॥
Then the pot-born sage heard the speech thus uttered by the seer—few in syllables yet rich in meaning, adorned by a question concerning dharma.