Valmiki Ramayana 1.16.32: Bala Kanda, Sarga 16, Shloka 32
पायसप्रादुर्भावः · The Manifestation of the Divine Payasa and the Avatara Resolution
ततस्तु राजा प्रसमीक्ष्य ताः स्त्रियः प्ररूढगर्भाः प्रतिलब्धमानसः ।
बभूव हृष्टस्त्रिदिवे यथा हरिः सुरेन्द्रसिद्धर्षिगणाभिपूजितः ॥३२॥
tatas tu rājā prasamīkṣya tāḥ striyaḥ prarūḍha-garbhāḥ pratilabdha-mānasaḥ |
babhūva hṛṣṭas tridive yathā hariḥ surendra-siddharṣi-gaṇābhipūjitaḥ ||32||
राजा ने देखा कि उसकी रानियाँ अब बच्चे की माँ बनने वाली हैं। उसका दिल शांत हो गया और बहुत खुशी हुई। वो इतना खुश था जैसे इंद्र और रिशियों के बीच विष्णु स्वर्ग में बैठा हो।
The king now regained his composure of mind on seeing his pregnant wives. He looked delighted like Visnu worshipped by Indra, and hosts of siddhas and rishis.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে বালকাণ্ডে ষোডশস্সর্গ:৷৷Thus ends the sixteenth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epiccomposed by sage Valmiki.
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A ruler’s personal joy is harmonized with public duty: the prospect of heirs promises stability, continuity, and protection of the realm—key aims of rāja-dharma.
Daśaratha sees the queens pregnant and feels relief and happiness, marking the success of the rite and the coming births.
Composure and grateful rejoicing—his mind steadies (pratilabdha-mānasaḥ) as hope becomes assured.
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