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Sarg 48-Ahalyaa Uddhaar-1

Sumati asked about Raam and Lakshman - "Hey Muni, Who are these princes whose eyes are like lotus petals, who match the valor of Vishnu, who look like twin Devtaa Ashwinee Kumaar and who walk on these difficult paths with their soft feet? They look like Sun and Moon in the firmament. Whose princes are these and what is the purpose of their coming here? Please tell me." Vishwaamitra Jee said - "They are the princes of Raajaa Dasharath. They came to my Aashram to protect my Yagya from Raakshas." Then Raajaa Sumati respected them appropriately. They stayed there overnight and then Muni started towards Janak Puree in the morning. On the way to Mithilaa, they saw an abandoned Aashram in a large forest.

Raam asked - "Whose Aashram is this? Nobody seems to live here. Kindly tell me everything about it." Vishwaamitra Jee said - "Listen Raam, Now I tell you the story of this Aashram. This Aashram belongs to Muni Gautam. He did Tapasyaa here with his wife Ahalyaa for many long years. Once in the absence of Muni, Indra took Muni's form and came to Ahalyaa and said - "Devee, I am attracted to your beauty, so I want to have you. I do not want to have any child from you." Ahalyaa recognized him as Indra, but still she agreed and fulfilled his desire. Then she said - "Now you go soon so that you and I are safe." Hearing this as Indra started to leave the place, the then Maharshi entered the Aashram carrying Samidhaa (wood for Havan) and Kush grass.

Indra got frightened to see Muni. Muni said - "You have taken my form with a bad intention, so I give you Shaap that your testicles should fall on the ground." As Maharshi gave Shaap to thousand-eyed Indra, his testicles fell on the ground. Then Maharshi gave Shaap to Ahalyaa - "You also live in this Aashram for thousands of years, living here, without eating food, eating only Vaayu, unseen by the world and sleep on ashes. Thus you pass your time." Ahalyaa requested him to limit her Shaap period, then he said - "When Shree Raam will come here in this forest, then you will become sinless after having His Darshan. At that time I will return your beauty to you which will be kept with me till then." After saying thus, Gautam left this hermitage.

Sarg 49-Ahalyaa Uddhaar-2

After Indra's testicles had fallen, he went to Agni etc Devtaa and said - "I disturbed Maharshi Gautam's Tapasyaa to do Devtaa's work. Gautam has got angry, he has cursed his wife, and that is how his Tap is disturbed. So now you have to help me as I have accomplished Devtaa's work." Seeing his bad condition, all Devtaa with Marut etc went to Pitar Dev and said - "You have the testicles of ram, give them to him, because he does not have any. Although this ram will be without testicles, still it will give full satisfaction. From now on whoever humans will offer you ram without testicles you will bestow them with plenty of benefits." Pitar gave him the ram's testicles and Devtaa made Indra all right by implanting them to his.

Vishwaamitra Jee further said - "Hey Raam, Now you go to Maharshi's Aashram and do the Uddhaar of Ahalyaa - his wife." Raam went in the Aashram with Lakshman and saw that Devee Ahalyaa whose radiance was spreading all around. She was not seen to everybody because of Maharshi's Shaap. She was covered with dust. When her Shaap was over, they could see her. Raam and Lakshman touched her feet. She greeted them. All - Raam, Lakshman and Muni Gautam - got happy to see Ahalyaa in her former form. Devtaa showered flowers. Gautam also got very happy to reunite with his wife after a long long time.

Sarg 50-Raam in Mithilaa

Vishwaamitra Jee arrived in Mithilaa Puree with Raam and Lakshman. Raam did Darshan of many Rishi Muni who came there to see that Yagya. Raam said to Muni to select his staying place. Vishwaamitra Jee selected a lonely place where water was also nearby. Raajaa Janak came to welcome Muni with his ministers and Purohit Shataanand. Muni asked Raajaa's welfare. Raajaa also asked other Rishi's welfare, then he asked Muni - "I am fortunate to have you here. Tell me something about these two Tapaswee boys. Who are they?"

Vishwaamitra Jee said - "They are Raajaa Dasharath's  princes. I brought them to kill Raakshas who used to attack my Siddhaashram and to show them Mithilaa and Vishaal Nagaree. They have come to your city after giving Darshan to Ahilyaa and Gautam Rishi.

Sarg 51-Shataanand Asks About His Mother Ahalyaa

When Maharshi Gautam's son Shataanand Jee heard this, he got very happy. He asked Vishwaamitra Jee - "Did my mother meet my father? Did my parents worship Shree Raam methodically? Did you tell the story of Indra's bad Karm?" Vishwaamitra Jee said - "Hey Muni, Whatever I have done, I have done it within limits of Dharm. As Bhaargav (another name of Parashuraam's father Jamadagni) and Renukaa met, in the same way Gautam and Ahilyaa also met."

Shataanand Jee said to Raam - "I welcome you. There is no one else today as fortunate as you because Vishwaamitra Jee is your protector. Now I tell you how Kaushik (Vishwaamitra's another name) got his power of Tap. This glorious Vishwaamitra Jee is the son of Raajaa Gaadhi. he ruled for thousands of years. Once he wandered around on Prithvi with his one Akshauhinee army. During that period, he came to Vashishth Muni's Aashram. Thousands of living beings, Devtaa, Gandharv, Braahman etc used to live there. Many Rishi lived there only on water, or air, or leaves.

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