Prakarana 13
भक्ति का जन्म-चरण: जिज्ञासा (प्रश्न) से श्रद्धा, फिर श्रद्धा से शरणागति। बालकाण्ड ‘सोपान’ में साधक को ‘कथा-प्रवेश’ का अधिकार देता है—जहाँ अहं-रहित प्रश्न (उमा) और कृपा-समाधान (शंकर) से मानस-सर में प्रथम अवगाहन होता है। यहाँ रामावतार का हेतु ‘धर्म-स्थापन’ मात्र नहीं, ‘भक्त-हित’ और ‘माया-विनय’ भी है—अर्थात् मुक्ति-सीढ़ी की पहली पायदान: मोह-नाश और राम-स्वरूप-परिचय।
In this section the main current of rasa is śānta and adbhuta, with a subtle understream of karuṇa. Umā’s removal of delusion (“moh is dispelled”) signals the diminishing of the seeker’s inner darkness—listening to the kathā itself becomes sādhana. Śaṅkara appears here as Guru: he calls Rāma “Brahman—pure Consciousness, imperishable,” establishing nirguṇa Truth; and then explains that the same Brahman assumes human form—saguṇa līlā—for the devotee’s good and the protection of dharma. The ensuing Purāṇic links—Jaya-Vijaya, Jalandhara-Rāvaṇa, the Nārada episode—make the cause of avatāra multi-layered: karma and its fruit, curse and boon, and the justice of līlā. In this way, this portion of Bālakāṇḍa establishes together both “kathā-pramāṇa” (in accord with Veda and Purāṇa) and “bhakti-pramāṇa” (crossing saṁsāra through hearing the Name and qualities)—a doorway into the Manas’ theology.
Verses
Chaupai 120.1-4
ससि कर सम सुनि गिरा तुम्हारी।मिटा मोह सरदातप भारी।।
तुम्ह कृपाल सबु संसउ हरेऊ।राम स्वरुप जानि मोहि परेऊ।।
नाथ कृपाँ अब गयउ बिषादा।सुखी भयउँ प्रभु चरन प्रसादा।।
अब मोहि आपनि किंकरि जानी।जदपि सहज जड नारि अयानी।।
प्रथम जो मैं पूछा सोइ कहहू।जौं मो पर प्रसन्न प्रभु अहहू।।
राम ब्रह्म चिनमय अबिनासी।सर्ब रहित सब उर पुर बासी।।
नाथ धरेउ नरतनु केहि हेतू।मोहि समुझाइ कहहु बृषकेतू।।
उमा बचन सुनि परम बिनीता।रामकथा पर प्रीति पुनीता।।
sasi-kara-sama suni girā tumhārī |miṭā moha sarad-ātapa bhārī ||
tumha kṛpāla sabu saṃsau hareū |rāma-svarūpa jāni mohi pareū ||
nātha kṛpā̃ aba gayau biṣādā |sukhī bhayauṁ prabhu carana prasādā ||
aba mohi āpani kiṃkarī jānī |jadapi sahaja jaḍa nāri ayānī ||
prathama jo maiṁ pūchā soi kahahū |jauṁ mo-para prasanna prabhu ahahū ||
rāma brahma cinamaya abināsī |sarba-rahita saba ura pura bāsī ||
nātha dhareu nara-tanu kehi hetū |mohi samujhāi kahahu bṛṣaketū ||
umā bacana suni parama binītā |rāma-kathā para prīti punītā ||
Hearing your words, cool as the rays of the moon, my great delusion, like the heavy heat of autumn, has vanished. You, the compassionate, have removed every doubt, and now I have come to know the true nature of Rama. Lord, by your grace my sorrow is gone, and by the favor of your feet I am happy. Now regard me as your own handmaid, though I am by nature a dull and ignorant woman. If you, my lord, are pleased with me, then answer what I first asked. Rama is Brahma, pure consciousness, imperishable, free from every attribute, and dwelling in the city of every heart. Lord, for what reason did he assume a human body? Explain this to me, O Lord whose banner bears the bull. Hearing the words of Uma, so utterly humble, and her pure love for the story of Rama,
Doha 120(क), Soratha 120(ख)-(घ)
हियँ हरषे कामारि तब संकर सहज सुजान।बहु बिधि उमहि प्रसंसि पुनि बोले कृपानिधान।।120(क)।।
सुनु सुभ कथा भवानि रामचरितमानस बिमल।कहा भुसुंडि बखानि सुना बिहग नायक गरुड।।120(ख)।।
सो संबाद उदार जेहि बिधि भा आगें कहब।सुनहु राम अवतार चरित परम सुंदर अनघ।।120(ग)।।
हरि गुन नाम अपार कथा रूप अगनित अमित।मैं निज मति अनुसार कहउँ उमा सादर सुनहु।।120(घ)।।
hiyaṁ haraṣe kāmāri taba śaṅkara sahaja sujāna |bahu bidhi umahi prasaṁsi puni bole kṛpānidhāna ||120(ka)||
sunu subha kathā bhavāni rāmacaritamānasa bimala |kahā bhusuṇḍi bakhāni sunā bihaga-nāyaka garuḍa ||120(kha)||
so saṁbāda udāra jehi bidhi bhā āgẽ kahaba |sunahu rāma avatāra carita parama suṁdara anagha ||120(ga)||
hari guna nāma apāra kathā rūpa aganita amita |maiṁ nija mati anusāra kahauṁ umā sādara sunahu ||120(gha)||
Then Shankara, the foe of Kama, who is wise by nature, rejoiced in his heart. Praising Uma in many ways, the Lord, the storehouse of compassion, spoke again. Listen, Bhavani, to the auspicious tale of the pure Ramcharitmanas, which Bhushundi told in full and which Garuda, the king of birds, heard. I will tell later how that noble dialogue came about. For now listen to the incarnation of Rama and his deeds, supremely beautiful and sinless. The virtues and names of Hari are endless, and his stories and forms are countless and immeasurable. I will tell them according to my own understanding; listen with reverence, Uma.
Chaupai 121.1-4
सुनु गिरिजा हरिचरित सुहाए।बिपुल बिसद निगमागम गाए।।
हरि अवतार हेतु जेहि होई।इदमित्थं कहि जाइ न सोई।।
राम अर्तक्य बुद्धि मन बानी।मत हमार अस सुनहि सयानी।।
तदपि संत मुनि बेद पुराना।जस कछु कहहिं स्वमति अनुमाना।।
तस मैं सुमुखि सुनावउँ तोही।समुझि परइ जस कारन मोही।।
जब जब होइ धरम कै हानी।बाढहिं असुर अधम अभिमानी।।
करहिं अनीति जाइ नहिं बरनी।सीदहिं बिप्र धेनु सुर धरनी।।
तब तब प्रभु धरि बिबिध सरीरा।हरहि कृपानिधि सज्जन पीरा।।
sunu girijā haricarita suhāe |bipula bisada nigamāgama gāe ||
hari avatāra hetu jehi hoī |idam-itthaṃ kahi jāi na soī ||
rāma a-tarakya buddhi mana bānī |mata hamāra asa sunahi sayānī ||
tadapi santa muni beda purānā |jasa kachu kahahiṃ sva-mati anumānā ||
tasa maiṃ sumukhi sunāvuṁ tohī |samujhi parai jasu kārana mohī ||
jaba-jaba hoi dharama kai hānī |bāḍhahiṃ asura adhama abhimānī ||
karahiṃ anīti jāi nahiṃ baranī |sīdahiṃ bipra dhenu sura dharanī ||
taba-taba prabhu dhari bibidha sarīrā |harahiṃ kṛpānidhi sajjana pīrā ||
Listen, Girija: the stories of Hari's deeds are lovely, vast and pure, and the Vedas and the Agamas have sung them. The cause of Hari's incarnation cannot be stated with the assurance of saying "it is just so and no other." Rama is beyond the reach of reasoning, of intellect, of mind and of speech. Such is my opinion; hear it, wise lady. Even so, whatever the saints, the sages, the Vedas and the Puranas have said, each according to his own understanding and inference, so, fair-faced one, I will tell it to you, as the cause appears to me on reflection. Whenever righteousness declines, and base and proud demons multiply, and commit injustice beyond description, and the Brahmans, the cows, the gods and the earth are oppressed, then each time the Lord, the treasury of mercy, assumes various bodies and removes the sufferings of the good.
Doha 121
असुर मारि थापहिं सुरन्ह राखहिं निज श्रुति सेतु।जग बिस्तारहिं बिसद जस राम जन्म कर हेतु।।121।।
asura māri thāpahiṁ suranha rākha-hiṁ nija śruti setu |jaga bistārahiṁ bisada jasa rāma janma kara hetu ||121||
He slays the demons and establishes the gods in their place; he protects his own Vedas, the bridge of righteousness; and he spreads his spotless fame through the world. Such is the cause of Rama's birth.
Chaupai 122.1-4
सोइ जस गाइ भगत भव तरहीं।कृपासिंधु जन हित तनु धरहीं।।
राम जनम के हेतु अनेका।परम बिचित्र एक तें एका।।
जनम एक दुइ कहउँ बखानी।सावधान सुनु सुमति भवानी।।
द्वारपाल हरि के प्रिय दोऊ।जय अरु बिजय जान सब कोऊ।।
बिप्र श्राप तें दूनउ भाई।तामस असुर देह तिन्ह पाई।।
कनककसिपु अरु हाटक लोचन।जगत बिदित सुरपति मद मोचन।।
बिजई समर बीर बिख्याता।धरि बराह बपु एक निपाता।।
होइ नरहरि दूसर पुनि मारा।जन प्रहलाद सुजस बिस्तारा।।
soi jasa gāi bhagata bhava tarahīṁ |kṛpāsiṁdhu jana-hita tanu dharahīṁ ||
rāma janama ke hetu anekā |parama bicitra eka tēṁ ekā ||
janama eka dui kahuṁ bakhānī |sāvadhāna sunu sumati bhavānī ||
dvārapāla hari ke priya doū |jaya aru vijaya jāna saba koū ||
bipra śrāpa tēṁ dūnau bhāī |tāmasa asura deha tinh pāī ||
kanakakasipu aru hāṭaka-locana |jagata bidita surapati mada mocana ||
vijayī samara bīra bikhyātā |dhari barāha bapu eka nipātā ||
hoi narahari dūsara puni mārā |jana prahalāda sujasa bistārā ||
Singing that very glory, the devotees cross over the ocean of worldly existence; the ocean of compassion takes on a body for the good of his servants. The reasons for Rama's births are many, each more wondrous than the one before. I will describe one or two of those births in detail; listen attentively, O wise Bhavani. Hari had two dear doorkeepers, Jaya and Vijaya, known to everyone. By a Brahmin's curse both brothers took on the bodies of demons, full of darkness and passion. They were Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha, famed throughout the world as breakers of the pride of the lord of the gods. Both were conquerors in battle and renowned heroes; assuming the form of a boar, the Lord slew one of them. Then, becoming the Man-lion, he killed the other, and spread abroad the good fame of his servant Prahlada.
Doha 122
भए निसाचर जाइ तेइ महाबीर बलवान।कुंभकरन रावण सुभट सुर बिजई जग जान।।122।।
bhae nisācara jāi tei mahābīra balavāna |kumbhakarana rāvaṇa subhaṭa sura-bijayī jaga jāna ||122||
The same two went and were born as demons, mighty and powerful heroes: Kumbhakarna and Ravana, brave warriors, known throughout the world as conquerors of the gods.
Chaupai 123.1-4
मुकुत न भए हते भगवाना।तीनि जनम द्विज बचन प्रवाना।।
एक बार तिन्ह के हित लागी।धरेउ सरीर भगत अनुरागी।।
कस्यप अदिति तहाँ पितु माता।दसरथ कौसल्या बिख्याता।।
एक कलप एहि बिधि अवतारा।चरित्र पवित्र किए संसारा।।
एक कलप सुर देखि दुखारे।समर जलंधर सन सब हारे।।
संभु कीन्ह संग्राम अपारा।दनुज महाबल मरइ न मारा।।
परम सती असुराधिप नारी।तेहि बल ताहि न जितहिं पुरारी।।
mukuta na bhae hate bhagavānā |tīni janama dvija bacana pravānā ||
eka bāra tinha ke hita lāgī |dhareu sarīra bhagata anurāgī ||
kaśyapa aditi tahā̃ pitu mātā |dasaratha kausalya bikhyātā ||
eka kalapa ehi bidhi avatārā |caritra pavitra kie saṃsārā ||
eka kalapa sur dekhi dukhāre |samara jalaṃdhara sana saba hāre ||
saṃbhu kīnha saṅgrāma apārā |danuja mahābala marai na mārā ||
parama satī asurādhipa nārī |tehi bala tāhi na jitahiṃ purārī ||
Though the Lord slew them, they were not liberated, for the Brahmin's word, that they must take three births, had to be fulfilled. Once, for their sake, the Lord, who loves his devotees, took a bodily form. There Kashyapa and Aditi were his father and mother, renowned as Dasharatha and Kausalya. In one kalpa the incarnation took place in this way, and his sacred deeds made the world pure. In another kalpa the gods, seeing themselves distressed, fought against Jalandhara and were all defeated. Shambhu waged boundless war, but the mighty demon could not be killed, though he was struck. The wife of that lord of the demons was supremely chaste; by the strength of her virtue, the Destroyer of the Cities could not conquer him.
Doha 123
छल करि टारेउ तासु ब्रत प्रभु सुर कारज कीन्ह।जब तेहि जानेउ मरम तब श्राप कोप करि दीन्ह।।123।।
chala kari ṭāreu tāsu brata prabhu sura kāraja kīnhā |jaba tehi jāneu marama taba śrāpa kopa kari dīnhā ||123||
By a trick the Lord broke her vow and accomplished the work of the gods. When she learned the secret of it, she grew angry and pronounced a curse.
Chaupai 124.1-4
तासु श्राप हरि दीन्ह प्रमाना।कौतुकनिधि कृपाल भगवाना।।
तहाँ जलंधर रावन भयऊ।रन हति राम परम पद दयऊ।।
एक जनम कर कारन एहा।जेहि लागि राम धरी नरदेहा।।
प्रति अवतार कथा प्रभु केरी।सुनु मुनि बरनी कबिन्ह घनेरी।।
नारद श्राप दीन्ह एक बारा।कलप एक तेहि लगि अवतारा।।
गिरिजा चकित भई सुनि बानी।नारद बिष्नुभगत पुनि ग्यानि।।
कारन कवन श्राप मुनि दीन्हा।का अपराध रमापति कीन्हा।।
यह प्रसंग मोहि कहहु पुरारी।मुनि मन मोह आचरज भारी।।
tāsu śrāpa hari dīnha pramānā.kautuka-nidhi kṛpāla bhagavānā..
tahā̃ jalaṃdhara rāvaṇa bhayū.rana hati rāma parama pada dayū..
eka janama kara kārana ehā.jehi lāgi rāma dharī nara-dehā..
prati avatāra kathā prabhu kerī.sunu muni baranī kabi-nha ghanerī..
nārada śrāpa dīnha eka bārā.kalapa eka tehi lagi avatārā..
girijā cakita bhaī suni bānī.nārada biṣṇu-bhagata puni gyānī..
kārana kavan śrāpa muni dīnhā.kā aparādha ramā-pati kīnhā..
yaha prasaṅga mohi kahahu purārī.muni mana moha ācaraja bhārī..
Hari, the gracious Lord God, who is a treasure of sport, accepted her curse and made it true. There Jalandhara was born as Ravana, and Rama, having slain him in battle, granted him the supreme state. This is the reason for one birth, for which Rama took a human body. Listen, sage: the poets have told many tales of the Lord for each of his incarnations. Once Narada cursed him, and for that reason there was an incarnation in one cycle of the world. Girija was astonished at hearing these words: Narada is a devotee of Vishnu, and a wise one besides. For what reason did the sage utter a curse? What offence had the Lord of Lakshmi (Vishnu) committed? Tell me this episode, O Slayer of Pura: that the sage's mind was deluded is a great wonder.
Doha 124(क), Soratha 124(ख)
बोले बिहसि महेस तब ग्यानी मूढ़ न कोइ।जेहि जस रघुपति करहिं जब सो तस तेहि छन होइ।।124(क)।।
कहउँ राम गुन गाथ भरद्वाज सादर सुनहु।भव भंजन रघुनाथ भजु तुलसी तजि मान मद।।124(ख)।।
bole bihasi mahesa taba gyānī mūṛha na koi |jehi jasa raghupati karahiṃ jaba so tasa tehi chana hoi ||124(ka)||
kahauṃ rāma guna gātha bharadvāja sādara sunahu |bhava-bhañjana raghunātha bhaju tulasī taji māna mada ||124(kha)||
Then Mahesha said with a smile: No one is truly wise or truly foolish in himself; whatever the Lord of the Raghus makes of a person at any time, that he becomes in that very moment. I tell the tale of Rama's virtues; listen to it with reverence, Bharadvaja. O Tulsi, give up pride and arrogance, and worship Rama, the Lord of the Raghus, the destroyer of rebirth.
Chaupai 125.1-4
हिमगिरि गुहा एक अति पावनि।बह समीप सुरसरी सुहावनि।।
आश्रम परम पुनीत सुहावा।देखि देवरिषि मन अति भावा।।
निरखि सैल सरि बिपिन बिभागा।भयउ रमापति पद अनुरागा।।
सुमिरत हरिहि श्राप गति बाधी।सहज बिमल मन लागि समाधी।।
मुनि गति देखि सुरेस डेराना।कामहि बोलि कीन्ह सनमाना।।
सहित सहाय जाहु मम हेतू।चकेउ हरषि हियँ जलचरकेतू।।
सुनासीर मन महुँ असि त्रासा।चहत देवरिषि मम पुर बासा।।
जे कामी लोलुप जग माहीं।कुटिल काक इव सबहि डेराहीं।।
himagiri guhā eka ati pāvani |baha samīpa surasarī suhāvani ||
āśrama parama punīta suhāvā |dekhi devar̥ṣi mana ati bhāvā ||
nirakhi saila sari bipina bibhāgā |bhayu ramāpati pada anurāgā ||
sumirata harihi śrāpa gati bādhī |sahaja bimala mana lāgi samādhī ||
muni gati dekhi sureśa ḍerānā |kāmahi boli kīnha sanamānā ||
sahita sahāya jāhu mama hetū |cakeu haraṣi hiyaṁ jalacaraketū ||
sunāsīra mana mahuṁ asi trāsā |cahata devar̥ṣi mama pura bāsā ||
je kāmī lolupa jaga māhīṁ |kuṭila kāka iva sabahi ḍerāhīṁ ||
In the Himalaya there was a cave, exceedingly holy, and near it flowed the lovely river of the gods, the Ganga. The hermitage was supremely pure and beautiful, and the divine sage Narada was greatly delighted at the sight of it. As he gazed at the mountains, the river and the different parts of the forest, love arose in him for the feet of Vishnu, the husband of Rama (Lakshmi). As he remembered Hari, the curse's hold was checked, and his mind, naturally pure, fell into trance. Seeing the sage's state, Indra, the lord of the gods, was afraid; he called Kama and received him with honor. "Go, with your helpers, for my sake." Hearing this, the god of love, whose banner bears the fish, was astonished, and glad in his heart. Such was the dread in Indra's mind: "The divine sage wants to take up his dwelling in my city." Those in the world who are lustful and greedy are afraid of everyone, like the crafty crow.
Doha 125
सुख हाड़ लै भाग सठ स्वान निरखि मृगराज।छीनि लेइ जनि जान जड़ तिमि सुरपतिहि न लाज।।125।।
sukha hāṛa lai bhāga saṭha svāna nirakhi mṛgarāja |chīni lei jani jāna jaṛa timi surapatihi na lāja ||125||
As a foolish dog, seeing the king of beasts, runs off with a dry bone in its mouth, fearing the lion will snatch it away, so the dullard Indra, lord of the gods, felt no shame.
Chaupai 126.1-4
तेहि आश्रमहिं मदन जब गयऊ।निज मायाँ बसंत निरमयऊ।।
कुसुमित बिबिध बिटप बहुरंगा।कूजहिं कोकिल गुंजहि भृंगा।।
चली सुहावनि त्रिबिध बयारी।काम कृसानु बढ़ावनिहारी।।
रंभादिक सुरनारि नबीना।सकल असमसर कला प्रबीना।।
करहिं गान बहु तान तरंगा।बहुबिधि क्रीड़हि पानि पतंगा।।
देखि सहाय मदन हरषाना।कीन्हेसि पुनि प्रपंच बिधि नाना।।
काम कला कछु मुनिहि न ब्यापी।निज भयँ डरेउ मनोभव पापी।।
सीम कि चाँपि सकइ कोउ तासु।बड़ रखवार रमापति जासू।।
tehi āśramahiṁ madana jaba gayaū |nija māyāṁ basanta niramayaū ||
kusumita bibidha biṭapa bahuraṅgā |kūjahiṁ kokila guṁjahi bhṛṅgā ||
calī suhāvani tribidha bayārī |kāma kṛsānu baṛhāvanihārī ||
raṁbhādika suranāri nabīnā |sakala asamasara kalā prabīnā ||
karahiṁ gāna bahu tāna taraṅgā |bahubidhi krīṛahi pāni pataṅgā ||
dekhi sahāya madana haraṣānā |kīnhesi puni prapaṁca bidhi nānā ||
kāma kalā kachu munihi na byāpī |nija bhayaṁ ḍareu manobhava pāpī ||
sīma ki cāṁpi sakai kou tāsu |baṛa rakhavāra ramāpati jāsu ||
When Kama, the god of love, came to that hermitage, he created a spring by his own illusive power. Trees of many kinds and many colors burst into bloom; cuckoos sang and bees hummed. A delightful breeze, cool, soft and fragrant, began to blow, fanning the fire of desire. Rambha and other young heavenly women, all of them skilled in the arts of the god of the five arrows, sang songs with many waves of melody, and played in many ways, their hands moving like fluttering kites. Seeing his helpers, Kama was delighted, and then he practiced many kinds of tricks. But none of Kama's arts had any effect on the sage, and the sinful god of the mind trembled with fear for himself. Can anyone trample on the bounds of one whose great guardian is Ramapati, the Lord of Lakshmi?
Doha 126
सहित सहाय सभीत अति मानि हारि मन मैन।गहेसि जाइ मुनि चरन तब कहि सुठि आरत बैन।।126।।
sahita sahāya sabhīta ati māni hāri mana maina |gahesi jāi muni carana taba kahi suṭhi ārata baina ||126||
Terrified, together with his companions, Kama admitted defeat in his heart. Then he went and clasped the sage's feet, speaking words of deep distress.
Chaupai 127.1-4
भयउ न नारद मन कछु रोषा।कहि प्रिय बचन काम परितोषा।।
नाइ चरन सिरु आयसु पाई।गयउ मदन तब सहित सहाई।।
मुनि सुसीलता आपनि करनी।सुरपति सभाँ जाइ सब बरनी।।
सुनि सब कें मन अचरजु आवा।मुनिहि प्रसंसि हरिहि सिरु नावा।।
तब नारद गवने सिव पाहीं।जिता काम अहमिति मन माहीं।।
मार चरित संकरहिं सुनाए।अतिप्रिय जानि महेस सिखाए।।
बार बार बिनवउँ मुनि तोहीं।जिमि यह कथा सुनायहु मोहीं।।
तिमि जनि हरिहि सुनावहु कबहूँ।चलेहुँ प्रसंग दुराएडु तबहूँ।।
bhayu na nārada mana kachu roṣā |kahi priya bacana kāma paritoṣā ||
nāi carana siru āyasu pāī |gayu madana taba sahita sahāī ||
muni susīlatā āpani karanī |surapati sabhā̃ jāi saba baranī ||
suni saba keṁ mana acaraju āvā |munihi prasaṁsi harihi siru nāvā ||
taba nārada gavane siva pāhī̃ |jitā kāma ahamiti mana māhī̃ ||
māra carita saṅkarahi sunāe |atipriya jāni mahesa sikhāe ||
bāra bāra binavaũ muni tohī̃ |jimi yaha kathā sunāyahu mohī̃ ||
timi jani harihi sunāvahu kabahū̃ |calehũ prasaṅga durāeḍu tabahū̃ ||
No anger arose in Narada's mind; he spoke kind words and comforted Kama. Bowing his head at the sage's feet and taking his leave, Madana then departed with his companions. He went to the court of Indra, the lord of the gods, and described it all: the sage's great gentleness and his own deed. Hearing it, everyone was filled with wonder; they praised the sage and bowed their heads to Hari. Then Narada went to Shiva, with the conceit in his mind that he had conquered Kama. He told Shankara the whole story of Kama's attempt; and Mahesha, knowing him to be very dear, gave him instruction. "Again and again I entreat you, sage: the story that you have told me just now, never tell it so to Hari. Even if the subject should come up, keep it hidden then."
Doha 127
संभु दीन्ह उपदेस हित नहिं नारदहि सोहान।भारद्वाज कौतुक सुनहु हरि इच्छा बलवान।।127।।
Śambhu dīnha upadesa hita nahiṁ Nārada-hi sohāna.Bhāradvāja kautuka sunahu Hari icchā balavāna ||127||
The counsel that Shambhu gave for his good did not please Narada. Listen, Bharadvaja, to this wonder: the will of Hari is mighty.
Chaupai 128.1-4
राम कीन्ह चाहहिं सोइ होई।करै अन्यथा अस नहिं कोई।।
संभु बचन मुनि मन नहिं भाए।तब बिरंचि के लोक सिधाए।।
एक बार करतल बर बीना।गावत हरि गुन गान प्रबीना।।
छीरसिंधु गवने मुनिनाथा।जहँ बस श्रीनिवास श्रुतिमाथा।।
हरषि मिले उठि रमानिकेता।बैठे आसन रिषिहि समेता।।
बोले बिहसि चराचर राया।बहुते दिनन कीन्हि मुनि दाया।।
काम चरित नारद सब भाषे।जद्यपि प्रथम बरजि सिवँ राखे।।
अति प्रचंड रघुपति कै माया।जेहि न मोह अस को जग जाया।।
rāma kīnha cāhahĩ soi hoī |karai anyathā asa nahĩ koī ||
śambhu bacana muni mana nahĩ bhāe |taba birañci ke loka sidhāe ||
eka bāra karatala bara bīnā |gāvata hari guna gāna prabīnā ||
chīrasindhu gavane munināthā |jahã basa śrīnivāsa śrutimāthā ||
haraṣi mile uṭhi ramāniketā |baiṭhe āsana riṣihi sametā ||
bole bihasi carācara rāyā |bahute dinana kīnha muni dāyā ||
kāma carita nārada saba bhāṣe |jadyapi prathama baraji sivam̐ rākhē ||
ati pracaṇḍa raghupati kai māyā |jehi na moha asa ko jaga jāyā ||
Whatever Rama wishes to be done, that alone comes to pass; no one can make it otherwise. Shambhu's words did not please the sage's mind, and so he set out for the realm of Brahma. Once, holding his fine lute in his hand and skilled in singing the praises of Hari, the lord of sages went to the Ocean of Milk, where dwells Shrinivasa, the crown of the Vedas. The Lord, the abode of Rama, rose and met him with joy, and sat down on a seat together with the sage. The King of all things moving and unmoving said with a smile, "Sage, after many days you have shown me this kindness." Narada related the whole story of Kama's doings, although Shiva had earlier forbidden him and held him back. The illusion of the Lord of the Raghus is exceedingly mighty; who born in the world is there that it does not delude?
Doha 128
रूख बदन करि बचन मृदु बोले श्रीभगवान।तुम्हरे सुमिरन तें मिटहिं मोह मार मद मान।।128।।
rūkh badana kari bacana mṛdu bole śrī-bhagavāna |tumhare sumirana tē miṭahiṃ moha māra mada māna ||128||
Putting on a stern face, yet speaking gentle words, the Blessed Lord said: "By remembering you, delusion, lust, intoxication and pride are all destroyed."
Chaupai 129.1-4
सुनु मुनि मोह होइ मन ताकें।ग्यान बिराग हृदय नहिं जाके।।
ब्रह्मचरज ब्रत रत मतिधीरा।तुम्हहि कि करइ मनोभव पीरा।।
नारद कहेउ सहित अभिमाना।कृपा तुम्हारि सकल भगवाना।।
करुनानिधि मन दीख बिचारी।उर अंकुरेउ गरब तरु भारी।।
बेगि सो मै डारिहउँ उखारी।पन हमार सेवक हितकारी।।
मुनि कर हित मम कौतुक होई।अवसि उपाय करबि मै सोई।।
तब नारद हरि पद सिर नाई।चले हृदयँ अहमिति अधिकाई।।
श्रीपति निज माया तब प्रेरी।सुनहु कठिन करनी तेहि केरी।।
sunu muni moha hoi mana tākeṁ |gyāna birāga hṛdaya nahiṁ jākeṁ ||
brahmacaraja brata rata mati-dhīrā |tumhahi ki karai manobhava pīrā ||
nārada kaheu sahita abhimānā |kṛpā tumhāri sakala bhagavānā ||
karuṇānidhi mana dīkha bicārī |ura aṅkureu garaba taru bhārī ||
begi so mai ḍārihauṁ ukhārī |pana hamāra sevaka hitakārī ||
muni kara hita mama kautuka hoī |avasi upāya karabi mai soī ||
taba nārada hari pada sira nāī |cale hṛdayaṁ ahamiti adhikāī ||
śrīpati nija māyā taba prerī |sunahu kaṭhina karanī tehi kerī ||
Listen, sage: delusion arises in the mind of one in whose heart there is no knowledge and no dispassion. You are devoted to the vow of celibacy and steadfast in mind; how could the pain of love trouble you? Narada replied with pride, "Lord, it is all by your grace." The Lord, the treasury of compassion, looked into his mind and saw that a great tree of pride had sprouted in his heart. "I will quickly pull it up by the roots; it is my vow to do good to my servants." "For the sage's good I will make some sport; I will surely devise a means to do it." Then Narada bowed his head at Hari's feet and departed, with a swelling sense of self-importance in his heart. Then the Lord of Lakshmi sent forth his own Maya. Listen to the hard, strange deeds of hers.
Doha 129
बिरचेउ मग महुँ नगर तेहिं सत जोजन बिस्तार।श्रीनिवासपुर तें अधिक रचना बिबिध प्रकार।।129।।
biraceu maga mahũ nagara tehĩ sata jojana bistāra |śrīnivāsapura tẽ adhika racanā bibidha prakāra ||129||
On the road he created a city a hundred yojanas in extent, and its construction, of many kinds, was finer even than the city of Shrinivasa.
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सामान्य मानस-पारायण में ‘राम’ नाम-सम्पुट (जैसे ‘श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम’) या ‘सीता-राम’ सम्पुट प्रचलित है; इस खंड में विशेषतः ‘भव भंजन रघुनाथ’ (दोहा 124(ख)) को स्मरण-सम्पुट की तरह जोड़कर मान-त्याग/शरणागति का अभ्यास किया जाता है।
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