Prakarana 14
सोपान-प्रवेश: ‘भक्ति का बीज’—मन का प्रथम संस्कार। बालकाण्ड में कथा-रस के साथ साधक की दृष्टि निर्मल होती है: जगत-लीला (माया) का सूक्ष्म ज्ञान, गुरु/संत-वाणी का आश्रय, और राम-नाम की ओर अंतर्मुखता। इस खंड में नारद-प्रसंग दिखाता है कि अहं-आकांक्षा (रूप-लालसा) भी देव-लीला में साधन बनकर अंततः वैराग्य/शरणागति की सीढ़ी बनती है।
This compact sequence (Dohā 130–139) crafts a swift shift of rasa within the Bālakāṇḍa—from “māyā’s sport” to “awakening by grace.” It opens in śṛṅgāra/adbhuta: the city’s splendor, the princess’s beauty, the bustle of the svayaṁvara. Then comes hāsya and satire: Hari’s “veiled compassion” toward Nārada’s longing for beauty—granting him ugliness to shatter pride. Next rises raudra: Nārada’s anger and his curse upon the Rudra-gaṇas. Finally, śānta/karuṇa prevails: Hari removes the māyā, instructs him in japa of Śiva’s Name, and assures liberation to the Rudra-gaṇas. In dharma-meaning, the episode centers inner purification on the bhakti-path: even gods and saints may be shaken by māyā, yet the Lord’s līlā ultimately steadies the seeker in the Name, in humility, and in the oneness of Śiva and Rāma.
Verses
Chaupai 130.1-4
बसहिं नगर सुंदर नर नारी।जनु बहु मनसिज रति तनुधारी।।
तेहिं पुर बसइ सीलनिधि राजा।अगनित हय गय सेन समाजा।।
सत सुरेस सम बिभव बिलासा।रूप तेज बल नीति निवासा।।
बिस्वमोहनी तासु कुमारी।श्री बिमोह जिसु रूपु निहारी।।
सोइ हरिमाया सब गुन खानी।सोभा तासु कि जाइ बखानी।।
करइ स्वयंबर सो नृपबाला।आए तहँ अगनित महिपाला।।
मुनि कौतुकी नगर तेहिं गयऊ।पुरबासिन्ह सब पूछत भयऊ।।
सुनि सब चरित भूपगृहँ आए।करि पूजा नृप मुनि बैठाए।।
basahiṁ nagara sundara nara nārī |janu bahu manasija rati tanu-dhārī ||
tēhiṁ pura basai sīla-nidhi rājā |aganita haya gaya sēna samājā ||
sata surēsa sama bibhava bilāsā |rūpa tēja bala nīti nivāsā ||
biswa-mōhinī tāsu kumārī |śrī bimōha jisu rūpu nihārī ||
soi hari-māyā saba guna khānī |sōbhā tāsu ki jāi bakhānī ||
karai svayaṁbara sō nṛpa-bālā |āē tahaṁ aganita mahi-pālā ||
muni kautukī nagara tēhiṁ gayau |pura-bāsinha saba pūchata bhayau ||
suni saba carita bhūpa-gṛhaṁ āē |kari pūjā nṛpa muni baiṭhāē ||
Beautiful men and women lived in that city, as though many Kamadevas and Ratis had taken bodily form. In that city lived a king named Shilanidhi, who had countless horses, elephants and a great host of troops. His splendor and pleasures were like those of a hundred Indras; he was the abode of beauty, majesty, strength and statecraft. His daughter was Vishvamohini, at the sight of whose beauty even Shri, the goddess Lakshmi, was bewildered. She was the very Maya of Hari, a mine of every excellence; how could her loveliness be described? That princess was holding her svayamvara, and countless kings of the earth came there. The sage, ever fond of sport, went to that city, and he asked all the townspeople what was happening. Having heard the whole account, he came to the king's palace, and the king worshipped the sage and seated him.
Doha 130
आनि देखाई नारदहि भूपति राजकुमारि।कहहु नाथ गुन दोष सब एहि के हृदयँ बिचारि।।130।।
āni dekhāī nāradahi bhūpati rājakumāri |kahahu nātha guna doṣa saba ehi ke hṛdayã bicāri ||130||
The king brought the princess and showed her to Narada, and said: "Lord, consider in your heart and tell me all her merits and faults."
Chaupai 131.1-4
देखि रूप मुनि बिरति बिसारी।बड़ी बार लगि रहे निहारी।।
लच्छन तासु बिलोकि भुलाने।हृदयँ हरष नहिं प्रगट बखाने।।
जो एहि बरइ अमर सोइ होई।समरभूमि तेहि जीत न कोई।।
सेवहिं सकल चराचर ताही।बरइ सीलनिधि कन्या जाही।।
लच्छन सब बिचारि उर राखे।कछुक बनाइ भूप सन भाषे।।
सुता सुलच्छन कहि नृप पाहीं।नारद चले सोच मन माहीं।।
करौं जाइ सोइ जतन बिचारी।जेहि प्रकार मोहि बरै कुमारी।।
जप तप कछु न होइ तेहि काला।हे बिधि मिलइ कवन बिधि बाला।।
dekhi rūpa muni birati bisārī |baṛī bāra lagi rahe nihārī ||
lacchana tāsu biloki bhulāne |hṛdayaṁ haraṣa nahiṁ pragaṭa bakhāne ||
jo ehi barai amara soi hoī |samarabhūmi tehi jīta na koī ||
sevahiṁ sakala carācara tāhī |barai sīlanidhi kanyā jāhī ||
lacchana saba bicāri ura rākhe |kacchuka banāi bhūpa sana bhāṣe ||
sutā sulacchana kahi nṛpa pāhīṁ |nārada cale soca mana māhīṁ ||
karauṁ jāi soi jatana bicārī |jehi prakāra mohi barai kumārī ||
japa tapa kacchu na hoi tehi kālā |he bidhi milai kavan bidhi bālā ||
Seeing her beauty, the sage forgot his dispassion, and he stood gazing at her for a long while. Looking at her marks, he was bewildered; joy filled his heart, but he did not express it openly. Whoever marries her will become immortal, and no one will conquer him on the field of battle. All things, moving and unmoving, will serve the one whom the daughter of Shilanidhi chooses as her husband. He kept all the marks hidden in his heart, and to the king he said only a little, embellishing it. Telling the king that his daughter had auspicious marks, Narada departed, with anxious thoughts in his mind. "I will go and think of some device by which this maiden may choose me as her husband." "At this hour no recitation or penance will serve. O Creator, by what means shall I win this girl?"
Doha 131
एहि अवसर चाहिअ परम सोभा रूप बिसाल।जो बिलोकि रीझै कुअँरि तब मेलै जयमाल।।131।।
ehi avasara cāhi'a parama sobhā rūpa bisāla |jo biloki rījhai kuaṁri taba melai jayāmāla ||131||
At this time I need supreme beauty and a magnificent form, so that the princess, seeing me, may be charmed and then cast the victory garland around my neck.
Chaupai 132.1-4
हरि सन मागौं सुंदरताई।होइहि जात गहरु अति भाई।।
मोरें हित हरि सम नहिं कोऊ।एहि अवसर सहाय सोइ होऊ।।
बहुबिधि बिनय कीन्हि तेहि काला।प्रगटेउ प्रभु कौतुकी कृपाला।।
प्रभु बिलोकि मुनि नयन जुड़ाने।होइहि काजु हिएँ हरषाने।।
अति आरति कहि कथा सुनाई।करहु कृपा करि होहु सहाई।।
आपन रूप देहु प्रभु मोही।आन भाँति नहिं पावौं ओही।।
जेहि बिधि नाथ होइ हित मोरा।करहु सो बेगि दास मैं तोरा।।
निज माया बल देखि बिसाला।हियँ हँसि बोले दीनदयाला।।
hari sana māgaũ̃ sundaratāī.hoihi jāta gaharu ati bhāī..
moreṁ hita hari sama nahiṁ koū.ehi avasara sahāya soi hoū..
bahubidhi binaya kīnhi tehi kālā.pragaṭeu prabhu kautūkī kṛpālā..
prabhu biloki muni nayana juṛāne.hoihi kāju hiē̃ haraṣāne..
ati ārati kahi kathā sunāī.karahu kṛpā kari hohu sahāī..
āpana rūpa dehu prabhu mohī.āna bhā̃ti nahiṁ pāvaũ̃ ohī..
jehi bidhi nātha hoi hita morā.karahu so begi dāsa maiṁ torā..
nija māyā bala dekhi bisālā.hiyã hãsi bole dīnadayālā..
Narada thought: "I will ask Hari for beauty. But if I go to him, brother, there will be very great delay. There is no one like Hari for my good. Let him be my helper at this moment." At that time he made many kinds of entreaty, and the playful, merciful Lord appeared before him. Seeing the Lord, the sage's eyes were cooled, and he rejoiced in heart, thinking that his task would now be accomplished. With great earnestness he told his tale and said, "Show me your favor, and be my helper. O Lord, give me your own form, for in no other way can I win her. O Master, in whatever way my good may be served, do that quickly; I am your servant." Seeing the vast power of his own Maya, the Lord, compassionate to the humble, smiled in his heart and spoke.
Doha 132
जेहि बिधि होइहि परम हित नारद सुनहु तुम्हार।सोइ हम करब न आन कछु बचन न मृषा हमार।।132।।
jehi bidhi hoihi param hita nārada sunahu tumhāra |soi hama karaba na āna kachu bacana na mṛṣā hamāra ||132||
Listen, Narada: in whatever way your highest good may be accomplished, that alone I will do, and nothing else; my words are not false.
Chaupai 133.1-4
कुपथ माग रुज ब्याकुल रोगी।बैद न देइ सुनहु मुनि जोगी।।
एहि बिधि हित तुम्हार मैं ठयऊ।कहि अस अंतरहित प्रभु भयऊ।।
माया बिबस भए मुनि मूढ़ा।समुझी नहिं हरि गिरा निगूढ़ा।।
गवने तुरत तहाँ रिषिराई।जहाँ स्वयंबर भूमि बनाई।।
निज निज आसन बैठे राजा।बहु बनाव करि सहित समाजा।।
मुनि मन हरष रूप अति मोरें।मोहि तजि आनहि बारिहि न भोरें।।
मुनि हित कारन कृपानिधाना।दीन्ह कुरूप न जाइ बखाना।।
सो चरित्र लखि काहुँ न पावा।नारद जानि सबहिं सिर नावा।।
kupatha māga ruja byākula rogī |baida na dei sunahu muni jogī ||
ehi bidhi hita tumhār maiṁ ṭhayaū̃ |kahi asa antara-hita prabhu bhayaū ||
māyā bibasa bhae muni mūṛhā |samujhī nahiṁ hari girā nigūṛhā ||
gavane turata tahā̃ riṣirāī |jahā̃ svayambara bhūmi banāī ||
nija nija āsana baiṭhe rājā |bahu banāva kari sahita samājā ||
muni mana haraṣa rūpa ati moreṁ |mohi taji ānahi bārihi na bhoreṁ ||
muni hita kārana kṛpā-nidhānā |dīnh kurūpa na jāi bakhānā ||
so caritra lakhi kāhũ na pāvā |nārada jāni sabahiṁ sira nāvā ||
Listen, O sage and yogi: when a sick man, tormented by his disease, begs for unwholesome food, the physician does not give it to him. In just this way I have resolved on what is for your good. Having said this, the Lord vanished from sight. The sage, bewildered, had fallen under the power of illusion, and he did not understand the deep and hidden meaning of Hari's words. That chief of sages went at once to the place where the hall for the svayamvara had been prepared. The kings sat, each in his own seat, richly adorned, together with their retinues. The sage rejoiced in his heart, thinking: "My beauty is so great that, however deluded, she will never pass me by and choose another." For the sage's good, the Lord, the treasure of compassion, had given him such a deformed shape that it cannot be described. No one could perceive this doing of the Lord. Taking him simply for Narada, all bowed their heads to him.
Doha 133
रहे तहाँ दुइ रुद्र गन ते जानहिं सब भेउ।बिप्रबेष देखत फिरहिं परम कौतुकी तेउ।।133।।
rahe tahā̃ dui rudra gana te jānahĩ saba bheu |biprabēṣa dēkhata firahĩ parama kautukī teu ||133||
Two attendants of Rudra were present there, and they knew the whole secret. In the guise of Brahmans they wandered about watching, for they were full of delight in the spectacle.
Chaupai 134.1-4
जेंहि समाज बैंठे मुनि जाई।हृदयँ रूप अहमिति अधिकाई।।
तहँ बैठ महेस गन दोऊ।बिप्रबेष गति लखइ न कोऊ।।
करहिं कूटि नारदहि सुनाई।नीकि दीन्हि हरि सुंदरताई।।
रीझहि राजकुअँरि छबि देखी।इन्हहि बरिहि हरि जानि बिसेषी।।
मुनिहि मोह मन हाथ पराएँ।हँसहिं संभु गन अति सचु पाएँ।।
जदपि सुनहिं मुनि अटपटि बानी।समुझि न परइ बुद्धि भ्रम सानी।।
काहुँ न लखा सो चरित बिसेषा।सो सरूप नृपकन्याँ देखा।।
मर्कट बदन भयंकर देही।देखत हृदयँ क्रोध भा तेही।।
jeṁhi samāja baiṁṭhe muni jāī |hṛdayaṁ rūpa ahamiti adhikāī ||
tahaṁ baiṭha mahesa gana doū |bipra-beṣa gati lakhai na koū ||
karahiṁ kūṭi nāradahi sunāī |nīkī dīnhi hari suṁdaratāī ||
rījhahi rājakuãri chabi dekhī |inhahi barihi hari jāni biseṣī ||
munihi moha mana hātha parāẽ |haṁsahiṁ saṁbhu gana ati sacu pāẽ ||
jadapi sunahiṁ muni aṭapaṭi bānī |samujhi na parai buddhi bhrama sānī ||
kāhuṁ na lakhā so carita biseṣā |so sarūpa nṛpakanyā̃ dekhā ||
markaṭa badana bhayaṁkara dehī |dekhata hṛdayaṁ krodha bhā tehī ||
The assembly in which the sage went and sat down was one where, in his heart, he took great pride in his own beauty. There the two attendants of Shiva were also seated, in the guise of Brahmins, and no one perceived their true state. They spoke with cunning words so that Narada would hear: "Hari has given him wonderful beauty. The princess will be charmed when she sees his splendor, and taking him especially to be Hari, she will choose him as her husband." The sage's mind, deluded, was in another's hands, and Shambhu's attendants laughed, taking great delight. Although the sage heard their strange, twisted words, he could not understand them, for his mind was steeped in bewilderment. No one else perceived that remarkable happening; only the king's daughter saw him in that form. With a monkey's face and a fearsome body, the sight of him filled her heart with anger.
Doha 134
सखीं संग लै कुअँरि तब चलि जनु राजमराल।देखत फिरइ महीप सब कर सरोज जयमाल।।134।।
sakhīṁ saṅga lai kuãri taba cali janu rāja-marāla |dekhata phirai mahīpa saba kara saroja jayamāla ||134||
Then the princess, taking her companions with her, moved on like a royal swan, holding the victory garland in her lotus hand, and went looking at all the kings in turn.
Chaupai 135.1-4
जेहि दिसि बैठे नारद फूली।सो दिसि देहि न बिलोकी भूली।।
पुनि पुनि मुनि उकसहिं अकुलाहीं।देखि दसा हर गन मुसकाहीं।।
धरि नृपतनु तहँ गयउ कृपाला।कुअँरि हरषि मेलेउ जयमाला।।
दुलहिनि लै गे लच्छिनिवासा।नृपसमाज सब भयउ निरासा।।
मुनि अति बिकल मोंहँ मति नाठी।मनि गिरि गई छूटि जनु गाँठी।।
तब हर गन बोले मुसुकाई।निज मुख मुकुर बिलोकहु जाई।।
अस कहि दोउ भागे भयँ भारी।बदन दीख मुनि बारि निहारी।।
बेषु बिलोकि क्रोध अति बाढ़ा।तिन्हहि सराप दीन्ह अति गाढ़ा।।
jehi disi baiṭhe nārada phūlī.so disi dehi na bilokī bhūlī..
puni puni muni ukasahiṁ akulāhīṁ.dekhi dasā hara-gaṇa musakāhīṁ..
dhari nṛpa-tanu tahaṁ gayau kṛpālā.kuaṁri haraṣi meleu jaya-mālā..
dulahini lai ge lacchini-vāsa.nṛpa-samāja saba bhayau nirāsā..
muni ati bikala moṁhaṁ mati nāṭhī.mani giri gaī chūṭi janu gāṁṭhī..
taba hara gana bole musukāī.nija mukha mukura bilokahu jāī..
asa kahi dou bhāge bhayaṁ bhārī.badana dīkha muni bāri nihārī..
beṣu biloki krodha ati bāṛhā.tinhahi sarāpa dīnha ati gāṛhā..
In whatever direction Narada sat, puffed up with pride, the princess, even by mistake, would not look toward that side. Again and again the sage rose up from his seat, restless and anxious; seeing his state, the attendants of Shiva smiled. The Merciful One, having taken the form of a king, went there; and the princess joyfully placed the victory garland on him. The Lord took the bride and went to the abode of Lakshmi, and the whole assembly of kings was left in despair. The sage was greatly distraught, and his wits were lost in delusion, like a jewel fallen out when the knot of a purse has come undone. Then the attendants of Shiva said with a smile, "Go and look at your own face in a mirror." So saying, the two ran away in great fear. The sage looked into the water and saw his face. Seeing his appearance, his anger grew exceedingly great, and he laid a most terrible curse upon the two.
Doha 135
होहु निसाचर जाइ तुम्ह कपटी पापी दोउ।हँसेहु हमहि सो लेहु फल बहुरि हँसेहु मुनि कोउ।।135।।
hohu nisācara jāi tumha kapaṭī pāpī dou |hãsehu hamahi so lehu phala bahuri hãsehu muni kou ||135||
"Go, you two deceitful sinners, and become demons. You laughed at me; now take the fruit of it. And never again laugh at a sage."
Chaupai 136.1-4
पुनि जल दीख रूप निज पावा।तदपि हृदयँ संतोष न आवा।।
फरकत अधर कोप मन माहीं।सपदी चले कमलापति पाहीं।।
देहउँ श्राप कि मरिहउँ जाई।जगत मोर उपहास कराई।।
बीचहिं पंथ मिले दनुजारी।संग रमा सोइ राजकुमारी।।
बोले मधुर बचन सुरसाईं।मुनि कहँ चले बिकल की नाईं।।
सुनत बचन उपजा अति क्रोधा।माया बस न रहा मन बोधा।।
पर संपदा सकहु नहिं देखी।तुम्हरें इरिषा कपट बिसेषी।।
मथत सिंधु रुद्रहि बौरायहु।सुरन्ह प्रेरी बिष पान करायहु।।
puni jalu dīkha rūpa nija pāvā |tadapi hṛdayã santoṣa na āvā ||
pharakat adhara kopa mana māhī̃ |sapadī cale kamalāpati pāhī̃ ||
dehaũ śrāpa ki marihaũ jāī |jagata mora upahāsa karāī ||
bīcahĩ pantha mile danujārī |saṅga ramā soi rāja-kumārī ||
bole madhura bacana surasāī̃ |muni kahã cale bikala kī nāī̃ ||
sunata bacana upajā ati krodhā |māyā basa na rahā mana bodhā ||
para saṃpadā sakahu nahĩ dekhī |tumharẽ iriṣā kapaṭa biseṣī ||
mathata siṃdhu rudrahi baurāyahu |suranha prerī biṣa pāna karāyahu ||
He looked into the water again and saw that he had regained his own form; yet no contentment came into his heart. His lips quivered, and anger filled his mind; in haste he set off toward the Lord of Lakshmi. "Either I will go and curse him, or I will go and die, for he has made me a laughingstock before the whole world." Midway on the road the slayer of the demons met him, with Rama (Lakshmi) and that same princess beside him. The Lord of the gods spoke sweet words: "Where is the sage going, so like one distraught?" Hearing these words, great anger arose in him; under the sway of illusion his mind kept no understanding. "You cannot bear to see another's prosperity; envy and deceit are especially strong in you." "At the churning of the ocean you drove Rudra mad, and, urging on the gods, made him drink the poison."
Doha 136
असुर सुरा बिष संकरहि आपु रमा मनि चारु।स्वारथ साधक कुटिल तुम्ह सदा कपट ब्यवहारु।।136।।
asura surā biṣa saṅkarahi āpu ramā mani cāru |swāratha sādhaka kuṭila tumha sadā kapaṭa byavahāru ||136||
To the demons you gave liquor, and to Shankara poison, while you kept for yourself Rama and the lovely jewel. You are a schemer who serves only your own ends, crooked, and always deceitful in your dealings.
Chaupai 137.1-4
परम स्वतंत्र न सिर पर कोई।भावइ मनहि करहु तुम्ह सोई।।
भलेहि मंद मंदेहि भल करहू।बिसमय हरष न हियँ कछु धरहू।।
डहकि डहकि परिचेहु सब काहू।अति असंक मन सदा उछाहू।।
करम सुभासुभ तुम्हहि न बाधा।अब लगि तुम्हहि न काहूँ साधा।।
भले भवन अब बायन दीन्हा।पावहुगे फल आपन कीन्हा।।
बंचेहु मोहि जवनि धरि देहा।सोइ तनु धरहु श्राप मम एहा।।
कपि आकृति तुम्ह कीन्हि हमारी।करिहहिं कीस सहाय तुम्हारी।।
मम अपकार कीन्ही तुम्ह भारी।नारी बिरहँ तुम्ह होब दुखारी।।
parama svatantra na sira para koī |bhāvai manahi karahu tumha soī ||
bhalehi manda mandehi bhala karahū |bisamaya haraṣa na hiyã kacha chu dharahū ||
dahaki-dahaki paricehu saba kāhū |ati asaṅka mana sadā uchāhū ||
karama subhāsubha tumhahi na bādhā |aba lagi tumhahi na kāhū̃ sādhā ||
bhale bhavana aba bāyana dīnhā |pāvahuge phala āpana kīnhā ||
bãcehu mohi javani dhari dehā |soī tanu dharahu śrāpa mama ehā ||
kapi ākṛti tumha kīnhi hamārī |karihahĩ kīsa sahāya tumhārī ||
mama apakāra kīnhī tumha bhārī |nārī birahã tumha hoba dukhārī ||
You are utterly independent, with no one over your head, and whatever pleases your mind, that you do. You turn the good into the bad and the bad into the good, and you hold no surprise or joy in your heart. You have deceived everyone again and again; you are utterly without fear, and your mind is always full of glee. Good and evil deeds do not bind you, and until now no one has set you right. You have given me a fine treat in your own house, and you will receive the fruit of what you have done. You deceived me by taking on a body; take on that very body. This is my curse. You gave me the form of a monkey, so monkeys will be your helpers. You have done me a great wrong, so you will be made wretched by separation from your wife.
Doha 137
श्राप सीस धरी हरषि हियँ प्रभु बहु बिनती कीन्हि।निज माया कै प्रबलता करषि कृपानिधि लीन्हि।।137।।
śrāpa sīsa dharī haraṣi hiyã prabhu bahu binatī kīnhi.nija māyā kai prabalatā karaṣi kṛpānidhi līnhi..137..
The Lord joyfully took the curse upon his head and made many humble entreaties to the sage. Then the Treasury of Compassion drew back the mighty force of his own illusion.
Chaupai 138.1-4
जब हरि माया दूरि निवारी।नहिं तहँ रमा न राजकुमारी।।
तब मुनि अति सभीत हरि चरना।गहे पाहि प्रनतारति हरना।।
मृषा होउ मम श्राप कृपाला।मम इच्छा कह दीनदयाला।।
मैं दुर्बचन कहे बहुतेरे।कह मुनि पाप मिटिहिं किमि मेरे।।
जपहु जाइ संकर सत नामा।होइहि हृदयँ तुरंत बिश्रामा।।
कोउ नहिं सिव समान प्रिय मोरें।असि परतीति तजहु जनि भोरें।।
जेहि पर कृपा न करहिं पुरारी।सो न पाव मुनि भगति हमारी।।
अस उर धरि महि बिचरहु जाई।अब न तुम्हहि माया निअराई।।
jaba hari māyā dūri nivārī |nahiṁ tahaṁ ramā na rājakumārī ||
taba muni ati sabhīta hari caranā |gahe pāhi pranatārati haranā ||
mṛṣā hou mama śrāpa kṛpālā |mama icchā kaha dīnadayālā ||
maiṁ durbacana kahe bahutere |kaha muni pāpa miṭihiṁ kimi mere ||
japahu jāi śaṅkara sata nāmā |hoihi hṛdayaṁ turaṁta biśrāmā ||
kou nahiṁ siva samāna priya moreṁ |asi paratīti tajahu jani bhoreṁ ||
jehi para kṛpā na karahiṁ purārī |so na pāva muni bhagati hamārī ||
asa ura dhari mahi bicarahu jāī |aba na tumhahi māyā niarāī ||
When Hari removed his illusion and drove it far away, neither Rama's consort Lakshmi nor the princess was to be seen there. Then the sage, greatly terrified, clasped the feet of Hari, crying, "Protect me, you who take away the afflictions of those who bow before you." "Let my curse be made false, O Merciful One," said the sage. The Lord, compassionate to the afflicted, said, "It is my will." The sage said, "I spoke many harsh words. How will my sins be wiped away?" The Lord said, "Go and repeat the hundred names of Shankara, and your heart will at once find rest." "No one is as dear to me as Shiva. Never, even by mistake, give up this conviction." "The one on whom Shiva, the destroyer of the cities, does not show favor, O sage, cannot win devotion to me." "Keep this in your heart and go and wander over the earth. Now illusion will no longer come near you."
Doha 138
बहुबिधि मुनिहि प्रबोधि प्रभु तब भए अंतरधान।सत्यलोक नारद चले करत राम गुन गान।।138।।
bahubidhi munihi prabodhi prabhu taba bhae antardhāna.satyaloka nārada cale karata rāma guna gāna ||138||
Having consoled the sage in many ways, the Lord then vanished from sight, and Narada set out for Satyaloka, singing the praises of Rama as he went.
Chaupai 139.1-4
हर गन मुनिहि जात पथ देखी।बिगतमोह मन हरष बिसेषी।।
अति सभीत नारद पहिं आए।गहि पद आरत बचन सुनाए।।
हर गन हम न बिप्र मुनिराया।बड़ अपराध कीन्ह फल पाया।।
श्राप अनुग्रह करहु कृपाला।बोले नारद दीनदयाला।।
निसिचर जाइ होहु तुम्ह दोऊ।बैभव बिपुल तेज बल होऊ।भुजबल बिस्व जितब तुम्ह जहिआ।धरिहहिं बिष्नु मनुज तनु तहिआ।।
समर मरन हरि हाथ तुम्हारा।होइहहु मुकुत न पुनि संसारा।।
चले जुगल मुनि पद सिर नाई।भए निसाचर कालहि पाई।।
hara gana munihi jāta patha dekhī |bigata-moha mana haraṣa biseṣī ||
ati sabhīta nārada pahiṃ āe |gahi pada ārata bacana sunāe ||
hara gana hama na bipra munirāyā |baṛa aparādha kīnha phala pāyā ||
śrāpa anugraha karahu kṛpālā |bole nārada dīnadayālā ||
nisicara jāi hohu tumha doū |baibhava bipula teja bala hoū ||
bhuja-bala bisva jitaba tumha jahiā |dharihahiṃ biṣṇu manuja tanu tahiā ||
samara marana hari hātha tumhārā |hoiha hu mukuta na puni saṃsārā ||
cale jugala muni pada sira nāī |bhae nisācara kālahi pāī ||
The attendants of Shiva saw the sage going along the road, freed from his delusion and filled with special joy. Greatly afraid, they came to Narada, seized his feet, and spoke to him in words of distress. "We are attendants of Shiva, not Brahmans, O chief of sages. We committed a great offence and have received its fruit." "O merciful one, turn the curse into a favour." Narada, compassionate to the afflicted, replied: "Go, both of you, and become demons; may you have vast splendour, majesty and strength." "When you have conquered the world by the might of your arms, then Vishnu will take a human body." "Dying in battle at the hands of Hari, you will attain liberation, and will not be born again into the world." The two bowed their heads at the sage's feet and departed, and when the time came they were born as demons.
Doha 139
एक कलप एहि हेतु प्रभु लीन्ह मनुज अवतार।सुर रंजन सज्जन सुखद हरि भंजन भुबि भार।।139।।
eku kalapa ehi hetu prabhu līnha manuja avatāra |sura rañjana sajjana sukhada hari bhañjana bhuvi bhāra ||139||
In one age, for this reason, the Lord took birth as a human being: Hari, who delights the gods, gives joy to the good, and removes the burden of the earth.
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