Prakarana 15

Verse 298 (दोहा/सोरठा)

सो मैं तुम्ह सन कहउँ सबु सुनु मुनीस मन लाई।। राम कथा कलि मल हरनि मंगल करनि सुहाइ।।141।।

so maiṁ tumha sana kahauṁ sabu sunu munīsa mana lāī. rāma kathā kali mala harani maṅgala karani suhāī. ||141||

是以我将尽为你宣说——诸仙之首啊，请摄心谛听。 罗摩之事最为悦耳：能涤除迦梨时代的污浊，开显吉祥善果。

Verse 299 (चौपाई)

स्वायंभू मनु अरु सतरूपा। जिन्ह तें भै नरसृष्टि अनूपा।। दंपति धरम आचरन नीका। अजहुँ गाव श्रुति जिन्ह कै लीका।। नृप उत्तानपाद सुत तासू। ध्रुव हरि भगत भयउ सुत जासू।। लघु सुत नाम प्रिय्रब्रत ताही। बेद पुरान प्रसंसहि जाही।। देवहूति पुनि तासु कुमारी। जो मुनि कर्दम कै प्रिय नारी।। आदिदेव प्रभु दीनदयाला। जठर धरेउ जेहिं कपिल कृपाला।। सांख्य सास्त्र जिन्ह प्रगट बखाना। तत्व बिचार निपुन भगवाना।। तेहिं मनु राज कीन्ह बहु काला। प्रभु आयसु सब बिधि प्रतिपाला।।

svāyaṃbhū manu aru śatarūpā | jinha teṃ bhai nara-sṛṣṭi anūpā || daṃpati dharama ācarana nīkā | ajahũ gāva śruti jinha kai līkā || nṛpa uttānapāda suta tāsū | dhruva hari-bhagata bhayau suta jāsū || laghu suta nāma priyrabrata tāhī | beda purāna prasaṃsahi jāhī || devahūti puni tāsū kumārī | jo muni kardama kai priya nārī || ādi-deva prabhu dīna-dayālā | jaṭhara dhareu jehĩ kapila kṛpālā || sāṃkhya sāstra jinha pragaṭa bakhānā | tatva bicāra nipuna bhagavānā || tehĩ manu rāja kīnha bahu kālā | prabhu āyasu saba bidhi pratipālā ||

Svayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa—of them was born the peerless lineage of mankind. That noble pair practised righteousness so well that even now the Vedas sing the path they traced. Uttanapada was their royal son, whose son was Dhruva, the devotee of Hari. The younger son was named Priyavrata, whom the Vedas and Puranas celebrate. Devahuti too was his daughter, dear wife of the sage Kardama. In her womb the primal Lord, compassionate to the lowly, took birth as the gracious Kapila. He clearly set forth the Sankhya-shastra, and as Bhagavan was supremely skilled in discerning the true principles. Thus Manu ruled for a long time, upholding in every way the Lord’s command.

Verse 300 (दोहा/सोरठा)

होइ न बिषय बिराग भवन बसत भा चौथपन। हृदयँ बहुत दुख लाग जनम गयउ हरिभगति बिनु।।142।।

hoi na biṣaya birāga bhavana basata bhā cautʰapana. hṛdayã bahuta dukha lāga janama gayau haribhagati binu. ||142||

我久居家道，年岁亦已成熟，却仍未生起对诸欲乐的离染。 心中深忧如火灼燃：此生竟在未奉爱哈利之中悄然流逝。

Verse 301 (चौपाई)

बरबस राज सुतहि तब दीन्हा। नारि समेत गवन बन कीन्हा।। तीरथ बर नैमिष बिख्याता। अति पुनीत साधक सिधि दाता।। बसहिं तहाँ मुनि सिद्ध समाजा। तहँ हियँ हरषि चलेउ मनु राजा।। पंथ जात सोहहिं मतिधीरा। ग्यान भगति जनु धरें सरीरा।। पहुँचे जाइ धेनुमति तीरा। हरषि नहाने निरमल नीरा।। आए मिलन सिद्ध मुनि ग्यानी। धरम धुरंधर नृपरिषि जानी।। जहँ जँह तीरथ रहे सुहाए। मुनिन्ह सकल सादर करवाए।। कृस सरीर मुनिपट परिधाना। सत समाज नित सुनहिं पुराना ।

barabasa rāja sutahi taba dīnhā | nāri sameta gavana bana kīnhā || tīratha bara naimiṣa bikhyātā | ati punīta sādhaka sidhi dātā || basahiṁ tahāṁ muni siddha samājā | tahaṁ hiyaṁ haraṣi caleu manu rājā || pantha jāta sohahiṁ mati-dhīrā | gyāna bhagati janu dhareṁ sarīrā || pahuṁce jāi dhenumati tīrā | haraṣi nahāne niramala nīrā || āe milana siddha muni gyānī | dharama dhuraṁdhara nṛpa-ṛṣi jānī || jahaṁ-jahaṁ tīratha rahe suhāe | muninha sakala sādara karavāe || kṛsa sarīra muni-paṭa paridhānā | sata samāja nita sunahiṁ purānā |

By sheer constraint the prince was then sent away; with his wife he took his departure to the forest. There lay the renowned holy ford of Naimish—most sanctifying, a giver of attainment to the earnest seeker. There dwelt a fellowship of sages and perfected ones; and thither, with gladness in his heart, King Manu set forth. Along the road the steadfast-minded shone, as though Knowledge and Devotion had taken bodies and walked. Reaching the bank of the Dhenumati, they joyfully bathed in the stainless waters. Siddhas, sages, and men of wisdom came to meet him, knowing him for a king-sage, foremost in the burden of dharma. Wherever fair pilgrim-spots appeared, the sages had them all reverently visited and observed. Lean of frame, clad in ascetics’ cloth, they ever kept the company of the true and daily heard the Purāṇas.

Verse 302 (दोहा/सोरठा)

द्वादस अच्छर मंत्र पुनि जपहिं सहित अनुराग। बासुदेव पद पंकरुह दंपति मन अति लाग।।143।।

dvādasa acchara mantra puni japahiṃ sahita anurāga | bāsudeva pada paṅkaruha daṃpati mana ati lāga ||143||

二人复又诵持十二字真言，念诵（japa）皆以爱染为香；虔敬之侣的心神，深深系著于婆苏提婆（Vāsudeva）莲华足下。

Verse 303 (चौपाई)

करहिं अहार साक फल कंदा। सुमिरहिं ब्रह्म सच्चिदानंदा।। पुनि हरि हेतु करन तप लागे। बारि अधार मूल फल त्यागे।। उर अभिलाष निंरंतर होई। देखअ नयन परम प्रभु सोई।। अगुन अखंड अनंत अनादी। जेहि चिंतहिं परमारथबादी।। नेति नेति जेहि बेद निरूपा। निजानंद निरुपाधि अनूपा।। संभु बिरंचि बिष्नु भगवाना। उपजहिं जासु अंस तें नाना।। ऐसेउ प्रभु सेवक बस अहई। भगत हेतु लीलातनु गहई।। जौं यह बचन सत्य श्रुति भाषा। तौ हमार पूजहि अभिलाषा।।

karahiṁ ahāra sāka phala kandā | sumirahiṁ brahma saccidānandā || puni hari hetu karana tapa lāge | bāri adhāra mūla phala tyāge || ura abhilāṣa niṁratara hoī | dekha na yana parama prabhu soī || aguna akhaṇḍa anaṁta anādī | jehi ciṁtahiṁ paramārathabādī || neti neti jehi beda nirūpā | nijānanda nirupādhi anūpā || saṁbhu biraṁci biṣṇu bhagavānā | upajahiṁ jāsu aṁsa teṁ nānā || aiseu prabhu sevaka basa ahaī | bhagata hetu līlā-tanu gahaī || jauṁ yaha bacana satya śruti bhāṣā | tau hamāra pūjahi abhilāṣā ||

They lived on greens, fruits, and roots, and kept Brahman—Being, Consciousness, Bliss—ever in remembrance. Then, for the Lord’s sake, they undertook austerity, living on water alone and renouncing even roots and fruits. In their hearts there was one unbroken longing: to behold with their eyes that Supreme Lord Himself. That attributeless, undivided, infinite, beginningless One—whom the seekers of the highest truth contemplate; whom the Vedas, by the method of “not this, not this,” attempt to indicate—self-blissful, unconditioned, incomparable; from whose partial manifestations arise in manifold ways Śiva, Brahmā, and Viṣṇu— even He is mastered by His servants, and for the devotee’s sake takes up a body of divine play. If this saying of the revealed word be true, then our desire to worship Him shall surely be fulfilled.

Verse 304 (दोहा/सोरठा)

एहि बिधि बीतें बरष षट सहस बारि आहार। संबत सप्त सहस्त्र पुनि रहे समीर अधार।।144।।

ehi bidhi bīteṁ baraṣ ṣaṭ sahas bāri āhāra | saṁbat sapta sahastra puni rahe samīra adhāra ||144||

如是唯以清水为食，六千年倏然而过；复又七千年，唯凭风息（生命之气）而住。

Verse 305 (चौपाई)

बरष सहस दस त्यागेउ सोऊ। ठाढ़े रहे एक पद दोऊ।। बिधि हरि तप देखि अपारा। मनु समीप आए बहु बारा।। मागहु बर बहु भाँति लोभाए। परम धीर नहिं चलहिं चलाए।। अस्थिमात्र होइ रहे सरीरा। तदपि मनाग मनहिं नहिं पीरा।। प्रभु सर्बग्य दास निज जानी। गति अनन्य तापस नृप रानी।। मागु मागु बरु भै नभ बानी। परम गभीर कृपामृत सानी।। मृतक जिआवनि गिरा सुहाई। श्रबन रंध्र होइ उर जब आई।। ह्रष्टपुष्ट तन भए सुहाए। मानहुँ अबहिं भवन ते आए।।

baraṣa sahasa dasa tyāgeu soū. ṭhāṛhe rahe eka pada doū.. bidhi hari tapa dekhi apārā. manu samīpa āe bahu bārā.. māgahu bara bahu bhā̃ti lobhāe. parama dhīra nahĩ calahĩ calāe.. asthimātra hoi rahe sarīrā. tadapi manāga manahĩ nahĩ pīrā.. prabhu sarbagya dāsa nija jānī. gati ananya tāpasa nṛpa rānī.. māgu māgu baru bhai nabha bānī. parama gabhīra kṛpāmṛta sānī.. mṛtaka jiāvani girā suhāī. śrabana raṁdhra hoi ura jaba āī.. hraṣṭa-puṣṭa tana bhae suhāe. mānahũ abahĩ bhavana te āe..

For ten thousand years he renounced all indulgence, standing unmoved—one foot raised, the other planted. Seeing his boundless austerity, Brahma and Vishnu drew near again and again. They urged him in many ways, “Ask a boon!” yet the supremely steadfast would not be swayed by any prompting. His body was reduced to little more than bone; even then no trace of anguish touched his mind. The all-knowing Lord, recognizing him as His own servant, understood the single-minded end of that ascetic. Then a voice rang out from the sky: “Ask, ask a boon!”—deep and solemn, steeped in nectar-like compassion. That life-restoring utterance, as it entered his heart through the channels of hearing, was most auspicious. At once his body became fresh and strong, as though he had just come from his home.

Verse 306 (दोहा/सोरठा)

श्रवन सुधा सम बचन सुनि पुलक प्रफुल्लित गात। बोले मनु करि दंडवत प्रेम न हृदयँ समात।।145।।

śravaṇa sudhā sama bacana suni pulaka praphullita gāta | bole manu kari daṇḍavat prema na hṛdayaṁ samāta ||145||

闻彼言辞——甘若甘露，悦于耳根——他通身战栗，欢喜绽放。摩奴先行五体投地而后启言；心中之爱，已不可遏。

Verse 307 (चौपाई)

सुनु सेवक सुरतरु सुरधेनु। बिधि हरि हर बंदित पद रेनू।। सेवत सुलभ सकल सुख दायक। प्रनतपाल सचराचर नायक।। जौं अनाथ हित हम पर नेहू। तौ प्रसन्न होइ यह बर देहू।। जो सरूप बस सिव मन माहीं। जेहि कारन मुनि जतन कराहीं।। जो भुसुंडि मन मानस हंसा। सगुन अगुन जेहि निगम प्रसंसा।। देखहिं हम सो रूप भरि लोचन। कृपा करहु प्रनतारति मोचन।। दंपति बचन परम प्रिय लागे। मुदुल बिनीत प्रेम रस पागे।। भगत बछल प्रभु कृपानिधाना। बिस्वबास प्रगटे भगवाना।।

sunu sevaka surataru suradhenū | bidhi hari hara bandita pada renū || sevata sulabha sakala sukha dāyaka | pranata-pāla sacarācara nāyaka || jaũ anātha hita hama para nehū | tau prasanna hoi yaha bara dehū || jo sarūpa basa siva mana māhīṁ | jehi kārana muni jatana karāhīṁ || jo bhusuṇḍi mana mānasa haṁsā | saguna aguna jehi nigama prasaṁsā || dekhahiṁ hama so rūpa bhari locana | kṛpā karahu pranatārati mocana || dampati bacana parama priya lāge | mudula binīta prema-rasa pāge || bhagata bachala prabhu kṛpānidhānā | bisvabāsa pragaṭe bhagavānā ||

“Hear, O servant—O wish-fulfilling tree, O celestial cow—dust of the feet adored by Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva! Easy to serve, bestower of every joy, guardian of the surrendered, Lord of all that moves and all that is still: If indeed Thou hast loving regard for the good of the helpless, then be gracious and grant this boon— That very Form which abides in Shiva’s heart, for whose sake sages strive with discipline; That Form which Bhushundi’s mind, the swan upon the lake of Manas, delights in, and which the Vedas praise as both with attributes and beyond attributes— May we behold that same Form, filling our eyes. Show mercy, O Deliverer from the anguish of those who bow. The couple’s words were most dear; gentle and humble, they were drenched in the savor of love. The Lord, lover of His devotees, ocean of compassion—the Bhagavan, Sovereign of the universe—stood revealed.”

Verse 308 (दोहा/सोरठा)

नील सरोरुह नील मनि नील नीरधर स्याम। लाजहिं तन सोभा निरखि कोटि कोटि सत काम।।146।।

nīla saroruh nīla mani nīla nīradhar syāma | lājahin tana sobhā nirakhi koṭi koṭi sata kāma ||146||

青如青莲，青如蓝宝，青如含雨之云者，乃青黛之主（Śyāma）。一见其身相光辉，亿亿、乃至百亿迦摩（爱神）尽皆惭愧失色。

Verse 309 (चौपाई)

सरद मयंक बदन छबि सींवा। चारु कपोल चिबुक दर ग्रीवा।। अधर अरुन रद सुंदर नासा। बिधु कर निकर बिनिंदक हासा।। नव अबुंज अंबक छबि नीकी। चितवनि ललित भावँती जी की।। भुकुटि मनोज चाप छबि हारी। तिलक ललाट पटल दुतिकारी।। कुंडल मकर मुकुट सिर भ्राजा। कुटिल केस जनु मधुप समाजा।। उर श्रीबत्स रुचिर बनमाला। पदिक हार भूषन मनिजाला।। केहरि कंधर चारु जनेउ। बाहु बिभूषन सुंदर तेऊ।। करि कर सरि सुभग भुजदंडा। कटि निषंग कर सर कोदंडा।।

śarada mayaṅka badana chabi sīṁvā. cāru kapola cibuka dara grīvā. adhara aruṇa rada sundara nāsā. bidhu-kara nikara binindaka hāsā. nava abuñja aṁbaka chabi nīkī. citavani lalita bhāvaṁtī jī kī. bhukuṭi manoja cāpa chabi hārī. tilaka lalāṭa paṭala dutikārī. kuṇḍala makara mukuṭa sira bhrājā. kuṭila kesa janu madhupa samājā. ura śrī-vatsa rucira bana-mālā. padika hāra bhūṣana mani-jālā. kehari kaṁdhara cāru janeū. bāhu bibhūṣana sundara teū. kari-kara sari subhaga bhuja-daṇḍā. kaṭi niṣaṅga kara sara kodaṇḍā.

His face outshone the autumn moon; lovely were His cheeks, His chin, and His slender neck. His lips were crimson, His teeth fair, His nose well-shaped; His smile surpassed a cluster of moonbeams. Fresh as newly-blown lotuses were His beautiful eyes; His charming glance stole away the heart. His eyebrows defeated the grace of Love’s bow; the tilak upon His broad forehead shone with splendor. Makara-shaped earrings and a crown glittered on His head; His curling locks were as though a swarm of bees. On His chest gleamed the auspicious Srivatsa and a fair forest-garland; pearl necklaces and gem-studded ornaments adorned Him. Lion-like were His shoulders; upon Him lay the sacred thread; beautiful too were the ornaments on His arms. His comely arms were like elephant trunks; at His waist were the quiver, the arrows, and the mighty bow.

Verse 310 (दोहा/सोरठा)

तडित बिनिंदक पीत पट उदर रेख बर तीनि।। नाभि मनोहर लेति जनु जमुन भवँर छबि छीनि।।147।।

taṛit binindaka pīta paṭ udara rekha bara tīni. nābhi manohara leti janu jamuna bhavaṁra chabi chīni. ||147||

其黄衣胜过电光；腹间现三道最吉祥之纹。其可爱之脐，仿佛夺尽阎牟那（Yamunā）回旋涡流之美。||147||

Verse 311 (चौपाई)

पद राजीव बरनि नहि जाहीं। मुनि मन मधुप बसहिं जेन्ह माहीं।। बाम भाग सोभति अनुकूला। आदिसक्ति छबिनिधि जगमूला।। जासु अंस उपजहिं गुनखानी। अगनित लच्छि उमा ब्रह्मानी।। भृकुटि बिलास जासु जग होई। राम बाम दिसि सीता सोई।। छबिसमुद्र हरि रूप बिलोकी। एकटक रहे नयन पट रोकी।। चितवहिं सादर रूप अनूपा। तृप्ति न मानहिं मनु सतरूपा।। हरष बिबस तन दसा भुलानी। परे दंड इव गहि पद पानी।। सिर परसे प्रभु निज कर कंजा। तुरत उठाए करुनापुंजा।।

pada rājīva barani nahi jāhīṁ | muni mana madhupa basahiṁ jenha māhīṁ || bāma bhāga sobhati anukūlā | ādiśakti chabinidhi jagamūlā || jāsu aṁsa upajahiṁ gunakhānī | aganita lacchi umā brahmānī || bhṛkuṭi bilāsa jāsu jaga hoī | rāma bāma disi sītā soī || chabi-samudra hari rūpa bilokī | eka-ṭaka rahe nayana paṭ rokī || citavahiṁ sādara rūpa anūpā | tṛpti na mānahiṁ manu satarūpā || haraṣa bibasa tana dasā bhulānī | pare daṇḍa iva gahi pada pānī || sira parase prabhu nija kara kañjā | turata uṭhāe karuṇā-puñjā ||

The lotus-feet—no words can fully describe them—within which the bee-like minds of sages make their dwelling. On His left side, in perfect harmony, shines Sita: the primal Power, the world’s root, a treasury of beauty. From but a portion of Her arise the mines of virtue—countless Lakshmis, Umas, and Brahmanis. By the mere play of Her brows the universe comes to be; that very Sita sits on Rama’s left. Beholding the ocean of beauty that is Hari’s form, they stood with eyes fixed, as though their eyelids were held back. With reverence they gazed upon that matchless form; the mind, taking a hundred shapes, would not accept satiety. Overcome by joy, forgetting the body’s condition, they fell like rigid staffs, clasping His feet in their hands. The Lord touched their heads with His own lotus-hand, and at once the treasury of compassion raised them up.

Verse 312 (दोहा/सोरठा)

बोले कृपानिधान पुनि अति प्रसन्न मोहि जानि। मागहु बर जोइ भाव मन महादानि अनुमानि।।148।।

bole kṛpānidhāna puni ati prasanna mohi jāni | māgahu bara joi bhāva mana mahādāni anumāni ||148||

慈悲之宝又复开言；洞见我心，欢喜无量。那至极慷慨的主早已明了我意，便说：“求吧——随你心中所愿，赐你恩愿。”

Verse 313 (चौपाई)

सुनि प्रभु बचन जोरि जुग पानी। धरि धीरजु बोली मृदु बानी।। नाथ देखि पद कमल तुम्हारे। अब पूरे सब काम हमारे।। एक लालसा बड़ि उर माही। सुगम अगम कहि जात सो नाहीं।। तुम्हहि देत अति सुगम गोसाईं। अगम लाग मोहि निज कृपनाईं।। जथा दरिद्र बिबुधतरु पाई। बहु संपति मागत सकुचाई।। तासु प्रभा जान नहिं सोई। तथा हृदयँ मम संसय होई।। सो तुम्ह जानहु अंतरजामी। पुरवहु मोर मनोरथ स्वामी।। सकुच बिहाइ मागु नृप मोहि। मोरें नहिं अदेय कछु तोही।।

suni prabhu bacana jori juga pānī | dhari dhīraju bolī mṛdu bānī || nātha dekhi pada kamala tumhāre | aba pūre saba kāma hamāre || eka lālasā baṛi ura māhī | sugama agama kahi jāta so nāhīṃ || tumhahi deta ati sugama gosāīṃ | agama lāga mohi nija kṛpanāīṃ || jathā daridra bibudha-taru pāī | bahu saṃpati māgata sakucāī || tāsu prabhā jāna nahiṃ soī | tathā hṛdayã mama saṃsaya hoī || so tumha jānahu antarajāmī | puravahu mora manoratha svāmī || sakuca bihāi māgu nṛpa mohi | moreṃ nahiṃ adeya kachu tohī ||

Hearing the Lord’s words, she folded both hands; gathering patience, she spoke in gentle accents: “O Master, beholding Thy lotus-feet, all my works are now fulfilled. Yet one great longing abides within my heart—such as cannot be called either easy or hard to utter. To Thee, O Lord, it is most easy to bestow; but to me, through my own unworthiness, it seems unattainable. As when a poor man finds the celestial wish-fulfilling tree, he hesitates to ask for much, not knowing its true power— so too a doubt arises in my heart. Thou art the Knower of all within; fulfil, O Sovereign, my heart’s desire. Cast away my bashfulness and bid me ask, O King: for to me there is nothing that cannot be given to thee.”

Verse 314 (दोहा/सोरठा)

दानि सिरोमनि कृपानिधि नाथ कहउँ सतिभाउ।। चाहउँ तुम्हहि समान सुत प्रभु सन कवन दुराउ।।149।।

dāni siromaṇi kṛpānidhi nātha kahauṁ satibhāu. cāhauṁ tumhahi samāna suta prabhu sana kavan durāu..149..

主啊，施主中之冠冕，怜悯之宝藏——我以至诚之心启白：愿赐我一子，如同于你。师主在前，我又何处可隐瞒、何须保留？

Verse 315 (चौपाई)

देखि प्रीति सुनि बचन अमोले। एवमस्तु करुनानिधि बोले।। आपु सरिस खोजौं कहँ जाई। नृप तव तनय होब मैं आई।। सतरूपहि बिलोकि कर जोरें। देबि मागु बरु जो रुचि तोरे।। जो बरु नाथ चतुर नृप मागा। सोइ कृपाल मोहि अति प्रिय लागा।। प्रभु परंतु सुठि होति ढिठाई। जदपि भगत हित तुम्हहि सोहाई।। तुम्ह ब्रह्मादि जनक जग स्वामी। ब्रह्म सकल उर अंतरजामी।। अस समुझत मन संसय होई। कहा जो प्रभु प्रवान पुनि सोई।। जे निज भगत नाथ तव अहहीं। जो सुख पावहिं जो गति लहहीं।।

dekhi prīti suni bacana amole | evam-astu karuṇānidhi bole || āpu sarisa khojauṁ kahã jāī | nṛpa tava tanaya hoba maiṁ āī || satarūpahi biloki kara joreṁ | debi māgu baru jo ruci tore || jo baru nātha catura nṛpa māgā | soi kṛpāla mohi ati priya lāgā || prabhu parantu suṭhi hoti ḍhiṭhāī | jadapi bhagata hita tumhahi sohāī || tumha brahmādi janaka jaga svāmī | brahma sakala ura antarajāmī || asa samujhata mana saṁsaya hoī | kahā jo prabhu pravāna puni soī || je nija bhagata nātha tava ahāhīṁ | jo sukha pāvahiṁ jo gati lahahīṁ ||

Seeing their love and hearing those priceless words, the Treasure of compassion replied, “So be it.” “Where should I go to seek one equal to Myself? O king, I have come to become your son.” Then, looking upon Satarupa with joined palms, He said, “O queen, ask the boon that pleases you.” “The boon, O Lord, which that wise king has asked—O Merciful One—that alone is exceedingly dear to me. “Yet, Lord, it seems sheer presumption—though for a devotee’s good it becomes You. “You are the Father of Brahma and the rest, the Master of the world; You are Brahman, the Inner-knower of every heart. “Understanding thus, doubt arises in my mind: will that which the Lord has accepted truly come to pass? “For those who are Your own devotees, O Master—what joy they attain, what final state they obtain!”

Verse 316 (दोहा/सोरठा)

सोइ सुख सोइ गति सोइ भगति सोइ निज चरन सनेहु।। सोइ बिबेक सोइ रहनि प्रभु हमहि कृपा करि देहु।।150।।

soi sukha soi gati soi bhagati soi nija carana sanehu. soi bibeka soi rahani prabhu hamahi kṛpā kari dehu..150..

唯此为乐，唯此为灵魂真实归宿，唯此为奉爱——是的，唯有爱恋你莲足。主啊，愿你以慈恩赐我：这般辨识与这般行持之法。

Verse 317 (चौपाई)

सुनु मृदु गूढ़ रुचिर बर रचना। कृपासिंधु बोले मृदु बचना।। जो कछु रुचि तुम्हेर मन माहीं। मैं सो दीन्ह सब संसय नाहीं।। मातु बिबेक अलोकिक तोरें। कबहुँ न मिटिहि अनुग्रह मोरें । बंदि चरन मनु कहेउ बहोरी। अवर एक बिनति प्रभु मोरी।। सुत बिषइक तव पद रति होऊ। मोहि बड़ मूढ़ कहै किन कोऊ।। मनि बिनु फनि जिमि जल बिनु मीना। मम जीवन तिमि तुम्हहि अधीना।। अस बरु मागि चरन गहि रहेऊ। एवमस्तु करुनानिधि कहेऊ।। अब तुम्ह मम अनुसासन मानी। बसहु जाइ सुरपति रजधानी।।

sunu mṛdu gūṛha rucira bara racanā. kṛpāsiṃdhu bole mṛdu bacanā.. jo kachu ruci tumhera mana māhīṃ. maiṃ so dīnh saba saṃsaya nāhīṃ.. mātu bibeka alokika toreṃ. kabahuṃ na miṭihi anugraha moreṃ. baṃdi carana manu kaheu bahorī. avara eka binati prabhu morī.. suta biṣaika tava pada rati hoū. mohi baṛa mūṛha kahai kina koū.. mani binu phani jimi jala binu mīnā. mama jīvana timi tumhahi adhīnā.. asa baru māgi carana gahi raheū. evamastu karuṇānidhi kaheū.. aba tumha mama anuśāsana mānī. basahu jāi surapati rajadhānī..

“Hear this gentle, profound, and pleasing noble utterance”: thus spoke the Ocean of Mercy in tender words. “Whatever desire has arisen in thy heart, that have I granted—let there be no doubt at all. Mother, thy discernment is wondrous beyond the common; never shall My grace be withdrawn.” Bowing at His feet, the mind spoke again: “One more petition, O Lord, is mine. Let me have, as a child before Thee, loving devotion to Thy feet; let none call me greatly foolish for it. As a serpent without its jewel, as a fish without water—so is my life dependent on Thee. Asking such a boon, I clung to His feet; the Treasure of Compassion said, ‘So be it.’ “Now, obey My command and go dwell in the city of the Lord of the gods.”