Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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their soul, whom the narrative of ›r∂ Råma does not attract.î While You sang what You
have chosen to call, ìthe Månasa Lake of ›r∂ Hariís exploitsî I listened, my lord, with
boundless joy. You have just told me that this charming story was recited by Kåkabhu‹uƒŒi
to GaruŒa. (1ó4)
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Do.: birati gyåna bigyåna dæRha råma carana ati neha,
båyasa tana raghupati bhagati mohi parama sa≈deha.53.
ìBhu‹uƒŒi is staunch in his dispassion and steadfast in his wisdom and realization,
and cherishes deep devotion to ›r∂ Råmaís feet. That one possessing the form of a crow
should be a devotee of ›r∂ Råma (the Lord of the Raghus) fills me with great doubt.î (53)
øı0óŸ⁄U ‚„Ud ◊„°U ‚ÈŸ„ÈU ¬È⁄UÊ⁄UË – ∑§Ù©U ∞∑§ „UÙß œ◊¸ ’˝ÃœÊ⁄UËH
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∑§ÙÁ≈U Á’⁄UQ§ ◊äÿ üÊÈÁà ∑§„U߸ – ‚êÿ∑§ ÇÿÊŸ ‚∑Χà ∑§Ù©U ‹„U߸H
ÇÿÊŸfl¢Ã ∑§ÙÁ≈U∑§ ◊„°U ∑§Ù§ – ¡ËflŸ◊ÈQ§ ‚∑Χà ¡ª ‚Ù§H 2H
ÁÃã„U ‚„Ud ◊„È°U ‚’ ‚Èπ πÊŸË – ŒÈ‹¸÷ ’˝rÊÔ‹ËŸ Á’ÇÿÊŸËH
œ◊¸‚Ë‹ Á’⁄UQ§ •L§ ÇÿÊŸË – ¡ËflŸ◊ÈQ§ ’˝rÊÔ¬⁄U ¬˝ÊŸËH 3H
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‚Ù „UÁ⁄U÷ªÁà ∑§Êª Á∑§Á◊ ¬Ê߸ – Á’SflŸÊÕ ◊ÙÁ„U ∑§„U„ÈU ’ȤÊÊ߸H 4H
Cau.: nara sahasra maha° sunahu purår∂, kou eka hoi dharma bratadhår∂.
dharmas∂la ko¢ika maha° ko∂, biaya bimukha biråga rata ho∂.1.
ko¢i birakta madhya sruti kaha∂, samyaka gyåna sakæta kou laha∂.
gyånava≈ta ko¢ika maha° koµu, j∂vanamukta sakæta jaga soµu.2.
tinha sahasra mahu° saba sukha khån∂, durlabha brahmal∂na bigyån∂.
dharmas∂la birakta aru gyån∂, j∂vanamukta brahmapara prån∂.3.
saba te so durlabha suraråyå, råma bhagati rata gata mada måyå.
so haribhagati kåga kimi på∂, bisvanåtha mohi kahahu bujhå∂.4.
ìListen, O Slayer of demon Tripura : among a thousand men there is scarce
one who is steadfast in his vow of piety. Among ten million souls devoted to religion
there may be one who is averse to the pleasures of sense and takes delight in
dispassion. Among ten million souls free from worldly attachment, so declare the Vedas,
scarce one succeeds in acquiring perfect wisdom. Among ten million enlightened souls
in this world there is hardly one who attains final beatitude even when living. Among
a thousand such souls he who has not only realized his oneness with Brahma but
merged his identity in the Absolute and has accordingly become a fountain of all joy
is rarely to be found. Of the religious, the unattached, the enlightened and the
emancipated, as well as of those merged in the Absolute, O lord of divinities, he who
takes delight in devotion to ›r∂ Råma and is free from vanity and wiles is most difficult
to find.î Kindly explain to me at length, O Lord of the universe, how such a devotion
to ›r∂ Hari was attained by a crow. (1ó4)