Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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Cau.: trijaga deva nara joi tanu dharaµu° , taha° taha° råma bhajana anusaraµu° .
eka sµula mohi bisara na kåµu, gura kara komala s∂la subhåµu.1.
carama deha dvija kai maiÚ på∂, sura durlabha puråna ‹ruti gå∂.
khelau° tahµu° bålakanha m∂lå, karau° sakala raghunåyaka l∂lå.2.
prauRha bhae° mohi pitå paRhåvå, samajhau° sunau° gunau° nahiÚ bhåvå.
mana te sakala båsanå bhåg∂, kevala råma carana laya låg∂.3.
kahu khagesa asa kavana abhåg∂, khar∂ seva suradhenuhi tyåg∂.
prema magana mohi kachu na sohå∂, håreu pitå paRhåi paRhå∂.4.
bhae kålabasa jaba pitu måtå, maiÚ bana gayau° bhajana janatråtå.
jaha° jaha° bipina mun∂svara påvau° , å‹rama jåi jåi siru nåvau° .5.
bµujhau° tinhahi råma guna gåhå, kahahiÚ sunau° haraita khaganåhå.
sunata phirau° hari guna anubådå, abyåhata gati sa≈bhu prasådå.6.
chµu¢∂ tribidhi ∂anå gåRh∂, eka lålaså ura ati båRh∂.
råma carana bårija jaba dekhau° , taba nija janma saphala kari lekhau° .7.
jehi pµu° chau° soi muni asa kaha∂, ∂svara sarba bhµutamaya aha∂.
nirguna mata nahiÚ mohi sohå∂, saguna brahma rati ura adhikå∂.8.
Whatever form I assumed, whether of an irrational being, god or man, I continued
to adore ›r∂ Råma even in that form. Yet one thing ever stung my conscience: my Guruís
mild and amiable disposition I could never forget. The last body I got was that of a
Bråhmaƒa, which the Vedas and Puråƒas declare as difficult even for the gods to attain.
Even in that incarnation whenever I joined the other boys for play, I would enact all the
pastimes of ›r∂ Råma (the Lord of the Raghus) alone. As I grew up my father gave me
lessons (in secular subjects). I tried to understand things, listened to the lessons and
reflected on them; yet they failed to attract my mind. All worldly cravings left my soul; I
was solely absorbed in the thought of ›r∂ Råmaís feet. Tell me, O lord of the feathered
creation: is there anyone so wretched as to give up a cow of plenty and tend a she-ass?
Overwhelmed with love I had no charm left for anything and my father was tried of
coaching me. When both my father and mother died, I withdrew to the forest in order to
worship the Protector of His servants. In the forest wherever I met any great sage I
visited his hermitage and bowed my head to him. I would ask them to recount ›r∂ Råmaís