Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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virtues and listened with delight to what they told me. O lord of the winged creatures ! In
this way I went about listening to the recital of ›r∂ Hariís praises. By ›ambhuís grace my
movements were unchecked everywhere. The three types of ardent seeking (viz., those
for progeny, wealth and fame) left me and one solitary longing grew to inordinate
proportions in my heart. ìI shall deem the object of my birth accomplished only when I
behold ›r∂ Råmaís lotus-feet,î I said to myself. Every sage I interrogated observed, ìGod
represents the totality of created beings.î But the view which holds God as impersonal
did not find favour with me and the love I bore in my heart for the embodied Brahma grew
from more to more.
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Do.: gura ke bacana surati kari råma carana manu låga,
raghupati jasa gåvata phirau° chana chana nava anuråga.110(A).
meru sikhara ba¢a chåyå° muni lomasa ås∂na,
dekhi carana siru nåyau° bacana kaheu° ati d∂na.110(B).
suni mama bacana bin∂ta mædu muni kæpåla khagaråja,
mohi sådara pµu° chata bhae dvija åyahu kehi kåja.110(C).
taba maiÚ kahå kæpånidhi tumha sarbagya sujåna,
(1ó8)
saguna brahma avarådhana mohi kahahu bhagavåna.110(D).
Even as I recalled the words of my erstwhile preceptor my mind conceived a
fondness for Råmaís feet and I went about singing the praises of ›r∂ Råma (the Lord of
the Raghus) with a love which gathered new strength every moment. On a peak of
Mount Meru in the shade of a banyan tree sat the sage Loma‹a. On seeing him I bowed
at his feet and addressed him in the humblest strain. When the gracious sage heard my
meek and gentle address, O king of the birds, he politely enquired : ìFor what purpose
have you come, O Bråhmaƒa?î Thereupon I replied, ìO fountain of mercy, you are
omniscient and sagacious. Tell me, blessed one, how to worship the embodied supreme
Spirit.î (110 AóD)
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