Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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it to be the result of association with holy men; there is no other means either in the world
or in the Vedas. Wisdom dawns not without association with saints and such association
cannot be easily had without the grace of ›r∂ Råma. Contact with noble souls is the root
of joy and blessings; it constitutes the very fruit and fulfilment of all endeavours, whereas
all other practices are blossoms as it were. Through contact with the virtuous even the
wicked get reformed, just as a base metal is transmuted by the touch of the philosopherís
stone. On the other hand, if by mischance good men fall into evil company, they maintain
their noble character like the gem on the hood of a serpent. Even the speech of deities
like Brahmå, Viƒu and ›iva, poets and men of wisdom falters in depicting the glory of
pious souls. Much less can it be described by me, even as a dealer in vegetables finds
himself incapable of expatiating on the qualities of gems. (1ó6)
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Do.: ba≈dau° sa≈ta samåna cita hita anahita nahiÚ koi,
a≈jali gata subha sumana jimi sama suga≈dha kara doi.3(A).
sa≈ta sarala cita jagata hita jåni subhåu sanehu,
bålabinaya suni kari kæpå råmacarana rati dehu.3(B).
I bow to the saints, who are even-minded towards all and have no friend or foe,
just as a flower of good quality placed in the palm of oneës hands communicates its
fragrance alike to both the hands (the one which plucked it and that which held and
preserved it). Realizing thus the noble disposition and loving nature of saints, who are
innocent at heart and catholic in spirit, I make this humble submission to them. Listening
to my childlike prayer and taking compassion on me, O noble souls, bless me with
devotion to the feet of ›r∂ Råma. (3 A-B)
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