Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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øı0ó•Êπ⁄U ◊œÈ⁄U ◊ŸÙ„U⁄U ŒÙ§ – ’⁄UŸ Á’‹ÙøŸ ¡Ÿ Á¡ÿ ¡Ù§H
‚ÈÁ◊⁄Uà ‚È‹÷ ‚ÈπŒ ‚’ ∑§Ê„ÍU – ‹Ù∑§ ‹Ê„ÈU ¬⁄U‹Ù∑§ ÁŸ’Ê„ÍUH 1H
∑§„Uà ‚ÈŸÃ ‚ÈÁ◊⁄Uà ‚ÈÁ∆U ŸË∑apple§ – ⁄UÊ◊ ‹πŸ ‚◊ Á¬˝ÿ ÃÈ‹‚Ë ∑apple§H
’⁄UŸÃ ’⁄UŸ ¬˝ËÁà Á’‹ªÊÃË – ’˝rÊÔ ¡Ëfl ‚◊ ‚„U¡ ‚°ÉÊÊÃËH 2H
Ÿ⁄U ŸÊ⁄UÊÿŸ ‚Á⁄U‚ ‚È÷˝ÊÃÊ – ¡ª ¬Ê‹∑§ Á’‚appleÁ· ¡Ÿ òÊÊÃÊH
÷ªÁà ‚ÈÁÃÿ ∑§‹ ∑§⁄UŸ Á’÷Í·Ÿ – ¡ª Á„Uà „appleUÃÈ Á’◊‹ Á’œÈ ¬Í·ŸH 3H
SflÊŒ ÃÙ· ‚◊ ‚ȪÁà ‚ÈœÊ ∑apple§ – ∑§◊∆U ‚apple· ‚◊ œ⁄U ’‚ÈœÊ ∑apple§H
¡Ÿ ◊Ÿ ◊¢¡È ∑¢§¡ ◊œÈ∑§⁄U ‚apple – ¡Ë„U ¡‚Ù◊Áà „UÁ⁄U „U‹œ⁄U ‚appleH 4H
Cau.: åkhara madhura manohara doµu, barana bilocana jana jiya joµu.
sumirata sulabha sukhada saba kåhµu, loka låhu paraloka nibåhµu.1.
kahata sunata sumirata su¢hi n∂ke, råma lakhana sama priya tulas∂ ke.
baranata barana pr∂ti bilagåt∂, brahma j∂va sama sahaja sa°ghåt∂.2.
nara nåråyana sarisa subhråtå, jaga pålaka bisei jana tråtå.
bhagati sutiya kala karana bibhµuana, jaga hita hetu bimala bidhu pµuana.3.
svåda toa sama sugati sudhå ke, kama¢ha sea sama dhara basudhå ke.
jana mana ma≈ju ka≈ja madhukara se, j∂ha jasomati hari haladhara se.4.
Both the letter-sounds are sweet and attractive; they are the two eyes, as it were,
of the Alphabet and the very life of the devotee. Easy to remember and delightful to one
and all, they bring gain here and provide sustenance hereafter. They are most delightful
to utter, hear and remember and are dear as Råma and Lakmaƒa to Tulas∂dåsa. When
treated separately, the two letters lose their harmony (i.e., are differently pronounced,
bear diverse meaning in the form of seed-letters and as such yield different results);
whereas they are naturally allied even as Brahma (the Cosmic Spirit) and J∂va (the
individual soul) Good brothers like the divine sages Nara and Nåråyaƒa, they are
sustainers of the universe and redeemers of the devotee in particular. They are beautiful
ornaments for the ears of the fair damsel in the form of Bhakti (Devotion) and stand as
the spotless sun and moon for the good of the world.They are like the taste and the
gratifying quality of nectar in the form of emancipation, and are supporters of the globe
like the divine Tortoise* and the serpent-god ›ea. Again, they are like bees for the
beautiful lotus in the shape of the devoteeís mind and are the very like of Hari (›r∂ Kæƒa)
and Haladhara (Balaråma, who wielded a plough as a weapon) for Ya‹odå (Their fostermother,
the wife of Nanda) in the shape of the tongue. (1ó4)
ŒÊapple0ó∞∑ȧ ¿UòÊÈ ∞∑ȧ ◊È∑ȧ≈U◊ÁŸ ‚’ ’⁄UŸÁŸ ¬⁄U ¡Ù©U–
ÃÈ‹‚Ë ⁄UÉÊÈ’⁄U ŸÊ◊ ∑apple§ ’⁄UŸ Á’⁄UÊ¡Ã ŒÙ©UH 20H
Do.: eku chatru eku muku¢amani saba baranani para jou,
tulas∂ raghubara nåma ke barana biråjata dou.20.
Lo! the two letters ( ⁄U and ◊) forming part of the name of Raghuvara (the Chief of
the Raghu) crown all the letters of the Alphabet, the one spreading like an umbrella and
the other resting as a crest-jewel, O Tulas∂dåsa.† (20)
* We are told in the Bhågavata and other Puråƒas how God Viƒu assumed the form of a gigantic
tortoise in order to support Mount Mandara and prevent it from sinking while it was being rotated by gods and
demons in their attempt to churn the ocean of milk and obtain nectar out of it.
† The letter “⁄U” of the Sa≈skæta alphabet, when immediately preceding another consonant or the