Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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janma janma muni jatanu karåh∂°, a≈ta råma kahi åvata nåh∂°.
jåsu nåma bala sa≈kara kås∂, deta sabahi sama gati abinås∂.2.
mama locana gocara soi åvå, bahuri ki prabhu asa banihi banåvå.3.
When ›r∂ Råma heard this most tender speech of Våli, He stroked his head with
His hand. ì I make your body immortal; you may keep up your life.î Said Våli, ìListen,
O Ocean of Mercy: sages continue their efforts (for God-Realization) during successive
births; but at the last moment they fail to utter the name ëRåmaí. But He, on the strength
of whose Name Lord ›a∆kara bestows immortality* on all alike, has appeared in a visible
form before my very eyes! Shall I ever get such a golden opportunity again? (1ó3)
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Cha≈.: so nayana gocara jåsu guna nita neti kahi ‹ruti gåvah∂°,
jiti pavana mana go nirasa kari muni dhyåna kabahu° ka påvah∂°.
mohi jåni ati abhimåna basa prabhu kaheu råkhu sar∂rah∂,
asa kavana sa¢ha ha¢hi kå¢i surataru båri karihi babµurah∂.1.
aba nåtha kari karunå bilokahu dehu jo bara mågaµu°,
jehiÚ joni janmau° karma basa taha° råma pada anurågaµu°.
yaha tanaya mama sama binaya bala kalyånaprada prabhu l∂jiai,
gahi bå°ha sura nara nåha åpana dåsa a≈gada k∂jiai.2.
ìHe has appeared before my very eyes, whose praises the Vedas ever sing
only in negative terms and whom sages are scarcely able to perceive in their meditation
even after they have controlled their breath and mind and freed their senses from
passion. Knowing me to be a victim of excessive pride the Lord said to me, ë Preserve
your life!í But who would be such a fool as to insist on cutting down a celestial tree
and using it as a fence to protect an acacia tree? Now, my lord, look upon me with
compassion and grant me the boon that I ask; in whatever species of life it may be
my fate to be born, I may continue to love ›r∂ Råmaís (Your) feet. This son of mine,
A∆gada by name, is my equal in training and strength. O Bestower of Blessedness;
therefore, accept him, my master; and holding him by the arm, O Lord of gods and
men, treat him as Your servant.î (1-2)
* It is mentioned in the scriptures that Lord ›iva personally whispers the name ëRåmaí into the right
ear of every creature dying at Kå‹∂ and redeems its soul.