Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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suni bhasu≈Œi ke bacana bhavån∂, boleu garuRa harai mædu bån∂.
tava prasåda prabhu mama ura måh∂°, sa≈saya soka moha bhrama nåh∂°.3.
suneu° pun∂ta råma guna gråmå, tumhar∂ kæpå° laheu° bi‹råmå.
eka båta prabhu pµu° chau° toh∂, kahahu bujhåi kæpånidhi moh∂.4.
kahahiÚ sa≈ta muni beda purånå, nahiÚ kachu durlabha gyåna samånå.
soi muni tumha sana kaheu goså∂°, nahiÚ ådarehu bhagati k∂ nå∂°.5.
gyånahi bhagatihi a≈tara ketå, sakala kahahu prabhu kæpå niketå.
suni uragåri bacana sukha månå, sådara boleu kåga sujånå.6.
bhagatihi gyånahi nahiÚ kachu bhedå, ubhaya harahiÚ bhava sa≈bhava khedå.
nåtha mun∂sa kahahiÚ kachu a≈tara, såvadhåna sou sunu biha≈gabara.7.
gyåna biråga joga bigyånå, e saba purua sunahu harijånå.
purua pratåpa prabala saba bhå° t∂, abalå abala sahaja jaRa jåt∂.8.
They who knowingly cast aside such Devotion and take pains to acquire mere
wisdom are fools who would leave alone the cow of plenty at their own house and knock
about in search of the Åka plant (the milk-weed) to get milk out of it. Listen. O lord of
the winged creatures; the fools who ignore Bhakti and seek happiness by any other
means stupidly seek to swim across the ocean without the help of a vesselî. GaruŒa,
O Bhavån∂, (continues Lord ›a∆kara,) rejoiced to hear Bhu‹uƒŒiís words and submitted
in gentle accents : ìBy your grace, my lord, doubt, sorrow, error and delusion have
disappeared from my heart. I have also listened to the praises of ›r∂ Råma and attained
peace of mind by your blessing. My lord, I ask you one question more: pray, explain the
whole thing clearly, O ocean of compassion. The saints and sages as well as the Vedas
and Puråƒas declare that there is nothing so difficult of attainment as wisdom. Although
the sage (Loma‹a) instructed you in the same, my lord, you did not show the same
amount of regard for Gnosis as for Devotion. Explain to me, my gracious lord, all the
difference between Gnosis and Devotion.î The sagacious crow was gratified to hear the
question of GaruŒa (the enemy of the serpents) and politely replied, ìThere is no
difference whatsoever between Gnosis and Devotion : both are equally efficacious in
relieving the torments of birth and death. Great sages nonetheless point out some
difference between the two, my lord: listen to the same with rapt attention, O chief of the
birds ! Wisdom, dispassion, Yoga (union with God) and Realizationómark meóare all
masculine in conception, O mount of ›r∂ Hari ! The might of man is formidable indeed;
while a woman is naturally weak and dull by her very birth. (1ó8)
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Do.: purua tyågi saka nårihi jo birakta mati dh∂ra,
na tu kåm∂ biayåbasa bimukha jo pada raghub∂ra.115(A).
So.: sou muni gyånanidhåna mæganayan∂ bidhu mukha nirakhi,
bibasa hoi harijåna nåri binu måyå praga¢a.115(B).
But that man alone who is unattached and resolute of mind can forwear womanó
not the sensual voluptuary, who has turned his face against the feet of ›r∂ Råma (the
Hero of Raghuís line). But even such an enlightened sage, O mount of ›r∂ Hari, succumbs