Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

* UTTARA-KÅ°NœA *
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between Gnosis and Devotion, by hearing which one develops perpetual and uninterrupted
love for ›r∂ Råmaís feet. (116 A-B)
øı0ó‚ÈŸ„ÈU ÃÊà ÿ„U •∑§Õ ∑§„UÊŸË – ‚◊ȤÊà ’Ÿß Ÿ ¡Êß ’πÊŸËH
߸Sfl⁄U •¢‚ ¡Ëfl •Á’ŸÊ‚Ë – øappleß •◊‹ ‚„U¡ ‚Èπ ⁄UÊ‚ËH 1H
‚Ù ◊ÊÿÊ’‚ ÷ÿ©U ªÙ‚ÊßZ – ’°äÿÙ ∑§Ë⁄U ◊⁄U∑§≈U ∑§Ë ŸÊßZH
¡«∏U øappleßÁ„ U ª˝¢ÁÕ ¬Á⁄U ªß¸ – ¡ŒÁ¬ ◊Î·Ê ¿ÍU≈Uà ∑§Á∆UŸß¸H 2H
Ã’ Ãapple ¡Ëfl ÷ÿ©U ‚¢‚Ê⁄UË – ¿ÍU≈U Ÿ ª˝¢ÁÕ Ÿ „UÙß ‚ÈπÊ⁄UËH
üÊÈÁà ¬È⁄UÊŸ ’„ÈU ∑§„appleU©U ©U¬Ê߸ – ¿ÍU≈U Ÿ •Áœ∑§ •Áœ∑§ •L§¤ÊÊ߸H 3H
¡Ëfl NUŒÿ° Ã◊ ◊Ù„U Á’‚apple·Ë – ª˝¢ÁÕ ¿ÍU≈U Á∑§Á◊ ¬⁄Uß Ÿ ŒappleπËH
•‚ ‚¢¡Ùª ߸‚ ¡’ ∑§⁄U߸ – Ã’„È°U ∑§ŒÊÁøà ‚Ù ÁŸL§•⁄U߸H 4H
‚ÊÁûfl∑§ üÊhÊ œappleŸÈ ‚È„UÊ߸ – ¡ı¥ „UÁ⁄U ∑Χ¬Ê° NUŒÿ° ’‚ •Ê߸H
¡¬ ì ’˝Ã ¡◊ ÁŸÿ◊ •¬Ê⁄UÊ – ¡apple üÊÈÁà ∑§„U ‚È÷ œ◊¸ •øÊ⁄UÊH 5H
Ãappleß ÃΟ „UÁ⁄Uà ø⁄ÒU ¡’ ªÊ߸ – ÷Êfl ’ë¿U Á‚‚È ¬Êß ¬appleã„UÊ߸H
ŸÙß ÁŸ’ÎÁûÊ ¬ÊòÊ Á’SflÊ‚Ê – ÁŸ◊¸‹ ◊Ÿ •„UË⁄U ÁŸ¡ ŒÊ‚ÊH 6H
¬⁄U◊ œ◊¸◊ÿ ¬ÿ ŒÈÁ„U ÷Ê߸ – •fl≈ÒU •Ÿ‹ •∑§Ê◊ ’ŸÊ߸H
ÃÙ· ◊L§Ã Ã’ ¿U◊Ê° ¡È«∏UÊflÒ – œÎÁà ‚◊ ¡ÊflŸÈ Œappleß ¡◊ÊflÒH 7H
◊ÈÁŒÃÊ° ◊ÕÒ Á’øÊ⁄U ◊ÕÊŸË – Œ◊ •œÊ⁄U ⁄U¡È ‚àÿ ‚È’ÊŸËH
Ã’ ◊ÁÕ ∑§ÊÁ…∏U ‹appleß ŸflŸËÃÊ – Á’◊‹ Á’⁄Uʪ ‚È÷ª ‚ȬȟËÃÊH 8H
Cau.: sunahu tåta yaha akatha kahån∂, samujhata banai na jåi bakhån∂.
∂svara a≈sa j∂va abinås∂, cetana amala sahaja sukha rås∂.1.
so måyåbasa bhayau goså∂°, ba°dhyo k∂ra maraka¢a k∂ nå∂°.
jaRa cetanahi gra≈thi pari ga∂, jadapi mæå chµu¢ata ka¢hina∂.2.
taba te j∂va bhayau sa≈sår∂, chµu¢a na gra≈thi na hoi sukhår∂.
‹ruti puråna bahu kaheu upå∂, chµu¢a na adhika adhika arujhå∂.3.
j∂va hædaya° tama moha bise∂, gra≈thi chµu¢a kimi parai na dekh∂.
asa sa≈joga ∂sa jaba kara∂, tabahu° kadåcita so niruara∂.4.
såttvika ‹raddhå dhenu suhå∂, jau° hari kæpå° hædaya° basa å∂.
japa tapa brata jama niyama apårå, je ‹ruti kaha subha dharma acårå.5.
tei tæna harita carai jaba gå∂, bhåva baccha sisu påi penhå∂.
noi nibætti påtra bisvåså, nirmala mana ah∂ra nija dåså.6.
parama dharmamaya paya duhi bhå∂, ava¢ai anala akåma banå∂.
toa maruta taba chamå° juRåvai, dhæti sama jåvanu dei jamåvai.7.
muditå° mathai bicåra mathån∂, dama adhåra raju satya subån∂.
taba mathi kåRhi lei navan∂tå, bimala biråga subhaga supun∂tå.8.
Listen, dear GaruŒa, to this unutterable romance, which can only be comprehended
by the mind but is incapable of expression. The soul is a particle of the Divinity, immortal,
conscious, untainted by Måyå and blissful by nature. Such a soul, my lord, has allowed
itself to be dominated by Måyå and has been caught in its own trap like a parrot or a
monkey*. Matter and Spirit have been linked together with a knot which, though imaginary,
* The allusion is to two popular modes of catching parrots and monkeys. A stick with a bait at the end
and a string attached to it is so set in the ground that it revolves from the weight of the parrot when it lights upon