Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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was king Uttånapåda, who begot the celebrated devotee of ›r∂ Hari, Dhruva. Manuís
younger son was known as Priyavrata, who is mentioned with praise by the Vedas and
the Puråƒas. They had a daughter too, Devahµuti by name, who was the favourite consort
of the sage Kardama, and who bore in her womb the all-powerful and benevolent Lord
Kapila the primal divinity, who is compassionate to the humble and who openly
expounded the philosophy of Så∆khya, an adept as He was in the enquiry after the
ultimate principles. The said Manu ruled for a long period and followed the Lordís
commandments (in the form of the scriptural ordinance) in everyway. (1ó4)
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So.: hoi na biaya biråga bhavana basata bhå cauthapana,
hædaya° bahuta dukha låga janama gayau haribhagati binu.142.
ìI have reached the fourth stage of my life (old age) while I am still living under the
roof of my house (as a householder); but I have not yet lost my relish for the pleasures
of sense,î he said to himself. He felt sore distressed at heart that his life had been
wasted without devotion to ›r∂ Har i. (142)
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Cau.: barabasa råja sutahi taba d∂nhå, nåri sameta gavana bana k∂nhå.
t∂ratha bara naimia bikhyåtå, ati pun∂ta sådhaka sidhi dåtå.1.
basahiÚ tahå° muni siddha samåjå, taha° hiya° harai caleu manu råjå.
pa≈tha jåta sohahiÚ matidh∂rå, gyåna bhagati janu dhare° sar∂rå.2.
pahu° ce jåi dhenumati t∂rå, harai nahåne niramala n∂rå.
åe milana siddha muni gyån∂, dharama dhura≈dhara næparii jån∂.3.
jaha° jaha° t∂ratha rahe suhåe, muninha sakala sådara karavåe.
kæsa sar∂ra munipa¢a paridhånå, sata samåja nita sunahiÚ purånå.4.
Manu then perforce resigned the throne to his son and departed for the forest with
his wife. Pre-eminent of all holy places is the celebrated Naimiåraƒya (the modern
Nimsar in Oudh), which is most sacred and bestows success on those striving for
realization. Multitudes of sages and adepts lived there. Glad of heart, king Manu
proceeded to that place. Passing along the road, the king and queen of resolute mind
looked like incarnations of spiritual wisdom and devotion respectively. On reaching the
bank of the Gomat∂ they bathed with delight in the limpid stream. Adepts and enlightened
sages came to see him, recognizing in the royal sage a champion of virtue. The sages
reverently took them to all holy and lovely spots that were scattered here and there. With