Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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›R∫ RÅMACARITAMÅNASA *
Men who having heard the glory of this moving Prayåga in the form of the
assemblage of holy men appreciate it with an enraptured mind and then take a plunge
into it with extreme devotion obtain the four rewards* of human existence during their
very lifetime. (2)
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Cau.: majjana phala pekhia tatakålå, kåka hohiÚ pika bakau marålå.
suni åcaraja karai jani ko∂, satasa≈gati mahimå nahiÚ go∂.1.
bålam∂ka nårada gha¢ajon∂, nija nija mukhani kah∂ nija hon∂.
jalacara thalacara nabhacara nånå, je jaRa cetana j∂va jahånå.2.
mati k∂rati gati bhµuti bhalå∂, jaba jehiÚ jatana jahå° jehiÚ på∂.
so jånaba satasa≈ga prabhåµu, lokahu° beda na åna upåµu.3.
binu satasa≈ga bibeka na ho∂, råma kæpå binu sulabha na so∂.
satasa≈gata muda ma≈gala mµulå, soi phala sidhi saba sådhana phµulå.4.
sa¢ha sudharahiÚ satasa≈gati på∂, pårasa parasa kudhåta suhå∂.
bidhi basa sujana kusa≈gata parah∂°, phani mani sama nija guna anusarah∂°.5.
bidhi hari hara kabi kobida bån∂, kahata sådhu mahimå sakucån∂.
so mo sana kahi jåta na kaise° , såka banika mani guna gana jaise°.6.
The result of an immersion into the sacred waters of this king of holy places is
instantly perceived: crows turn into cuckoos and herons into swans. Let no one marvel
to hear this; the glory of contact with saints is no secret. Vålm∂ki†, Nårada‡ and
Agastya§, who was born of a pitcher, have related the story of their birth and transformation
with their own lips. Of the various creatures, both animate and inanimate, living in this
world, whether in water or on land or in the air, whoever has ever attained wisdom, glory,
salvation, material prosperity or welfare anywhere and by any means whatsoever, know
* The four rewards of human existence are: (1) Dharma or religious merit (2) Artha or material riches
(3) Kåma or sensuous enjoyment and (4) Moka or release from the bondage of worldly existence.
† Vålm∂ki had been a hunter and a highway robber in his early life. He was reclaimed by the seven
seers and eventually turned out a great seer and poet.
‡ We read in the Bhågavata that Nårada was the son of a maid-servant in his previous incarnation
and even as a child came in touch with holy men, who imparted him the highest wisdom and made him a real
devotee by their very contact. In his next birth he appeared as a mind-born son of Brahmå.
§ Agastya was begotten of god Varuƒa through a pitcher. Another great sage, Vasi¢ha, was also born of
the same pitcher. The association thus obtained in his embryonic state with a great sage made him equally great.