Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

*
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
BÅLA-KÅ°NœA *
41
’Èœ Á’üÊÊ◊ ‚∑§‹ ¡Ÿ ⁄¢U¡ÁŸ – ⁄UÊ◊∑§ÕÊ ∑§Á‹ ∑§‹È· Á’÷¢¡ÁŸH
⁄UÊ◊∑§ÕÊ ∑§Á‹ ¬¢Ÿª ÷⁄UŸË – ¬ÈÁŸ Á’’apple∑§ ¬Êfl∑§ ∑§„È°U •⁄UŸËH 3H
⁄UÊ◊∑§ÕÊ ∑§Á‹ ∑§Ê◊Œ ªÊ߸ – ‚È¡Ÿ ‚¡ËflÁŸ ◊ÍÁ⁄U ‚È„UÊ߸H
‚Ùß ’‚ÈœÊË ‚ÈœÊ Ã⁄¢UÁªÁŸ – ÷ÿ ÷¢¡ÁŸ ÷˝◊ ÷apple∑§ ÷È•¢ÁªÁŸH 4H
•‚È⁄U ‚appleŸ ‚◊ Ÿ⁄U∑ § ÁŸ∑¢§ÁŒÁŸ – ‚ÊœÈ Á’’Èœ ∑ȧ‹ Á„Uà ÁªÁ⁄UŸ¢ÁŒÁŸH
‚¢Ã ‚◊Ê¡ ¬ÿÙÁœ ⁄U◊Ê ‚Ë – Á’Sfl ÷Ê⁄U ÷⁄U •ø‹ ¿U◊Ê ‚ËH 5H
¡◊ ªŸ ◊È„°U ◊Á‚ ¡ª ¡◊ÈŸÊ ‚Ë – ¡ËflŸ ◊È∑ȧÁà „appleUÃÈ ¡ŸÈ ∑§Ê‚ËH
⁄UÊ◊Á„U Á¬˝ÿ ¬ÊflÁŸ ÃÈ‹‚Ë ‚Ë – ÃÈ‹Á‚ŒÊ‚ Á„Uà Á„Uÿ° „ÈU‹‚Ë ‚ËH 6H
Á‚flÁ¬˝ÿ ◊apple∑§‹ ‚Ò‹ ‚ÈÃÊ ‚Ë – ‚∑§‹ Á‚Áh ‚Èπ ‚¢¬Áà ⁄UÊ‚ËH
‚ŒªÈŸ ‚È⁄UªŸ •¢’ •ÁŒÁà ‚Ë – ⁄UÉÊÈ’⁄U ÷ªÁà ¬˝apple◊ ¬⁄UÁ◊Áà ‚ËH 7H
Cau.: tadapi kah∂ gura bårahiÚ bårå, samujhi par∂ kachu mati anusårå.
bhååbaddha karabi maiÚ so∂, more° mana prabodha jehiÚ ho∂.1.
jasa kachu budhi bibeka bala mere°, tasa kahihau° hiy~a .
hari ke prere°.
nija sa≈deha moha bhrama haran∂, karau° kathå bhava saritå taran∂.2.
budha bi‹råma sakala jana ra≈jani, råmakathå kali kalua bibha≈jani.
råmakathå kali pa≈naga bharan∂, puni bibeka påvaka kahu° aran∂.3.
råmakathå kali kåmada gå∂, sujana saj∂vani mµuri suhå∂.
soi basudhåtala sudhå tara≈gini, bhaya bha≈jani bhrama bheka bhua≈gini.4.
asura sena sama naraka nika≈dini, sådhu bibudha kula hita girina≈dini.
sa≈ta samåja payodhi ramå s∂, bisva bhåra bhara acala chamå s∂.5.
jama gana muha° masi jaga jamunå s∂, j∂vana mukuti hetu janu kås∂.
råmahi priya påvani tulas∂ s∂, tulasidåsa hita hiya° hulas∂ s∂.6.
sivapriya mekala saila sutå s∂, sakala siddhi sukha sa≈pati rås∂.
sadaguna suragana a≈ba aditi s∂, raghubara bhagati prema paramiti s∂.7.
Nevertheless, when the preceptor repeated the story time after time, I followed it
to a certain extent according to my poor lights. I shall versify the same in the popular
tongue, so that my mind may derive satisfaction from it. Equipped with what little
intellectual and critical power I possess I shall write with a heart inspired by ›r∂ Hari. The
story I am going to tell is such as will dispel my own doubts, errors and delusion and
will serve as a boat for crossing the stream of mundane existence. The story of Råma
is a solace to the learned and a source of delight to all men and wipes out the impurities
of the Kali age. ›r∂ Råmaís story is a pea-hen for the serpent in the form of the Kali age;
again, it is a wooden stick* for kindling the sacred fire of wisdom. The tale of Råma is
the cow of plenty in this age of Kali; it is a beautiful life-giving herb for the virtuous. It is
a veritable river of nectar on the surface of this globe; it shatters the fear of birth and
death and is a virtual snake for the frog of delusion. It is beneficent to pious souls-even
as Goddess Pårvat∂ (the daughter of Himavån) is friendly to gods; again, it puts an end
to hell even as Pårvat∂ exterminated the army of demons. It flows from the assemblage
of saints, even as Lakm∂ (the goddess of wealth) sprang from the ocean; and like the
immovable earth it bears the burden of the entire creation. Like the sacred river Yamunå
in this world it scares away the messengers of Yama (the god of death). It is holy Kå‹∂
* The fire used in sacrifices in India is produced by revolving a wooden stick against a wooden block.