Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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abhimata dåni devataru bara se, sevata sulabha sukhada hari hara se.
sukabi sarada nabha mana uŒagana se, råmabhagata jana j∂vana dhana se.6.
sakala sukæta phala bhµuri bhoga se, jaga hita nirupadhi sådhu loga se.
sevaka mana månasa maråla se, påvana ga≈ga tara≈ga måla se.7.
The narrative of Råma is a lovely wish-yielding gem, and a graceful adornment
for saintly wisdom. The hosts of virtues possessed by ›r∂ Råma are a blessing to the
world and the bestowers of liberation, riches, religious merit and the divine abode. They
are true teachers of wisdom, dispassion and Yoga (contemplative union with (God) and
celestial physicians (A‹vin∂kumåras) for the fell disease of metempsychosis; parents
of devotion to S∂tå and Råma and the seed of all holy vows, practices and observances;
antidotes for sins, agonies and griefs and beloved guardians in this as well as in the
next world; valiant ministers to King Reason,and a veritable Agastya* drinking up the
illimitable ocean of greed; young lions residing in the forest of the devoteeís mind to kill
the herd of elephants in the shape of lust, anger and impurities of the Kali age; dear
to Lord ›iva (the Slayer of the demon Tripura) as a highly respectable and most
beloved guest, and wish-yielding clouds quenching the wild fire of indigence.They are
spells and valuable gems as it were for counteracting the venom of serpents in the
form of sensuous enjoyments, and efface the deep marks of evil destiny contained on
the forehead. They are sunbeams, as it were, dispelling the darkness of ignorance, and
clouds nourishing the paddy crop in the form of devotees; trees of paradise, as it were,
yielding the object of oneís desire; easily available for service and gratifying like Viƒu
and ›iva; stars as it were adorning the autumnal sky in the shape of the poetís mind,
and the very lifeís treasure for the devotees of ›r∂ Råma; a rich harvest of enjoyments
as it; were yielded by the totality of oneís meritorious deeds and sincerely devoted to
the good of the world like holy men; sporting in the mind of the devotees as swans in
the Månasarovara lake and purifying as the waves of the holy Ga∆gå. (1ó7)
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Œ„UŸ ⁄UÊ◊ ªÈŸ ª˝Ê◊ Á¡Á◊ ߢœŸ •Ÿ‹ ¬˝ø¢«UH 32 (∑§)H
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‚îÊŸ ∑ȧ◊ÈŒ ø∑§Ù⁄U Áøà Á„Uà Á’‚appleÁ· ’«∏U ‹Ê„ÈUH 32 (π)H
Do.: kupatha kutaraka kucåli kali kapa¢a da≈bha påa≈Œa,
dahana råma guna gråma jimi i≈dhana anala praca≈Œa.32(A).
råmacarita råkesa kara sarisa sukhada saba kåhu,
sajjana kumuda cakora cita hita bisei baRa låhu.32(B).
The hosts of virtues possessed by ›r∂ Råma are like a blazing fire to consume
the dry wood of evil ways, fallacious reasoning, mischievous practices, deceit,
hypocrisy and heresy prevailing in Kali. The exploits of ›r∂ Råma are delightful to one
and all even as the rays of the full moon; they are particularly agreeable and highly
beneficial to the mind of the virtuous, who can be compared to the white water-lily and
the Cakora† bird. (32 A-B)
* Sage Agastya is said to have drunk up the ocean in three draughts. He was born of a jar; this earn
him the tittle of ëKumbhajaí.
† The white water-lily is proverbially noted for its attachment to the moon and is supposed to open its