Doha 6b
Śrī Rāma proceeds further and kills Virādha; the episode of the sage Śarabhaṅga
सुनि जानकी परम सुखु पावा। सादर तासु चरन सिरु नावा॥ तब मुनि सन कह कृपानिधाना। आयसु होइ जाउँ बन आना॥१॥
संतत मो पर कृपा करेहू। सेवक जानि तजेहु जनि नेहू॥ धर्म धुरंधर प्रभु कै बानी। सुनि सप्रेम बोले मुनि ग्यानी॥२॥
जासु कृपा अज सिव सनकादी। चहत सकल परमारथ बादी॥ ते तुम्ह राम अकाम पिआरे। दीन बंधु मृदु बचन उचारे॥३॥
अब जानी मैं श्री चतुराई। भजी तुम्हहि सब देव बिहाई॥ जेहि समान अतिसय नहिं कोई। ता कर सील कस न अस होई॥४॥
केहि बिधि कहौं जाहु अब स्वामी। कहहु नाथ तुम्ह अंतरजामी॥ अस कहि प्रभु बिलोकि मुनि धीरा। लोचन जल बह पुलक सरीरा॥५॥
Meaning
Jānakī was overjoyed to hear this discourse and reverently bowed Her head at the feet of Anasūyā. The All-merciful Śrī Rāma then said to the sage, “With your permission I would go to some other forest. (1) “Continue to shower your grace on me; and knowing me to be your humble servant, never cease loving me.” Hearing these words of the Lord, who was an epitome of virtue, the enlightened sage lovingly replied: (2) “You are the same Rāma (the supreme Deity), the beloved of the selfless and the friend of the meek, whose favour is sought by Brahmā (the Unborn), Lord Śiva, Sage Sanaka and all other knowers of the highest Reality; and yet you are addressing such polite words to me. (3) “I now understand the wisdom of Śrī (Goddess Lakṣmī), who adored You as Her Lord to the exclusion of all other gods. How can He who is unequalled and unsurpassed by anyone else be less amiable than what He is? (4) “How can I say, ‘You may go now, my lord?’ tell me, my master, knowing as You do the hearts of all.” Having spoken thus the sage kept gazing on the Lord, thrilling all over with emotion and his eyes flowing with tears. (5)
तन पुलक निर्भर प्रेम पूरन नयन मुख पंकज दिए। मन ग्यान गुन गोतीत प्रभु मैं दीख जप तप का किए॥ जप जोग धर्म समूह तें नर भगति अनुपम पावई। रघुबीर चरित पुनीत निसि दिन दास तुलसी गावई॥
Meaning
Thrilling all over with exuberance of love, the sage rivetted his eyes on the Lord’s lotus face. He thought to himself, ‘What prayers did I recite and what austerity did I undergo that I was enabled to behold with my own eyes the Lord who is beyond all knowledge and transcends the three Guṇas as well as the senses and mind. It is through Japa (muttering of prayers), Yoga (concentration of mind) and a host of religious observances that man acquires devotion, (which is incomparable as a means of God-Realization).’ So does Tulasīdāsa sing the all-holy episodes of Śrī Raghuvīra day and night.
कलिमल समन दमन मन राम सुजस सुखमूल। सादर सुनहिं जे तिन्ह पर राम रहहिं अनुकूल॥६ (क)॥
कठिन काल मल कोस धर्म न ग्यान न जोग जप। परिहरि सकल भरोस रामहि भजहिं ते चतुर नर॥६ (ख)॥
Meaning
The glories of Śrī Rāma destroy the impurities of the Kali age, subdue the mind and are a source of delight. Śrī Rāma remains ever propitious to those who listen to them with reverence. (6 A) This terrible age of Kali is a repository of sins; piety, spiritual wisdom, Yoga or Japa are out of place in this age. They alone are wise, who worship Śrī Rāma giving up all other support. (6 B)
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