Doha 120d
A dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī
ससि कर सम सुनि गिरा तुम्हारी। मिटा मोह सरदातप भारी॥ तुम्ह कृपाल सबु संसउ हरेऊ। राम स्वरूप जानि मोहि परेऊ॥१॥
नाथ कृपाँ अब गयउ बिषादा। सुखी भयउँ प्रभु चरन प्रसादा॥ अब मोहि आपनि किंकरि जानी। जदपि सहज जड़ नारि अयानी॥२॥
प्रथम जो मैं पूछा सोइ कहहू। जौं मो पर प्रसन्न प्रभु अहहू॥ राम ब्रह्म चिनमय अबिनासी। सर्ब रहित सब उर पुर बासी॥३॥
नाथ धरेउ नरतनु केहि हेतू। मोहि समुझाइ कहहु बृषकेतू॥ उमा बचन सुनि परम बिनीता। रामकथा पर प्रीति पुनीता॥४॥
Meaning
“Now that I have listened to Your words, which were refreshing as moonbeams, my ignorance, like the scorching heat of the autumnal sun, has gone away. You have removed all my doubts, O gracious Lord, and the reality of Śrī Rāma has been revealed to me. (1) “By Your grace, my lord, my gloom has been lifted and I feel happy now by the blessing of my lord’s feet. Now, regarding me as Your maid-servant, even though I am a woman, ignorant and senseless by nature, (2) “enlighten me on my former questions, if You are happy with me, my lord. Śrī Rāma, I now understand, is no other than the imperishable Brahma (God), who is consciousness itself and who, though bereft of all, yet dwells in the hearts of all. (3) “Why did He take the form of a human being? Explain this to me, My Lord.” Hearing Pārvatī’s most humble words and seeing Her crystalline love for the story of Śrī Rāma, (4)
हियँ हरषे कामारि तब संकर सहज सुजान। बहु बिधि उमहि प्रसंसि पुनि बोले कृपानिधान॥१२० (क)॥
सुनु सुभ कथा भवानि रामचरितमानस बिमल। कहा भुसुंडि बखानि सुना बिहग नायक गरुड़॥१२० (ख)॥
सो संबाद उदार जेहि बिधि भा आगें कहब। सुनहु राम अवतार चरित परम सुंदर अनघ॥१२० (ग)॥
हरि गुन नाम अपार कथा रूप अगनित अमित। मैं निज मति अनुसार कहउँ उमा सादर सुनहु॥१२० (घ)॥
Meaning
The all-merciful and all-wise Śaṅkara, the Destroyer of Cupid, was glad at heart and extolling Pārvatī in so many ways said: (120-A) [PAUSE 1 FOR A NINE-DAY RECITATION] [PAUSE 4 FOR A THIRTY-DAY RECITATION] “Hear the blessed story of the holy ‘Rāmacaritamānasa’, which was narrated at length by sage Kākabhuśuṇḍi and heard by the king of birds, Garuḍa. (120-B) “I shall tell you later on how that great dialogue took place. First listen to the most charming and sanctifying story of Śrī Rāma’s descent. (120-C) “The virtues, names, stories and forms of Śrī Hari are all unlimited, innumerable and immeasurable. Yet I proceed to tell them according to the best of my intellectual comprehension— listen, Pārvatī, with reverence. (120-D)
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