Doha 15
Salutations to the abode and companions of Sītā and Rāma
पुनि बंदउँ सारद सुरसरिता। जुगल पुनीत मनोहर चरिता॥ मज्जन पान पाप हर एका। कहत सुनत एक हर अबिबेका॥१॥
गुर पितु मातु महेस भवानी। प्रनवउँ दीनबंधु दिन दानी॥ सेवक स्वामि सखा सिय पी के। हित निरुपधि सब बिधि तुलसी के॥२॥
कलि बिलोकि जग हित हर गिरिजा। साबर मंत्र जाल जिन्ह सिरिजा॥ अनमिल आखर अरथ न जापू। प्रगट प्रभाउ महेस प्रतापू॥३॥
सो उमेस मोहि पर अनुकूला। करिहिं कथा मुद मंगल मूला॥ सुमिरि सिवा सिव पाइ पसाऊ। बरनउँ रामचरित चित चाऊ॥४॥
भनिति मोरि सिव कृपाँ बिभाती। ससि समाज मिलि मनहुँ सुराती॥ जे एहि कथहि सनेह समेता। कहिहहिं सुनिहहिं समुझि सचेता॥५॥ होइहहिं राम चरन अनुरागी। कलि मल रहित सुमंगल भागी॥६॥
Meaning
Again, I bow to goddess Sarasvatī and the celestial river Gaṅgā, both of whom are holy and perform agreeable roles. The one Gaṅgā wipes away sin through immersion and draught of its water; the other, Sarasvatī, dispels ignorance through the recital and hearing of her glory. (1) I adore the great Lord Śiva and His consort, Goddess Pārvatī, my preceptors and parents, friends of the forlorn and ever given to benevolence; servants, masters and friends of Sītā’s Lord, Śrī Rāma, and true benefactors of Tulasīdāsa in everyway. (2) Seeing the prevalence of the Kali age, Śiva and Pārvatī evolved a string of spells of incoherent syllables called ‘Sābar Mantras’ (formulas), which yield to no interpretation and require no repetition (Japa), but whose efficacy is patent, revealing Śiva’s glory. (3) That Lord of Umā, favourable as He is to me, shall make this narrative (of Śrī Rāma) a source of blessings and joy. Thus invoking Lord Śiva and His Consort, Pārvatī, and obtaining Their favour, I relate the exploits of Śrī Rāma with a heart full of ardour. (4) By Śiva’s grace my composition will shed its lustre even as a night shines in conjunction with the moon and the stars. Those who will fondly and intelligently recite or hear this narrative attentively will develop devotion to the lotus feet of Śrī Rāma and purged of the impurities of Kali age will obtain choice blessings. (5-6)
सपनेहुँ साचेहुँ मोहि पर जौं हर गौरि पसाउ। तौ फुर होउ जो कहेउँ सब भाषा भनिति प्रभाउ॥१५॥
Meaning
If Lord Śiva and Pārvatī are really propitious to me even in a dream, let all that I have said in glorification of this poetry of mine, written in a popular dialect, come out true. (15)
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