Doha 114b
काल कर्म गुन दोष सुभाऊ। कछु दुख तुम्हहि न ब्यापिहि काऊ॥ राम रहस्य ललित बिधि नाना। गुप्त प्रगट इतिहास पुराना॥१॥
बिनु श्रम तुम्ह जानब सब सोऊ। नित नव नेह राम पद होऊ॥ जो इच्छा करिहहु मन माहीं। हरि प्रसाद कछु दुर्लभ नाहीं॥२॥
सुनि मुनि आसिष सुनु मतिधीरा। ब्रह्मगिरा भइ गगन गँभीरा॥ एवमस्तु तव बच मुनि ग्यानी। यह मम भगत कर्म मन बानी॥३॥
सुनि नभगिरा हरष मोहि भयऊ। प्रेम मगन सब संसय गयऊ॥ करि बिनती मुनि आयसु पाई। पद सरोज पुनि पुनि सिरु नाई॥४॥
हरष सहित एहिं आश्रम आयउँ। प्रभु प्रसाद दुर्लभ बर पायउँ॥ इहाँ बसत मोहि सुनु खग ईसा। बीते कलप सात अरु बीसा॥५॥
करउँ सदा रघुपति गुन गाना। सादर सुनहिं बिहंग सुजाना॥ जब जब अवधपुरीं रघुबीरा। धरहिं भगत हित मनुज सरीरा॥६॥
तब तब जाइ राम पुर रहऊँ। सिसुलीला बिलोकि सुख लहऊँ॥ पुनि उर राखि राम सिसुरूपा। निज आश्रम आवउँ खगभूपा॥७॥
कथा सकल मैं तुम्हहि सुनाई। काग देह जेहिं कारन पाई॥ कहिउँ तात सब प्रस्न तुम्हारी। राम भगति महिमा अति भारी॥८॥
Meaning
‘No suffering occasioned by time, fate, merit, demerit or disposition shall ever torment you. The manifold charming mysteries of Śrī Rāma, that are found mentioned in the chronicles and Purāṇas, either explicitly or implicitly, (1) ‘you will come to know without any effort; and the flame of your devotion to Śrī Rāma’s feet will ever glow brighter and brighter. Whatever longing you may entertain in your mind, you shall have no difficulty in attaining it by the grace of Śrī Hari.’ (2) “On hearing the sage’s benediction, mark me, O Garuḍa of steadfast reason, a deep voice—which was evidently the voice of the Supreme Spirit—was heard from the heavens: ‘May your prophesy come to be true, O enlightened sage! He is My votary in thought, word and deed.’ (3) “I rejoiced to hear the heavenly voice and stood overwhelmed with love and rid of all my doubts. On receiving the sage’s permission in response to my prayer I repeatedly bowed my head at his feet, (4) “and gladly came away to this hermitage, having obtained by the Lord’s grace a rare boon. Listen, O lord of the feathered creation, (5) “I have now lived in this hermitage for twenty seven rounds of creation. I am ever engaged in hymning the glories of Śrī Raghunātha, while enlightened birds reverently listen to them. Each time Śrī Raghunātha incarnates as a human being in the city of Ayodhyā for the sake of His devotees, (6) “I go and stay at the capital of Śrī Rāma and enjoy the spectacle of His childlike sports. Again, enshrining an image of the child Rāma in my heart I return to my hermitage, O king of birds. (7) “I have now told you all the circumstances that transformed me in the form of a crow, and have also replied to all your queries. The glory of devotion to Śrī Rāma is superb indeed. (8)
ताते यह तन मोहि प्रिय भयउ राम पद नेह। निज प्रभु दरसन पायउँ गए सकल संदेह॥११४(क)॥
भगति पच्छ हठ करि रहेउँ दीन्हि महारिषि साप। मुनि दुर्लभ बर पायउँ देखहु भजन प्रताप॥११४(ख)॥
Meaning
“I love this (crow’s) body because it was in this body that devotion to Śrī Rāma’s feet sprouted in my heart, I was blessed with the vision of my lord and all my doubts vanished. (114 A) [PAUSE 29 FOR A THIRTY-DAY RECITATION] “I stubbornly upheld the cause of Devotion, for which the great sage Lomaśa had cursed me; but eventually I obtained a boon which is difficult even for the sages to get! See the efficacy of Lord’s adoration! (114 B)
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