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title: "Uttar Kand Doha 122b"
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# Uttar Kand · Doha 122b

Greatness of the Rāmāyaṇa; Tulasīdāsa’s prayer and reward of reciting this poem

**चौ०** 
> एहि बिधि सकल जीव जग रोगी। सोक हरष भय प्रीति बियोगी॥  
> मानस रोग कछुक मैं गाए। हहिं सब कें लखि बिरलेन्ह पाए॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> जाने ते छीजहिं कछु पापी। नास न पावहिं जन परितापी॥  
> बिषय कुपथ्य पाइ अंकुरे। मुनिहु हृदयँ का नर बापुरे॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> राम कृपाँ नासहिं सब रोगा। जौं एहि भाँति बनै संयोगा॥  
> सदगुर बैद बचन बिस्वासा। संजम यह न बिषय कै आसा॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> रघुपति भगति सजीवन मूरी। अनूपान श्रद्धा मति पूरी॥  
> एहि बिधि भलेहिं सो रोग नसाहीं। नाहिं त जतन कोटि नहिं जाहीं॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> जानिअ तब मन बिरुज गोसाँई। जब उर बल बिराग अधिकाई॥  
> सुमति छुधा बाढ़इ नित नई। बिषय आस दुर्बलता गई॥५॥

**चौ०** 
> बिमल ग्यान जल जब सो नहाई। तब रह राम भगति उर छाई॥  
> सिव अज सुक सनकादिक नारद। जे मुनि ब्रह्म बिचार बिसारद॥६॥

**चौ०** 
> सब कर मत खगनायक एहा। करिअ राम पद पंकज नेहा॥  
> श्रुति पुरान सब ग्रंथ कहाहीं। रघुपति भगति बिना सुख नाहीं॥७॥

**चौ०** 
> कमठ पीठ जामहिं बरु बारा। बंध्यासुत बरु काहुहि मारा॥  
> फूलहिं नभ बरु बहुबिधि फूला। जीव न लह सुख हरि प्रतिकूला॥८॥

**चौ०** 
> तृषा जाइ बरु मृगजल पाना। बरु जामहिं सस सीस बिषाना॥  
> अंधकारु बरु रबिहि नसावै। राम बिमुख न जीव सुख पावै॥९॥

**चौ०** 
> हिम ते अनल प्रगट बरु होई। बिमुख राम सुख पाव न कोई॥१०॥

Meaning: “Thus every creature in this world is ailing and is further afflicted with grief and joy, fear, love and desolation. I have mentioned only a few diseases of the mind; although everyone is suffering from them, only some rare ones are able to detect them. (1)

“These wretches, the plague of mankind, diminish to a certain extent on being detected, but are not completely destroyed. Fed by the unwholesome diet of sensuality they sprout even in the mind of sages, to say nothing of the poor human beings. (2)

“All these ailments can no doubt be eradicated if by Śrī Rāma’s grace the following factors combine. There must be faith in the words of the physician in the form of a true preceptor; and the regimen is indifference to the pleasures of sense. (3)

“Devotion to Śrī Raghunātha is the life-giving herb (to be used as a recipe); while a devout mind serves as the additional tonic (like honey etc.) to be taken with the herb. By this process the ailments can certainly be cured; otherwise all our efforts will fail to get rid of them. (4)

“The mind should be accounted as cured, Reverend Sir, only when the heart gathers strength in the form of dispassion, appetite in the shape of good resolutions grows stronger and stronger everyday and weakness in the form of sensual desires goes. (5)

“(Being thus rid of all diseases) when the soul bathes in the pure water of wisdom, the heart is saturated with Devotion to Śrī Rāma. Lord Śiva, Brahmā (the Unborn), Śukadeva, Sanaka and his three brothers, Nārada and other sages who are adept in the contemplation of Brahma, (6)

“all are of the opinion, O Lord of the winged creatures, that one should cultivate devotion to the lotus-feet of Śrī Rāma. The Vedas and Purāṇas and all other scriptures declare that there can be no happiness without practising devotion to Śrī Raghunātha. (7)

“It may be that hair may grow on the shell of a tortoise, or the progeny of a barren woman may slay someone or for flowers of all kinds may appear in the sky, but it is just impossible for a creature bearing hostility to Śrī Hari to be happy. (8)

“Sooner shall thirst be slaked by drinking ‘water’ of a mirage or horns sprout on a hare’s head or darkness obliterate the sun than a creature who has turned his face against Śrī Rāma find happiness. (9)

“Sooner shall fire appear out of snow than an enemy of Śrī Rāma enjoy happiness.(10)

**दो०** 
> बारि मथें घृत होइ बरु सिकता ते बरु तेल।  
> बिनु हरि भजन न भव तरिअ यह सिद्धांत अपेल॥१२२ (क)॥

**दो०** 
> मसकहि करइ बिरंचि प्रभु अजहि मसक ते हीन।  
> अस बिचारि तजि संसय रामहि भजहिं प्रबीन॥१२२ (ख)॥

Meaning: “Sooner may butter be churned out of water or oil be extracted from sand than the ocean of worldly existence be crossed without adoring Śrī Hari: this is the definite principle which cannot be set aside. (122 A)

“The Lord can exalt a mosquito to the position of Brahmā (the Creator) and degrade Brahmā to a position lower than that of a mosquito. Realizing this, the wise discard all doubt and worship Śrī Rāma exclusively. (122 B)

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