Doha 123b

श्लोक

विनिश्चितं वदामि ते न अन्यथा वचांसि मे। हरिं नरा भजन्ति येऽतिदुस्तरं तरन्ति ते॥१२२ (ग)॥

Meaning

“I tell You the well-established principle and my words can never be untrue: men who worship Śrī Rāma are able to cross the most turbulent ocean of mundane existence.(122 C)

चौ०

कहेउँ नाथ हरि चरित अनूपा। ब्यास समास स्वमति अनुरूपा॥ श्रुति सिद्धांत इहइ उरगारी। राम भजिअ सब काज बिसारी॥१॥

चौ०

प्रभु रघुपति तजि सेइअ काही। मोहि से सठ पर ममता जाही॥ तुम्ह बिग्यानरूप नहिं मोहा। नाथ कीन्हि मो पर अति छोहा॥२॥

चौ०

पूँछिहु राम कथा अति पावनि। सुक सनकादि संभु मन भावनि॥ सत संगति दुर्लभ संसारा। निमिष दंड भरि एकउ बारा॥३॥

चौ०

देखु गरुड़ निज हृदयँ बिचारी। मैं रघुबीर भजन अधिकारी॥ सकुनाधम सब भाँति अपावन। प्रभु मोहि कीन्ह बिदित जग पावन॥४॥

Meaning

“I have narrated, my lord, the incomparable story of Śrī Hari according to my own comprehension, somewhere briefly and somewhere in detail. The conclusion of the Vedas, O Garuḍa, enemy of serpents, is just this: relinquishing all other duties, Śrī Rāma alone should be adored. (1) “Who else is worth serving if you renounce the almighty, Śrī Raghunātha, who regards even a fool like me as His own? You are wisdom-incarnate and have no infatuation; on the other hand, you have done me a unique favour, my lord, (2) “in that you asked me to narrate the most sacred story of Śrī Rāma, which delights the mind of sages like Śuka, Sanaka and others, as well as Lord Śiva. The fellowship of saints is difficult to get in this world, be it for the twinkling of an eye or for a moment even for once. (3) “Ponder in your heart, Garuḍa, and see for yourself whether I am capable in anyway to worship Śrī Rāma. The vilest of birds and impure in everyway, as I was, the Lord has made me known as a purifier of the world. (4)

दो०

आजु धन्य मैं धन्य अति जद्यपि सब बिधि हीन। निज जन जानि राम मोहि संत समागम दीन॥१२३ (क)॥

दो०

नाथ जथामति भाषेउँ राखेउँ नहिं कछु गोइ। चरित सिंधु रघुनायक थाह कि पावइ कोइ॥१२३ (ख)॥

Meaning

“Though vile in everyway, I am blessed, most blessed today, in that Śrī Rāma has acknowledged me as one of His own servants and has, therefore, vouchsafed to me the fellowship of a saint like you. (123 A) “My lord, I have spoken to the best of my ability and have concealed nothing. But the story of Śrī Raghuvīra is vast as an ocean: can anyone find the limit of it?”(123 B)

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