Doha 49
Nārada’s visit and return to Brahmā’s abode after hymning the Lord’s praises
जप तप नियम जोग निज धर्मा। श्रुति संभव नाना सुभ कर्मा॥ ग्यान दया दम तीरथ मज्जन। जहँ लगि धर्म कहत श्रुति सज्जन॥१॥
आगम निगम पुरान अनेका। पढ़े सुने कर फल प्रभु एका॥ तव पद पंकज प्रीति निरंतर। सब साधन कर यह फल सुंदर॥२॥
छूटइ मल कि मलहि के धोएँ। घृत कि पाव कोइ बारि बिलोएँ॥ प्रेम भगति जल बिनु रघुराई। अभिअंतर मल कबहुँ न जाई॥३॥
सोइ सर्बग्य तग्य सोइ पंडित। सोइ गुन गृह बिग्यान अखंडित॥ दच्छ सकल लच्छन जुत सोई। जाकें पद सरोज रति होई॥४॥
Meaning
“Japa (muttering of prayers), austere penance, religious observances, Yogic practices, the performance of one’s allotted duties, the various pious acts recommended by the Vedas, the cultivation of spiritual enlightenment, compassion, self-control, bathing in sacred waters at holy places and whatever other sacred practices have been advocated by the Vedas and holy men, (1) “and the recitation and hearing of various Tantra texts, Vedas and Purāṇas have only one reward, my lord; nay, all spiritual endeavours lead to the same glorious end, viz., unceasing devotion to Your lotus feet. (2) “Can dirt be removed by cleansing with dirt? Can anyone obtain butter by churning water? Even so, except by cleansing with the water of loving devotion, O Śrī Raghunātha, the impurities accumulated within can never be washed away. (3) “He alone is all-wise, he the knower of Truth and he alone learned; he alone is an abode of virtues and possessed of uninterrupted and immediate perception, nay, he is intelligent and endowed with all auspicious attributes, who is devoted to Your lotus-feet. (4)
नाथ एक बर मागउँ राम कृपा करि देहु। जन्म जन्म प्रभु पद कमल कबहुँ घटै जनि नेहु॥४९॥
Meaning
“My lord, I would ask one boon; grant it in Your mercy, O Śrī Rāma. May my love for Your lotus-feet, O Lord, never flag in the course of my future births.” (49)
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