Doha 57
तेहिं गिरि रुचिर बसइ खग सोई। तासु नास कल्पांत न होई॥ माया कृत गुन दोष अनेका। मोह मनोज आदि अबिबेका॥१॥
रहे ब्यापि समस्त जग माहीं। तेहि गिरि निकट कबहुँ नहिं जाहीं॥ तहँ बसि हरिहि भजइ जिमि कागा। सो सुनु उमा सहित अनुरागा॥२॥
पीपर तरु तर ध्यान सो धरई। जाप जग्य पाकरि तर करई॥ आँब छाँह कर मानस पूजा। तजि हरि भजनु काजु नहिं दूजा॥३॥
बर तर कह हरि कथा प्रसंगा। आवहिं सुनहिं अनेक बिहंगा॥ राम चरित बिचित्र बिधि नाना। प्रेम सहित कर सादर गाना॥४॥
सुनहिं सकल मति बिमल मराला। बसहिं निरंतर जे तेहिं ताला॥ जब मैं जाइ सो कौतुक देखा। उर उपजा आनंद बिसेषा॥५॥
Meaning
“On that splendid mountain dwells the same bird, Kākabhuśuṇḍi, that outlives even the end of the ‘Kalpa’, the epoch. The various good and evil phenomena created by Māyā (the Cosmic Illusion), and ignorance in its varied forms such as infatuation, lust etc., (1) “which hold sway all over the universe, never touch the precincts of that mountain. Now hear, Umā, with tender fondness how the crow spends his days there in adoring Śrī Hari. (2) “Under the Peepul tree he practises meditation; he performs sacrifice in the form of Japa (muttering of prayers) under the Plakṣa; in the shade of the mango tree he offers mental worship to the Lord, having no engagement other than adoring Śrī Hari. (3) “And under the banyan he narrates episodes from the story of Śrī Hari, to hear which many a bird flocks there. With loving reverence he sings the various marvellous exploits of Śrī Rāma. (4) “The swans of pure mind, that ever dwell in that lake, all listen to the narrative. When I arrived there and saw the spectacle, an intense joy welled up in my heart. (5)
तब कछु काल मराल तनु धरि तहँ कीन्ह निवास। सादर सुनि रघुपति गुन पुनि आयउँ कैलास॥५७॥
Meaning
“Then, assuming the form of a swan, I sojourned there for some time. And, after reverently listening to the glories of Śrī Raghunātha, I returned to Kailāsa. (57)
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