Doha 61
तेहिं मम पद सादर सिरु नावा। पुनि आपन संदेह सुनावा॥ सुनि ता करि बिनती मृदु बानी। प्रेम सहित मैं कहेउँ भवानी॥१॥
मिलेहु गरुड़ मारग महँ मोही। कवन भाँति समुझावौं तोही॥ तबहिं होइ सब संसय भंगा। जब बहु काल करिअ सतसंगा॥२॥
सुनिअ तहाँ हरिकथा सुहाई। नाना भाँति मुनिन्ह जो गाई॥ जेहि महुँ आदि मध्य अवसाना। प्रभु प्रतिपाद्य राम भगवाना॥३॥
नित हरि कथा होत जहँ भाई। पठवउँ तहाँ सुनहु तुम्ह जाई॥ जाइहि सुनत सकल संदेहा। राम चरन होइहि अति नेहा॥४॥
Meaning
“He reverently bowed his head at my feet and then placed his doubt before me. On hearing his submission, which was couched in humble words, Bhavānī, I lovingly said to him. (1) “Garuḍa, you have met me on the way; how, then, can I instruct you? Doubts are resolved only when one enjoys the fellowship of saints for a sufficiently long time, (2) “and listens there to the delightful episodes of Śrī Hari that have been sung by the sages in diverse ways and the sole theme of which—at the beginning, in the middle as well as at the end—is the divine Lord Śrī Rāma. (3) “I shall accordingly send you to a place where, O dear one, the story of Śrī Hari is recited everyday; you go there and listen. As you hear it, all your doubts will be fully resolved and you will develop intense love for Śrī Rāma’s feet. (4)
बिनु सतसंग न हरि कथा तेहि बिनु मोह न भाग। मोह गएँ बिनु राम पद होइ न दृढ़ अनुराग॥६१॥
Meaning
“Except in the company of saints nowhere there is talk of Śrī Hari (Satasaṅga), and one cannot be rid of delusion except through such talk. And till one’s delusion is removed, one cannot have deep-rooted affection for Śrī Rāma’s feet. (61)
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