Doha 89b
मैं पुनि अवध रहेउँ कछु काला। देखेउँ बालबिनोद रसाला॥ राम प्रसाद भगति बर पायउँ। प्रभु पद बंदि निजाश्रम आयउँ॥१॥
तब ते मोहि न ब्यापी माया। जब ते रघुनायक अपनाया॥ यह सब गुप्त चरित मैं गावा। हरि मायाँ जिमि मोहि नचावा॥२॥
निज अनुभव अब कहउँ खगेसा। बिनु हरि भजन न जाहिं कलेसा॥ राम कृपा बिनु सुनु खगराई। जानि न जाइ राम प्रभुताई॥३॥
जानें बिनु न होइ परतीती। बिनु परतीति होइ नहिं प्रीती॥ प्रीति बिना नहिं भगति दिढ़ाई। जिमि खगपति जल कै चिकनाई॥४॥
Meaning
“After this I stayed awhile at Ayodhyā and enjoyed the Lord’s delightful childhood sports (Līlā). Having by Śrī Rāma’s grace obtained the boon of Devotion, I adored my Lord’s feet and returned to my own hermitage. (1) “Eversince the Lord accepted me as his own, I have never fallen a victim to delusion. I have told you at length all this secret story of how Śrī Hari’s Māyā made a puppet of me. (2) “Now I tell you of my own realization, O lord of the winged creatures: unless we adore Śrī Hari, our troubles will not end. Listen, O king of the birds, without Śrī Rāma’s grace it is not possible to know the Lord’s greatness. (3) “Without realizing His greatness, faith is out of question; and without faith there can be no love. Shorn of love, devotion will not abide any more than the lubricity produced by water. (4)
बिनु गुर होइ कि ग्यान ग्यान कि होइ बिराग बिनु। गावहिं बेद पुरान सुख कि लहिअ हरिभगति बिनु॥८९(क)॥
कोउ बिश्राम कि पाव तात सहज संतोष बिनु। चलै कि जल बिनु नाव कोटि जतन पचि पचि मरिअ॥८९(ख)॥
Meaning
“Is spiritual illumination possible without a preceptor? Or, again, is it possible to acquire wisdom without dispassion? Or, as the Vedas and Purāṇas declare, can one attain happiness without devotion to Śrī Hari? (89 A) “Again, esteemed Garuḍa, can one find peace without innate contentment? Can a boat ever float without water even though you strain every nerve till your last breath? (89 B)
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