Doha 95b
Kākabhuśuṇḍi narrates the story of his previous lives and tells Garuḍa the glory of the Kali age
गरुड़ गिरा सुनि हरषेउ कागा। बोलेउ उमा परम अनुरागा॥ धन्य धन्य तव मति उरगारी। प्रस्न तुम्हारि मोहि अति प्यारी॥१॥
सुनि तव प्रस्न सप्रेम सुहाई। बहुत जनम कै सुधि मोहि आई॥ सब निज कथा कहउँ मैं गाई। तात सुनहु सादर मन लाई॥२॥
जप तप मख सम दम ब्रत दाना। बिरति बिबेक जोग बिग्याना॥ सब कर फल रघुपति पद प्रेमा। तेहि बिनु कोउ न पावइ छेमा॥३॥
एहिं तन राम भगति मैं पाई। ताते मोहि ममता अधिकाई॥ जेहि तें कछु निज स्वारथ होई। तेहि पर ममता कर सब कोई॥४॥
Meaning
Umā, (continues Lord Śiva,) Kākabhuśuṇḍi was exhilirated to hear Garuḍa’s words and replied with utmost affection: “Blessed, blessed indeed is your mind, O enemy of serpents. Your question is very pleasing to me. (1) “On hearing your loving and agreeable question I have been reminded of my many previous births. I shall now narrate the whole of my story at length; dear Garuḍa, kindly listen to it attentively with all reverence. (2) “Japa, (muttering of sacred formulas), austere penance, performing sacrifices, subjugation of the mind and the senses, undertaking sacred vows, charity, dispassion, right judgment, Yoga and Realization—the fruit of all these is devotion to the feet of Śrī Raghunātha; without this no one can attain lasting peace. (3) “It was in this body that I was blessed with devotion to Śrī Rāma; hence it is so very dear to me. Everyone naturally loves that through which one has attained one’s object. (4)
पन्नगारि असि नीति श्रुति संमत सज्जन कहहिं। अति नीचहु सन प्रीति करिअ जानि निज परम हित॥ ९५ (क) ॥
पाट कीट तें होइ तेहि तें पाटंबर रुचिर। कृमि पालइ सबु कोइ परम अपावन प्रान सम॥ ९५ (ख) ॥
Meaning
“It is a sound maxim, O enemy of serpents, approved of by the Vedas—and the saints too endorse it—that in our own interest we should love even the meanest being. (95 A) “Silk, for instance, is the product of a worm and from it we have beautiful silken textiles. That is why everyone tends the silk-worm like one’s own life even though it is so impure. (95 B)
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