सम्भु चरित सुनि सरस सुहावा । भरद्वाज मुनि अति सुख पावा ॥
बहु लालसा कथा पर बाढ़ी । नयनन्हि-नीर रोमावलि ठाढ़ी ॥
sambhu carita suni sarasa suhāvā | bharadvāja muni ati sukha pāvā ||
bahu lālasā kathā para bār̤hī | nayananhi-nīra romāvali ṭhār̤hī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 104: Love for Shiva marks a Rama devotee
5 verses · 104 of 361
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Love for Shiva marks a Rama devotee
Hearing Shambhu's lovely katha, Bharadvaja is filled with joy; his longing grows, tears fill his eyes, his hair stands on end, and love stops his speech. Seeing this, Yajnavalkya rejoices: blessed is your birth, for Gauri's Lord is dear to you as life. Those who do not love Shiva's lotus feet never please Rama, even in a dream; guileless love for Vishvanatha's feet is the mark of a Rama devotee. Who keeps the vow of devotion to Raghupati like Shiva, who gave up a wife like Sati though she was sinless? Who is as dear to Rama as Shiva? I told Shiva's story first to test your heart, says the sage; you are a pure servant of Rama, free of every flaw.
प्रेम बिबस मुख आव न बानी । दसा देखि हरषे मुनि-ज्ञानी ॥
अहो धन्य तब जनम मुनीसा । तुम्हहिँ प्रान सम प्रिय गौरीसा ॥
prema bibasa mukha āva na bānī | dasā dekhi haraṣe muni-jñānī ||
aho dhanya taba janama munīsā | tumhahim̐ prāna sama priya gaurīsā ||
सिव-पद-कमल जिन्हहिँ रति नाहीं । रामहिँ ते सपनेहुँ न सोहाहीं ॥
बिनु छल बिस्वनाथ-पद नेहू । राम भगत कर लच्छन एहू ॥
siva-pada-kamala jinhahim̐ rati nāhīṃ | rāmahim̐ te sapanehum̐ na sohāhīṃ ||
binu chala bisvanātha-pada nehū | rāma bhagata kara lacchana ehū ||
सिव सम को रघुपति-ब्रत-धारी । बिनु अघ तजी सती असि नारी ॥
पन करि रघुपति-भगति देखाई । को सिव सम रामहिँ प्रिय भाई ॥
siva sama ko raghupati-brata-dhārī | binu agha tajī satī asi nārī ||
pana kari raghupati-bhagati dekhāī | ko siva sama rāmahim̐ priya bhāī ||
प्रथमहिँ मै कहि मैँ सिव चरित, बूझा मरम तुम्हार ।
सुचि सेवक तुम्ह राम के, रहित समस्त बिकार ॥
prathamahim̐ mai kahi maim̐ siva carita, būjhā marama tumhāra |
suci sevaka tumha rāma ke, rahita samasta bikāra ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0