जदपि जोषिता नहिँ अधिकारी । दासी मन क्रम बचन तुम्हारी ॥
गूढउ तत्व न साधु दुरावहिँ । आरत अधिकारी जहँ पावहिँ ॥
jadapi joṣitā nahim̐ adhikārī | dāsī mana krama bacana tumhārī ||
gūḍhau tatva na sādhu durāvahim̐ | ārata adhikārī jaham̐ pāvahim̐ ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 110: Parvati asks for the whole Rama katha
5 verses · 110 of 361
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Parvati asks for the whole Rama katha
Parvati says: though a woman is not entitled to this teaching, I am your servant in mind, deed and word, and saints do not hide even deep truths when they find a seeker who is earnest and fit. In great longing I ask, Lord of the devas: tell me Raghupati's katha out of kindness. First explain why the formless Brahman takes a body with qualities. Then tell of Rama's avatara and his generous childhood deeds; how he married Janaki; whose fault it was that he gave up the kingdom; his deeds in the forest and how he slew Ravana; his leelas on the throne. Then tell, abode of compassion, of the wonder Rama worked, and how the jewel of the Raghu line went to his own abode with his people.
अति आरति पूछउँ सुरराया । रघुपति कथा कहहु करि दाया ॥
प्रथम सो कारन कहहु बिचारी । निर्गुन-ब्रह्म सगुन-बपु-धारी ॥
ati ārati pūchaum̐ surarāyā | raghupati kathā kahahu kari dāyā ||
prathama so kārana kahahu bicārī | nirguna-brahma saguna-bapu-dhārī ||
पुनि प्रभु कहहु राम अवतारा । बालचरित पुनि कहहु उदारा ॥
कहहु जथा जानकी बिबाहीं । राज तजा सो दूषन काहीं ॥
puni prabhu kahahu rāma avatārā | bālacarita puni kahahu udārā ||
kahahu jathā jānakī bibāhīṃ | rāja tajā so dūṣana kāhīṃ ||
बन बसि कीन्हे चरित अपारा । कहहु नाथ जिमि रावन मारा ॥
राज बैठि कीन्हीँ बहु लीला । सकल कहहु सङ्कर सुभ-सीला ॥
bana basi kīnhe carita apārā | kahahu nātha jimi rāvana mārā ||
rāja baiṭhi kīnhīm̐ bahu līlā | sakala kahahu saṅkara subha-sīlā ||
बहुरि कहहु करुनायतन, कीन्ह जो अचरज राम ।
प्रजा सहित रघुबंस-मनि, किमि गवने निज-धाम ॥
bahuri kahahu karunāyatana, kīnha jo acaraja rāma |
prajā sahita raghubaṃsa-mani, kimi gavane nija-dhāma ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0