Bala Kanda

Chapter 112: Shiva bows to child Rama and blesses Uma

5 verses · 112 of 361

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Shiva bows to child Rama and blesses Uma

Shiva begins: without knowing him, the false seems true, as a rope seems a snake until recognised; knowing him, the world vanishes, as a dream's illusion goes on waking. I bow to that Rama in his child form, by repeating whose name every siddhi becomes easy. May he who plays in Dasharatha's courtyard be gracious to me. Bowing to Rama, Tripurari speaks joyfully, his words like nectar: blessed, blessed are you, daughter of the mountain king; none does good like you. You have asked for the katha of Raghupati, a Ganga that purifies every world. By Rama's grace, Parvati, there is no grief, delusion, doubt or confusion in your mind even in a dream; so I believe.

112.1

झूठेउ सत्य जाहि बिनु जानें । जिमि भुजङ्ग बिनु रजु पहिचानें ॥
जेहि जानें जग जाइ हेराई । जागें जथा सपन भ्रम जाई ॥

jhūṭheu satya jāhi binu jāneṃ | jimi bhujaṅga binu raju pahicāneṃ ||
jehi jāneṃ jaga jāi herāī | jāgeṃ jathā sapana bhrama jāī ||

112.2

बन्दउँ बाल-रूप सोइ रामू । सब सिधि सुलभ जपत जिसु नामू ॥
मङ्गल-भवन अमङ्गल-हारी । द्रवउ सो दसरथ अजिर-बिहारी ॥

bandaum̐ bāla-rūpa soi rāmū | saba sidhi sulabha japata jisu nāmū ||
maṅgala-bhavana amaṅgala-hārī | dravau so dasaratha ajira-bihārī ||

112.3

करि प्रनाम रामहिँ त्रिपुरारी । हरषि सुधा सम गिरा उचारी ॥
धन्य धन्य गिरिराज-कुमारी । तुम्ह समान नहिँ कोउ उपकारी ॥

kari pranāma rāmahim̐ tripurārī | haraṣi sudhā sama girā ucārī ||
dhanya dhanya girirāja-kumārī | tumha samāna nahim̐ kou upakārī ||

112.4

पूँछेहु रघुपति-कथा प्रसङ्गा । सकल-लोक जग-पावनि गङ्गा ॥
तुम्ह रघुबीर चरन अनुरागी । कीन्हहु प्रस्न जगत-हित लागी ॥

pūm̐chehu raghupati-kathā prasaṅgā | sakala-loka jaga-pāvani gaṅgā ||
tumha raghubīra carana anurāgī | kīnhahu prasna jagata-hita lāgī ||

दो॰ 112Doha

रामकृपा तेँ पारबति, सपनेहुँ तब मन माहिँ ।
सोक मोह सन्देह भ्रम, मम बिचार कछु नाहिँ ॥

rāmakṛpā tem̐ pārabati, sapanehum̐ taba mana māhim̐ |
soka moha sandeha bhrama, mama bicāra kachu nāhim̐ ||

Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0