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Shiva closes the account. Such are the many lovely, wondrous births and deeds of Hari; in kalpa after kalpa the Lord comes down and plays out His deeds in many ways. Munis sang each telling, so the wise feel no surprise at differing versions. Hari is endless and so is His katha; the saints tell and hear it in many ways. Shri Ramachandra's lovely deeds could not be sung fully in ten million kalpas. Shiva says he told this episode to show that Hari's maya deludes even wise munis. The Lord is playful, kind to those who bow, easy to reach by service, remover of all sorrow. No deva, man or muni escapes mighty maya, so worship the Lord of that great maya.
एहि बिधि जनम करम हरि केरे । सुन्दर सुखद बिचित्र घनेरे ॥
कलप कलप प्रति प्रभु अवतरहीँ । चारु चरित नाना विधि करहीँ ॥
ehi bidhi janama karama hari kere | sundara sukhada bicitra ghanere ||
kalapa kalapa prati prabhu avatarahīm̐ | cāru carita nānā vidhi karahīm̐ ||
तब तब कथा मुनीसन्ह गाई । परम पुनीत प्रबन्ध बनाई ॥
बिबिध प्रसङ्ग अनूप बखाने । करहिँ न सुनि आचरज सयाने ॥
taba taba kathā munīsanha gāī | parama punīta prabandha banāī ||
bibidha prasaṅga anūpa bakhāne | karahim̐ na suni ācaraja sayāne ||
हरि-अनन्त हरि-कथा-अनन्ता । कहहिँ सुनहिँ बहु बिधि सब सन्ता ॥
रामचन्द्र के चरित सुहाये । कलप कोटि लगि जाहिँ न गाये ॥
hari-ananta hari-kathā-anantā | kahahim̐ sunahim̐ bahu bidhi saba santā ||
rāmacandra ke carita suhāye | kalapa koṭi lagi jāhim̐ na gāye ||
यह प्रसङ्ग मैँ कहा भवानी । हरि-माया मोहहिँ मुनि ज्ञानी ॥
प्रभु कौतुकी प्रनत-हितकारी । सेवत सुलभ सकल-दुख-हारी ॥
yaha prasaṅga maim̐ kahā bhavānī | hari-māyā mohahim̐ muni jñānī ||
prabhu kautukī pranata-hitakārī | sevata sulabha sakala-dukha-hārī ||
सुर नर मुनि कोउ नाहिँ, जेहि न मोह माया प्रबल ।
अस बिचारि मन माहिँ, भजिय महा-माया-पतिहि ॥
sura nara muni kou nāhim̐, jehi na moha māyā prabala |
asa bicāri mana māhim̐, bhajiya mahā-māyā-patihi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
