पुनि बन्दउँ सारद सुरसरिता । जुगल पुनीत मनोहर-चरिता ॥
मज्जन पान पाप हर एका । कहत सुनत एक हर अबिबेका ॥
puni bandaum̐ sārada surasaritā | jugala punīta manohara-caritā ||
majjana pāna pāpa hara ekā | kahata sunata eka hara abibekā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 15: Saraswati, Ganga, and Shiva-Parvati's grace
7 verses · 15 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Saraswati, Ganga, and Shiva-Parvati's grace
Tulsidas bows to Sharada and the Ganga: one removes ignorance when spoken and heard, the other sin when bathed in and drunk. He bows to Mahesh and Bhavani as his guru, father and mother, friends of the poor, who are servant, master and friend to Sita's lord and Tulsi's selfless well-wishers. Seeing Kali, Shiva and Girija made the Shabara mantras; their syllables do not match and they mean nothing plain, yet they work by Mahesh's power. With Shiva favourable, he will tell this katha, and his verse will shine like a night with moon and stars. If the grace of Hara and Gauri is true, he says, let all he claims for this bhasha verse come true.
गुरु पितु मातु महेस-भवानी । प्रनवउँ दीनबन्धु दिन-दानी ॥
सेवक स्वामि सखा सिय-पी के । हित निरुपधि सब विधि तुलसी के ॥
guru pitu mātu mahesa-bhavānī | pranavaum̐ dīnabandhu dina-dānī ||
sevaka svāmi sakhā siya-pī ke | hita nirupadhi saba vidhi tulasī ke ||
कलि बिलोकि जग-हित हर-गिरिजा । साबर मन्त्र जाल जिन्ह सिरिजा ॥
अनमिल आखर अरथ न जापू । प्रगट प्रभाउ महेस प्रतापू ॥
kali biloki jaga-hita hara-girijā | sābara mantra jāla jinha sirijā ||
anamila ākhara aratha na jāpū | pragaṭa prabhāu mahesa pratāpū ||
सो महेस मोहि पर अनुकूला । करिहिं कथा मुद-मङ्गल-मूला ॥
सुमिरि सिवा-सिव पाइ पसाऊ । बरनउँ रामचरित चित-चाऊ ॥
so mahesa mohi para anukūlā | karihiṃ kathā muda-maṅgala-mūlā ||
sumiri sivā-siva pāi pasāū | baranaum̐ rāmacarita cita-cāū ||
भनिति मोरि सिव कृपाँ बिभाती । ससि-समाज मिलि मनहुँ सुराती ॥
जे एहि कथहि सनेह-समेता । कहिहहिँ सुनिहहिँ समुझि सचेता ॥
bhaniti mori siva kṛpām̐ bibhātī | sasi-samāja mili manahum̐ surātī ||
je ehi kathahi saneha-sametā | kahihahim̐ sunihahim̐ samujhi sacetā ||
होइहहिँ राम-चरन-अनुरागी । कलि मल रहित सुमङ्गल-भागी ॥
hoihahim̐ rāma-carana-anurāgī | kali mala rahita sumaṅgala-bhāgī ||
सपनेहुँ साँचेहु मोहि पर, जौँ हर-गौरि-पसाउ ।
तौ फुर होउ जो कहेउँ सब, भाषा-भनिति-प्रभाउ ॥
sapanehum̐ sām̐cehu mohi para, jaum̐ hara-gauri-pasāu |
tau phura hou jo kaheum̐ saba, bhāṣā-bhaniti-prabhāu ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0