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Hearing her gentle, deep and lovely words, the ocean of mercy said: whatever your heart desires, I have granted it all, have no doubt. Mother, by My grace your more-than-worldly discernment will never fade. Manu bowed and made one more request: let my love for Your feet be the love one has for a son, even if people call me a great fool. As a serpent without its jewel or a fish without water, so let my life depend on You. Asking this, he held the Lord's feet, and the ocean of compassion said, "So be it." Now, obeying Me, go and live in Indra's capital. Enjoy its great pleasures there, and after some time you will be king of Avadh; then I will be your son.
सुनि मृदु गूढ़ रुचिर बर रचना । कृपासिन्धु बोले मृदु बचना ॥
जो कछु रुचि तुम्हरे मन माहीँ । मैँ सो दीन्ह सब संसय नाहीँ ॥
suni mṛdu gūr̤ha rucira bara racanā | kṛpāsindhu bole mṛdu bacanā ||
jo kachu ruci tumhare mana māhīm̐ | maim̐ so dīnha saba saṃsaya nāhīm̐ ||
मातु बिबेक अलौकिक तोरें । कबहुँ न मिटिहि अनुग्रह मोरें ॥
बन्दि चरन मनु कहेउ बहोरी । अवर एक विनती प्रभु मोरी ॥
mātu bibeka alaukika toreṃ | kabahum̐ na miṭihi anugraha moreṃ ||
bandi carana manu kaheu bahorī | avara eka vinatī prabhu morī ||
सुत-बिषइक तव पद-रति होऊ । मोहि बड़ मूढ़ कहइ किन कोऊ ॥
मनि बिनु फनि जिमि जल बिनु मीना । मम जीवन तिमि तुम्हहिँ अधीना ॥
suta-biṣaika tava pada-rati hoū | mohi bar̤a mūr̤ha kahai kina koū ||
mani binu phani jimi jala binu mīnā | mama jīvana timi tumhahim̐ adhīnā ||
अस बर माँगि चरन गहि रहेऊ । एवमस्तु करुनानिधि कहेऊ ॥
अब तुम्ह मम अनुसासन मानी । बसहु जाइ सुरपति-रजधानी ॥
asa bara mām̐gi carana gahi raheū | evamastu karunānidhi kaheū ||
aba tumha mama anusāsana mānī | basahu jāi surapati-rajadhānī ||
तहँ करि भोग बिसाल, तात गउँ कछु काल पुनि ।
होइहहु अवध-भुआल, तब मैँ होब तुम्हार सुत ॥
taham̐ kari bhoga bisāla, tāta gaum̐ kachu kāla puni |
hoihahu avadha-bhuāla, taba maim̐ hoba tumhāra suta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
