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Doubts cleared, Tulsidas puts the dust of the guru's feet on his head, bows to all so that no fault touches the katha, and bows to Shiva. He gives the date: in samvat 1631, on the ninth of Chaitra, a Tuesday, in Ayodhya, these deeds came to light. On that day, when the Vedas sing Rama's birth, all the tirthas come to Ayodhya, and asuras, nagas, birds, men, munis and gods come to serve Raghunayaka. The wise hold the birth festival and sing his glory. The doha: crowds of the good bathe in the Sarayu and chant Rama's name, holding his lovely dark form in their hearts.
एहि बिधि सब संसय करि दूरी । सिर धरि गुरु पद पङ्कज धूरी ॥
पुनि सबही प्रनवउँ कर जोरी । करत कथा जेहिं लाग न खोरी ॥
ehi bidhi saba saṃsaya kari dūrī | sira dhari guru pada paṅkaja dhūrī ||
puni sabahī pranavaum̐ kara jorī | karata kathā jehiṃ lāga na khorī ||
सादर सिवहि नाइ अब माथा । बरनउँ बिसद राम गुन गाथा ॥
सम्बत सोरह सै एकतीसा । करउँ कथा हरि पद धरि सीसा ॥
sādara sivahi nāi aba māthā | baranaum̐ bisada rāma guna gāthā ||
sambata soraha sai ekatīsā | karaum̐ kathā hari pada dhari sīsā ||
नौमी भौम बार मधु मासा । अवधपुरीं यह चरित प्रकासा ॥
जेहि दिन राम जनम स्रुति गावहिँ । तीरथ सकल तहाँ चलि आवहिँ ॥
naumī bhauma bāra madhu māsā | avadhapurīṃ yaha carita prakāsā ||
jehi dina rāma janama sruti gāvahim̐ | tīratha sakala tahām̐ cali āvahim̐ ||
असुर नाग खग नर मुनि देवा । आइ करहिँ रघुनायक सेवा ॥
जन्म महोत्सव रचहिँ सुजाना । करहिं राम कल कीरति गाना ॥
asura nāga khaga nara muni devā | āi karahim̐ raghunāyaka sevā ||
janma mahotsava racahim̐ sujānā | karahiṃ rāma kala kīrati gānā ||
मज्जहिँ सज्जन बृन्द बहु, पावन सरजू नीर ।
जपहिँ राम धरि ध्यान उर, सुन्दर स्याम सरीर ॥
majjahim̐ sajjana bṛnda bahu, pāvana sarajū nīra |
japahim̐ rāma dhari dhyāna ura, sundara syāma sarīra ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
