मुनि-मंडलिहि जनक सिर नावा । आसिरबाद सबहि सन पावा ॥
सादर पुनि भेँटे जामाता । रूप-सील-गुन--निधि सब भ्राता ॥
muni-maṃḍalihi janaka sira nāvā | āsirabāda sabahi sana pāvā ||
sādara puni bhem̐ṭe jāmātā | rūpa-sīla-guna--nidhi saba bhrātā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 341: Janaka's praise of Rama as Brahman
5 verses · 341 of 361
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Janaka's praise of Rama as Brahman
Janaka bows to the circle of munis and receives their blessings. Then he embraces his four sons-in-law. Joining his lotus hands, he speaks to Rama in words that seem born of love. How shall I praise you, Rama, swan of the Manasa lake that is the mind of munis and of Mahesha? For your sake yogis practise yoga, giving up anger, delusion, possessiveness and pride. You are the all-pervading Brahman, imperishable, consciousness and bliss, beyond qualities yet their home, whom neither mind nor speech can know and no reasoning can reach, whose glory the Veda can only describe as neti, not this, the same in all three times. The root of all joy has become visible to my eyes; when Ishvara is gracious, everything comes easily.
जोरि पङ्करुह-पानि सुहाए । बोले बचन प्रेम जनु जाये ॥
राम करउँ केहि भाँति प्रसंसा । मुनि-महेस-मन-मानस हंसा ॥
jori paṅkaruha-pāni suhāe | bole bacana prema janu jāye ||
rāma karaum̐ kehi bhām̐ti prasaṃsā | muni-mahesa-mana-mānasa haṃsā ||
करहिं जोग जोगी जेहि लागी । कोह मोहु ममता मद त्यागी ॥
व्यापक ब्रह्म अलख अबिनासी । चिदानन्द निरगुन गुन-रासी ॥
karahiṃ joga jogī jehi lāgī | koha mohu mamatā mada tyāgī ||
vyāpaka brahma alakha abināsī | cidānanda niraguna guna-rāsī ||
मन समेत जेहि जान न बानी । तरकि न सकहिँ सकल अनुमानी ॥
महिमा निगम नेति कहि कहई । जो तिहुँ काल एकरस अहई ॥
mana sameta jehi jāna na bānī | taraki na sakahim̐ sakala anumānī ||
mahimā nigama neti kahi kahaī | jo tihum̐ kāla ekarasa ahaī ||
नयन बिषय मो कहुँ भयउ, सो समस्त-सुख-मूल ।
सबइ सुलभ जग जीव कहँ, भये ईस अनुकूल ॥
nayana biṣaya mo kahum̐ bhayau, so samasta-sukha-mūla |
sabai sulabha jaga jīva kaham̐, bhaye īsa anukūla ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0