अस बिचारि प्रगटउँ निज मोहू । हरहु नाथ करि जन पर छोहू ॥
राम नाम कर अमित प्रभावा । सन्त पुरान उपनिषद गावा ॥
asa bicāri pragaṭaum̐ nija mohū | harahu nātha kari jana para chohū ||
rāma nāma kara amita prabhāvā | santa purāna upaniṣada gāvā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 46: Bharadvaja's question: which Rama?
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Bharadvaja's question: which Rama?
So Bharadvaja lays bare his confusion and asks the sage to remove it. Saints, Puranas and Upanishads sing the boundless power of Rama's name. Shambhu, imperishable and full of wisdom, repeats it always. All beings who die in Kashi reach the highest state, and that too is Rama's glory, for Shiva in his mercy gives them the name. So he asks: who is this Rama? There is one Rama, prince of Ayodhya, whose deeds the world knows. He suffered endless grief at separation from his wife, grew angry and killed Ravana in battle. The doha: is the Lord whom Tripurari chants that same Rama, or someone else? You are the home of truth and know all; tell me after weighing it well.
सन्तत जपत सम्भु अबिनासी । सिव भगवान ज्ञान-गुन-रासी ॥
आकर चारि जीव जग अहहीँ । कासीं मरत परम-पद लहहीँ ॥
santata japata sambhu abināsī | siva bhagavāna jñāna-guna-rāsī ||
ākara cāri jīva jaga ahahīm̐ | kāsīṃ marata parama-pada lahahīm̐ ||
सोपि राम-महिमा मुनिराया । सिव उपदेस करत करि दाया ॥
राम कवन प्रभु पूछउँ तोही । कहिय बुझाइ कृपानिधि मोही ॥
sopi rāma-mahimā munirāyā | siva upadesa karata kari dāyā ||
rāma kavana prabhu pūchaum̐ tohī | kahiya bujhāi kṛpānidhi mohī ||
एक राम अवधेस-कुमारा । तिन्ह कर चरित बिदित संसारा ॥
नारि बिरहँ दुख लहेउ अपारा । भयउ रोष रन रावन मारा ॥
eka rāma avadhesa-kumārā | tinha kara carita bidita saṃsārā ||
nāri biraham̐ dukha laheu apārā | bhayau roṣa rana rāvana mārā ||
प्रभु सोइ राम कि अपर कोउ, जाहि जपत त्रिपुरारि ।
सत्यधाम सर्वज्ञ तुम्ह, कहहु बिबेक बिचारि ॥
prabhu soi rāma ki apara kou, jāhi japata tripurāri |
satyadhāma sarvajña tumha, kahahu bibeka bicāri ||
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