Uttara Kanda

Chapter 105: In Ujjain, a hypocrite serves a gentle guru

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In Ujjain, a hypocrite serves a gentle guru

Kakbhushundi tells Garuda he went to Ujjain poor and wretched, in time gained some wealth, and kept serving Shambhu. A brahmin there worshipped Shiva by the Vedic rite, a true sadhu who never reviled Hari. Bhushundi served him with deceit in his heart. Taking him for humble, the brahmin taught him like a son and gave him Shambhu's mantra. He chanted it in the Shiva temple while pride swelled within. He confesses he burned at the sight of Hari's devotees and brahmins and bore hatred to Vishnu. Pained, the guru admonished him daily, and that only made him furious. Does good counsel ever please a hypocrite?

105.1

गयउँ उजेनी सुनु उरगारी । दीन मलीन दरिद्र दुखारी ॥
गये काल कछु सम्पति पाई । तहँ पुनि करउँ सम्भु सेवकाई ॥

gayaum̐ ujenī sunu uragārī | dīna malīna daridra dukhārī ||
gaye kāla kachu sampati pāī | taham̐ puni karaum̐ sambhu sevakāī ||

105.2

विप्र एक बैदिक सिव पूजा । करइ सदा तेहि काज न दूजा ॥
परम साधु परमारथ बिंदक । सम्भु उपासक नहिँ हरि निन्दक ॥

vipra eka baidika siva pūjā | karai sadā tehi kāja na dūjā ||
parama sādhu paramāratha biṃdaka | sambhu upāsaka nahim̐ hari nindaka ||

105.3

तेहि सेवउँ मैं कपट समेता । द्विज दयाल अति नीति निकेता ॥
बाहिज नम्र देखि मोहि साँई । बिना पढ़ाव पुत्र की नाईं ॥

tehi sevaum̐ maiṃ kapaṭa sametā | dvija dayāla ati nīti niketā ||
bāhija namra dekhi mohi sām̐ī | binā par̤hāva putra kī nāīṃ ||

105.4

सम्भु मन्त्र मोहि द्विजबर दीन्हा । सुभ उपदेस बिबिध विधि कीन्हा ॥
जपउँ मन्त्र सिव मन्दिर जाई । हृदयँ दम्भ अहमिति अधिकाई ॥

sambhu mantra mohi dvijabara dīnhā | subha upadesa bibidha vidhi kīnhā ||
japaum̐ mantra siva mandira jāī | hṛdayam̐ dambha ahamiti adhikāī ||

दो॰ 105 (क)Doha

मैं खल मल सङ्कुल मति, नीच जाति बस मोह ।
हरि जन द्विज देखें जरउँ, करउँ बिष्नु कर द्रोह ॥

maiṃ khala mala saṅkula mati, nīca jāti basa moha |
hari jana dvija dekheṃ jaraum̐, karaum̐ biṣnu kara droha ||

105.सो॰ 105 (ख)Soratha

गुरु नित मोहि प्रबोध, दुखित देखि आचरन मम ।
मोहि उपजइ अति क्रोध, दंभिहि नीति कि भावई ॥

guru nita mohi prabodha, dukhita dekhi ācarana mama |
mohi upajai ati krodha, daṃbhihi nīti ki bhāvaī ||

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