कहेउँ परम पुनीत इतिहासा । सुनत सवन छूटहिँ भव पासा ॥
प्रनत कल्पतरु करुना पुञ्जा । उपजइ प्रीति राम-पद कञ्जा ॥
kaheum̐ parama punīta itihāsā | sunata savana chūṭahim̐ bhava pāsā ||
pranata kalpataru karunā puñjā | upajai prīti rāma-pada kañjā ||
Uttara Kanda
Chapter 126: Shiva to Bhavani: the fruit of all sadhana
5 verses · 126 of 130
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Shiva to Bhavani: the fruit of all sadhana
Bhagwan Shiva tells Bhavani that he has told her the most holy itihasa; hearing it, the noose of becoming falls away and love springs up for the lotus feet of Rama, a wish-granting tree to the surrendered. Sins of mind, word and deed vanish for those who listen with attention. Pilgrimage, yoga, detachment, knowledge, vows, charity, japa, tapas, yajna, compassion, service of brahmins and guru, learning and humility: the fruit of every means the Vedas describe is bhakti for Hari. Only a rare one gains it, by Rama's grace. Yet those who hear this katha constantly, with faith, win without effort the Hari-bhakti that munis find hard to reach.
मन क्रम करम जनित अघ जाई । सुनहिँ जे कथा श्रवन मन लाई ॥
तीर्थाटन साधन समुदाई । जोग बिराग ग्यान निपुनाई ॥
mana krama karama janita agha jāī | sunahim̐ je kathā śravana mana lāī ||
tīrthāṭana sādhana samudāī | joga birāga gyāna nipunāī ||
नाना कर्म धर्म ब्रत दाना । सञ्जम दम जप तप मख नाना ॥
भूत दया द्विज गुरु सेवकाई । विद्या विनय बिबेक बड़ाई ॥
nānā karma dharma brata dānā | sañjama dama japa tapa makha nānā ||
bhūta dayā dvija guru sevakāī | vidyā vinaya bibeka bar̤āī ||
जहँ लगि साधन बेद बखानी । सब कर फल हरि भगति भवानी ॥
सो रघुनाथ भगति श्रुति गाई । राम कृपाँ काहूँ एक पाई ॥
jaham̐ lagi sādhana beda bakhānī | saba kara phala hari bhagati bhavānī ||
so raghunātha bhagati śruti gāī | rāma kṛpām̐ kāhūm̐ eka pāī ||
मुनि दुर्लभ हरि भगति नर, पावहिँ बिनहिं प्रयास ।
जे यह कथा निरन्तर, सुनहिँ मानि विस्वास ॥
muni durlabha hari bhagati nara, pāvahim̐ binahiṃ prayāsa |
je yaha kathā nirantara, sunahim̐ māni visvāsa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0