मति अनुरूप कथा मैं भाखी । जद्यपि प्रथम गुप्त करि राखी ॥
तव मन प्रीति देखि अधिकाई । तब मैं रघुपति कथा सुनाई ॥
mati anurūpa kathā maiṃ bhākhī | jadyapi prathama gupta kari rākhī ||
tava mana prīti dekhi adhikāī | taba maiṃ raghupati kathā sunāī ||
Uttara Kanda
Chapter 128: Who may hear the Ramkatha
5 verses · 128 of 130
What happens in this chapter
Who may hear the Ramkatha
Bhagwan Shiva tells Uma that he kept this katha hidden at first, but seeing her great love he told Raghupati's story as far as his understanding goes. Then he names who should not hear it: the foolish and stubborn who will not listen with attention, the greedy, the angry and the lustful, one who does not worship the Lord of all beings, and one who harms brahmins, even a king equal to Indra. Those fit for Ramkatha love satsang, the guru's feet and right conduct, and serve the twice-born. It gives special joy to one who holds Shri Raghurai dear as life. Whoever seeks love for Rama's feet, or nirvana, should drink this katha with feeling.
यह न कहिय सठही हठसीलहि । जो मन लाइ न सुन हरि लीलहि ॥
कहिय न लोभिहि क्रोधहि कामिहि । जो न भजइ सचराचर स्वामिहि ॥
yaha na kahiya saṭhahī haṭhasīlahi | jo mana lāi na suna hari līlahi ||
kahiya na lobhihi krodhahi kāmihi | jo na bhajai sacarācara svāmihi ||
द्विज द्रोहिहि न सुनाइअ कबहूँ । सुरपति सरिस होइ नृप जबहूँ ॥
राम कथा के तेइ अधिकारी । जिन्ह कें सतसङ्गति अति प्यारी ॥
dvija drohihi na sunāia kabahūm̐ | surapati sarisa hoi nṛpa jabahūm̐ ||
rāma kathā ke tei adhikārī | jinha keṃ satasaṅgati ati pyārī ||
गुरु पद प्रीति नीति रत जेई । द्विज-सेवक अधिकारी तेई ॥
ता कहँ यह बिसेष सुखदाई । जाहि प्रान प्रिय श्रीरघुराई ॥
guru pada prīti nīti rata jeī | dvija-sevaka adhikārī teī ||
tā kaham̐ yaha biseṣa sukhadāī | jāhi prāna priya śrīraghurāī ||
राम-चरन-रति जो चह, अथवा पद निर्बान ।
भाव सहित सो यह कथा, करउ श्रवन पुट पाल ॥
rāma-carana-rati jo caha, athavā pada nirbāna |
bhāva sahita so yaha kathā, karau śravana puṭa pāla ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0