कहहु भगति पथ कवन प्रयासा । जोग न मख जप तप उपवासा ॥
सरल सुभाव न मन कुटिलाई । जथा लाभ सन्तोष सदाई ॥
kahahu bhagati patha kavana prayāsā | joga na makha japa tapa upavāsā ||
sarala subhāva na mana kuṭilāī | jathā lābha santoṣa sadāī ||
Uttara Kanda
Chapter 46: What the path of devotion asks
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What the path of devotion asks
What effort does bhakti ask, Shri Rama says, when it needs no yoga, sacrifice, japa, tapas or fasting? Only a simple nature, a mind without crookedness, and contentment with whatever comes. If a man calls himself my servant yet hopes in other men, what faith is that? Rama is won by this conduct alone. Such a devotee has no enmity, craving or fear. He starts no selfish ventures, keeps no fixed home, wants no honour, is sinless, slow to anger and wise. He loves the company of the good and counts the senses, svarga and even moksha as straw. Absorbed in Rama's name and qualities, free of mineness and pride, only he knows his bliss.
भार दास कहाइ नर आसा । करइ तौ कहहु कहा बिस्वासा ॥
बहुत कहउँ का कथा बढ़ाई । एहि आचरन बस्य मैं भाई ॥
bhāra dāsa kahāi nara āsā | karai tau kahahu kahā bisvāsā ||
bahuta kahaum̐ kā kathā bar̤hāī | ehi ācarana basya maiṃ bhāī ||
बयर न बिग्रह आस न त्रासा । सुखमय ताहि सदा सब आसा ॥
अनारंभ अनिकेत अमानी । अनघ अरोष दच्छ विज्ञानी ॥
bayara na bigraha āsa na trāsā | sukhamaya tāhi sadā saba āsā ||
anāraṃbha aniketa amānī | anagha aroṣa daccha vijñānī ||
प्रीति सदा सज्जन संसर्गा । तृन सम विषय स्वर्ग अपवर्गा ॥
भगति पच्छ हठ नहिँ सठताई । दुष्ट तर्क सब दूरि बहाई ॥
prīti sadā sajjana saṃsargā | tṛna sama viṣaya svarga apavargā ||
bhagati paccha haṭha nahim̐ saṭhatāī | duṣṭa tarka saba dūri bahāī ||
मम गुन-ग्राम नाम रत, गत ममता मद मोह ।
ता कर सुख सोइ जानइ, परानंद-सन्दोह ॥
mama guna-grāma nāma rata, gata mamatā mada moha |
tā kara sukha soi jānai, parānaṃda-sandoha ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0