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Uma presses her question. Tell me, kind Lord, how did the crow come by this holy and lovely account of the Lord, and how did you yourself hear it, foe of Kama? I am full of wonder. Why did Garuda, a great knower who lives close to Hari, leave the munis to hear the katha from a crow? How did the talk between these two devotees, crow and serpent-eater, come about? Bhagwan Shiva is pleased by her simple words. Blessed are you, Sati, he says; your mind is pure and your love for Raghupati's feet is great. Hear a most holy itihasa that ends all grief and error. Garuda asked the crow just such a question, and Shiva will tell it all.
यह प्रभु चरित पवित्र सुहावा । कहहु कृपाल काग कहँ पावा ॥
तुम्ह केहि भाँति सुना मदनारी । कहहु मोहि अति कौतुक भारी ॥
yaha prabhu carita pavitra suhāvā | kahahu kṛpāla kāga kaham̐ pāvā ||
tumha kehi bhām̐ti sunā madanārī | kahahu mohi ati kautuka bhārī ||
गरुड़ महाग्यानी गुन रासी । हरि सेवक अति निकट निवासी ॥
तेहिं केहि हेतु काग सन जाई । सुनी कथा मुनि निकर बिहाई ॥
garur̤a mahāgyānī guna rāsī | hari sevaka ati nikaṭa nivāsī ||
tehiṃ kehi hetu kāga sana jāī | sunī kathā muni nikara bihāī ||
कहहु कवन बिधि भा सम्बादा । दोउ हरिभगत काग उरगादा ॥
गौरि गिरा सुनि सरल सुहाई । बोले सिव सादर सुख पाई ॥
kahahu kavana bidhi bhā sambādā | dou haribhagata kāga uragādā ||
gauri girā suni sarala suhāī | bole siva sādara sukha pāī ||
धन्य सती पावनि मति तोरी । रघुपति-चरन प्रीति नहिँ थोरी ॥
सुनहु परम पुनीत इतिहासा । जो सुनि सकल सोक भ्रम नासा ॥
dhanya satī pāvani mati torī | raghupati-carana prīti nahim̐ thorī ||
sunahu parama punīta itihāsā | jo suni sakala soka bhrama nāsā ||
उपजइ राम चरन बिस्वासा । भव निधि तर नर बिनहिं प्रयासा ॥
upajai rāma carana bisvāsā | bhava nidhi tara nara binahiṃ prayāsā ||
दो ऐसिअ प्रस्न बिहंगपति कीन्ह काग सन जाइ ।
सो सम सादर कहिहउँ, सुनहु उमा मन लाइ ॥
do aisia prasna bihaṃgapati kīnha kāga sana jāi |
so sama sādara kahihaum̐, sunahu umā mana lāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
