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Garuda reasons with himself in many ways, but no light comes and error covers his heart. He falls under delusion just as Uma once did, Bhagwan Shiva tells her. Distressed, he goes to the devarishi Narada and lays his doubt before him. Narada feels great pity. Rama's maya is mighty, he says; it steals the minds even of the wise and forces delusion on them. The same maya has made me dance many times, and now it has seized you, lord of birds. This great delusion in your heart will not soon go by my words. Go to four-faced Brahma and do as he directs. Saying this, the wise Narada departs, singing Rama's glories and describing again and again the strength of Hari's maya.
नाना भाँति मनहि समुझावा । प्रगट न ज्ञान हृदयँ भ्रम छावा ॥
खेद खिन्न मन तर्क बढ़ाई । भयउ मोह बस तुम्हरिहिं नाँई ॥
nānā bhām̐ti manahi samujhāvā | pragaṭa na jñāna hṛdayam̐ bhrama chāvā ||
kheda khinna mana tarka bar̤hāī | bhayau moha basa tumharihiṃ nām̐ī ||
व्याकुल गयउ देवरिषि पाहीं । कहेसि जो संसय निज मन माहीं ॥
सुनि नारदहि लागि अति दाया । सुनु खग प्रबल राम के माया ॥
vyākula gayau devariṣi pāhīṃ | kahesi jo saṃsaya nija mana māhīṃ ||
suni nāradahi lāgi ati dāyā | sunu khaga prabala rāma ke māyā ||
जो ज्ञानिन्ह कह चित अपहरई । बरिआई बिमोह मन करई ॥
जेहिं बहु बार नचावा मोही । सोइ ब्यापी बिहङ्गपति तोही ॥
jo jñāninha kaha cita apaharaī | bariāī bimoha mana karaī ||
jehiṃ bahu bāra nacāvā mohī | soi byāpī bihaṅgapati tohī ||
महामोह उपजा उर तोरें । मिटिहि न बेगि कहें खग मोरें ॥
चतुरानन पहिं जाहु खगेसा । सोइ करेहु जेहि होइ निदेसा ॥
mahāmoha upajā ura toreṃ | miṭihi na begi kaheṃ khaga moreṃ ||
caturānana pahiṃ jāhu khagesā | soi karehu jehi hoi nidesā ||
दो अस कहि चले देवरिषि, करत राम गुन गान ।
हरि माया बल बरनत, पुनि पुनि परम सुजान ॥
do asa kahi cale devariṣi, karata rāma guna gāna |
hari māyā bala baranata, puni puni parama sujāna ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
