सुनहु तात जेहि कारन आयउँ । सो सब भयउ दरस तव पायउँ ॥
देखि परम पावन तव आश्रम । गयउ मोह संसय नाना भ्रम ॥
sunahu tāta jehi kārana āyaum̐ | so saba bhayau darasa tava pāyaum̐ ||
dekhi parama pāvana tava āśrama | gayau moha saṃsaya nānā bhrama ||
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Garuda tells Bhushundi that the purpose of his coming is already fulfilled: at the sight of this holy ashram his delusion, doubt and confusion have gone. Now, dear one, tell me with care the most holy katha of Shri Rama. Hearing words so humble, simple and loving, the crow's heart fills with eagerness, and he begins Raghupati's glories. Bhagwan Shiva traces for Bhavani the order he followed. First, with deep love, Bhushundi described the lake of Ramacharita. Then Narada's vast delusion, then the birth of Ravana, then the katha of the Lord's avatar, then the childhood leelas. Then the coming of the rishi Vishvamitra, and the wedding of Shri Raghubira.
सुनहु तात जेहि कारन आयउँ । सो सब भयउ दरस तव पायउँ ॥
देखि परम पावन तव आश्रम । गयउ मोह संसय नाना भ्रम ॥
sunahu tāta jehi kārana āyaum̐ | so saba bhayau darasa tava pāyaum̐ ||
dekhi parama pāvana tava āśrama | gayau moha saṃsaya nānā bhrama ||
अब श्रीराम कथा अति पावनि । सदा सुखद दुख पुञ्ज नसावनि ॥
सादर तात सुनावहु मोही । बार बार बिनवउँ प्रभु तोही ॥
aba śrīrāma kathā ati pāvani | sadā sukhada dukha puñja nasāvani ||
sādara tāta sunāvahu mohī | bāra bāra binavaum̐ prabhu tohī ||
सुनत गरुड़ कै गिरा बिनीता । सरल सुप्रेम सुखद सुपुनीता ॥
भयउ तासु मन परम उछाहा । लाग कहइ रघुपति गुन गाहा ॥
sunata garur̤a kai girā binītā | sarala suprema sukhada supunītā ||
bhayau tāsu mana parama uchāhā | lāga kahai raghupati guna gāhā ||
प्रथमहिँ अति अनुराग भवानी । रामचरित-सर कहेसि बखानी ॥
पुनि नारद कर मोह अपारा । कहेसि बहुरि रावन अवतारा ॥
prathamahim̐ ati anurāga bhavānī | rāmacarita-sara kahesi bakhānī ||
puni nārada kara moha apārā | kahesi bahuri rāvana avatārā ||
प्रभु अवतार कथा पुनि गाई । तब सिसु-चरित कहेसि मन लाई ॥
prabhu avatāra kathā puni gāī | taba sisu-carita kahesi mana lāī ||
बालचरित कहिँ बिबिध विधि, मन महँ परम उछाह ।
रिषि आगमन कहेसि पुनि, श्री रघुबीर बिबाह ॥
bālacarita kahim̐ bibidha vidhi, mana maham̐ parama uchāha |
riṣi āgamana kahesi puni, śrī raghubīra bibāha ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0