Uttara Kanda

Chapter 85: Rama grants bhakti and its gifts

6 verses · 85 of 130

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Rama grants bhakti and its gifts

So be it, says the chief of the Raghu line, and speaks words full of joy. You have asked for bhakti, the mine of all joys, and no one in the world is as fortunate as you. Munis do not gain it with a crore of efforts. Now, by my grace, every good quality will dwell in your heart. Bhakti, jnana, vijnana, dispassion, yoga, my leelas, you will know the inner meaning of all of them by my grace, without the toil of practice. No error born of maya will touch you now. Know me as Brahman without beginning, unborn, beyond the gunas yet their treasury. My devotee is always dear to me; love my feet unshakably in body, word and mind.

85.1

एवमस्तु कहि रघुकुलनायक । बोले बचन परम सुखदायक ॥
सुनु बायस ते सहज सयाना । काहे न मागसि, अस बरदाना ॥

evamastu kahi raghukulanāyaka | bole bacana parama sukhadāyaka ||
sunu bāyasa te sahaja sayānā | kāhe na māgasi, asa baradānā ||

85.2

सब सुख खानि भगति तैं मागी । नहिं जग कोउ तोहि सम बड़भागी ॥
जो मुनि कोटि जतन नहिँ लहहीं । जे जप जोग अनल तन दहहीं ॥

saba sukha khāni bhagati taiṃ māgī | nahiṃ jaga kou tohi sama bar̤abhāgī ||
jo muni koṭi jatana nahim̐ lahahīṃ | je japa joga anala tana dahahīṃ ||

85.3

रीझेउँ देखि तोरि चतुराई । मागेहु भगति मोहि अति भाई ॥
सुनु बिहँग प्रसाद अब मोरें । सब सुभ गुन बसिहहिँ उर तोरें ॥

rījheum̐ dekhi tori caturāī | māgehu bhagati mohi ati bhāī ||
sunu biham̐ga prasāda aba moreṃ | saba subha guna basihahim̐ ura toreṃ ||

85.4

भगति ज्ञान बिज्ञान बिरागा । जोग चरित्र रहस्य विभागा ॥
जानब से सबही कर भेदा । मम प्रसाद नहिँ साधन खेदा ॥

bhagati jñāna bijñāna birāgā | joga caritra rahasya vibhāgā ||
jānaba se sabahī kara bhedā | mama prasāda nahim̐ sādhana khedā ||

दो॰ 85 (क)Doha

माया सम्भव भ्रम सब, अब न व्यापिहहिं तोहि ।
जानेसु ब्रह्म अनादि अज, अगुन गुनाकर मोहि ॥

māyā sambhava bhrama saba, aba na vyāpihahiṃ tohi |
jānesu brahma anādi aja, aguna gunākara mohi ||

दो॰ 85 (ख)Doha

मोहि भगत प्रिय सन्तत, अस बिचारि सुनु काग ।
कायँ बचन मन मम पद, करेसु अचल अनुराग ॥

mohi bhagata priya santata, asa bicāri sunu kāga |
kāyam̐ bacana mana mama pada, karesu acala anurāga ||

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