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Uttara_Kanda | 1,022 | "Japa (muttering of prayers), austere penance, religious observances, Yogic
practices, the performance of one's allotted duties, the various pious acts recommended
by the Vedas, the cultivation of spiritual enlightenment, compassion, self-control, bathing
in sacred waters and whatever other sacred practices have been a... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,023 | the benign Lord then went outside the city and ordered elephants, chariots and horses
to be immediately brought before Him. Regarding them with kindness He praised them
all and distributed them among the people giving each what one deserved and what one
wished to have. The Lord, who is the reliever of all fatigue, Hims... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,024 | killed the demons Khara, Dusana and Viradha. Hail, all-blissful Slayer of Ravana, noblest of
kings, a moon to the lily-like line of King Dasaratha. Your fair renown is familiar to the
Puranas, Vedas and Tantras and is sung in the congregations of gods, sages and saints.
Crushing false pride in Your mercy You are clever... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,025 | you next." Uma was glad to have heard the blessed story and replied in exceedingly polite
and soft accents: "I am highly blessed, O Slayer of the demon Tripura, to have heard
Śrī Rāma's praises, that take away the fear of birth and death."
(1-5)
"By Your grace, O Abode of mercy, I have now attained the object of my lif... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,026 | whom the narrative of Sri Rama does not attract." While You sang what You have chosen
to call, "the Manasa Lake of Sri Hari's exploits" I listened, my lord, with boundless joy.
You have just told me that this charming story was recited by Kakabhusundi to Garuda.
(1-4)
"Bhushundi is staunch in his dispassion and steadf... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,027 | "Also tell me, my lord, how did Bhusundi obtain the form of a crow even though
devoted to Sri Rama, steeped in wisdom, a home of virtues and resolute of mind?" (54)
"Further tell me, O merciful lord, wherefrom did the crow get this sacred and
delightful story? And also let me know how could You hear it, O Destroyer of... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,028 | The king of the birds too went and put quite similar questions to the crow. I will
reverently tell you all that: listen, Uma with an attentive mind.
Listen, O charming and bright-eyed lady, to the circumstances in which I heard this
story, that delivers one from the cycle of births and deaths. You first took birth in t... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,029 | Its water was cool, limpid and sweet; its lotuses abundant and many coloured. Flocks
of swans murmured their sweet notes and the bees made a delightful buzzing.
On that splendid mountain dwells the same bird (Kakabhusundi), that outlives
even the end of the world. The various good and evil phenomena created by Maya (t... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,030 | Girija, I have thus narrated the whole episode as to when I visited the bird
(Kakabhusundi). Now hear the circumstances under which Garuda (the glory of the
feathered kingdom) called on the crow. When the Lord of the Raghus enacted the sport
of a combat (with Meghanada, Ravana's son)-the very thought of which fills me ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,031 | Garuda did all he could to reassure himself; but the light of wisdom did not dawn
on him; on the other hand, error overshadowed his soul all the more. Torn by torments
and full of mental questionings, he fell a prey to delusion just like yourself. In his perplexity
he approached the celestial sage (Narada) and apprized... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,032 | The lord of the feathered creation then went to the Creator and told him his doubt.
On hearing his story Brahma bowed his head to Sri Rama and, realizing His might, was
overwhelmed with love. The Creator mused within himself: "The seers and sages as
well as the learned are all dominated by Maya. Unbounded is the power ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,033 | there to the delightful story of Sri Hari, that has been sung by the sages in diverse ways
and the sole theme of which-at the beginning, in the middle as well as at the end-is the
divine Lord Sri Rama. I shall accordingly send you to a place where, O brother, the story
of Sri Hari is recited everyday; you go there and ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,034 | departed with joy. Uma, I did not instruct him myself, because by the grace of Sri Rama
(the Lord of the Raghus) I had come to know the secret (of Garuda's infatuation). He must
have given vent to his pride on some ocassion and the All-merciful evidently wished to
cure him of it. Partly there was another reason why I d... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,035 | possessing uninterrupted devotion to Sri Hari. At the sight of the mountain his heart
rejoiced and he was rid of all Maya (delusion), infatuation and anxiety. After bathing in
the tarn and drinking of its water he betook himself under the banyan tree, delighted at
heart. Aged birds of all kinds flocked there to hear Sr... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,036 | "Listen, dear one: the object for which I came has already been fully accomplished
and I have also had the privilege of seeing you. At the very sight of your most holy hermitage
my infatuation, doubt and many misconceptions have been removed. Now, dear one,
narrate to me with due reverence the most sacred story of Sri ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,037 | capital, the King's demise, Bharata's coming back (from his maternal grandfather's) as well
as his abundant love (for Sri Rama). He further related how after performing the King's
obsequies Bharata with all the citizens betook himself to where the All-blissful Lord was,
and how when the Lord of the Raghus consoled him ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,038 | After repeating the Lord's talk with the sage Narada as well as the episode of His
meeting with the son of the wind-good, Bhusundi told of Sri Rama's alliance with Sugriva
and of Vali's death at His hands. He further related how after installing Sugriva (on the
throne of Kiskindha) the Lord took up His abode on Mount P... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,039 | Bhuśundi then narrated how after building a bridge across the ocean the monkey
host crossed over to the other side and how the most heroic son of Vali went as an
envoy to Ravana. He further described the conflict between the demons and the
monkeys in all its phases, and in course of it the might and valour, and eventua... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,040 | "My doubts have gone, now that I have heard the whole of Sri Rama's narrative.
And by your grace, O best of crows, I have developed devotion to Sri Rama's feet. A
mighty bewilderment possessed me when I saw the Lord bound in battle: Sri Rama is
Knowledge and Bliss personified; for what reason can he be perturbed?"
(68 ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,041 | On hearing Garuda's speech, so modest and affectionate, the crow was greatly
rejoiced at heart; every hair on his body stood erect and tears rushed to his eyes. Uma,
(continues Lord Siva,) saints reveal their profoundest secrets when they find a listener
who is not only intelligent, virtuous and pious, but fond of Sri ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,042 | Is there any sage, ascetic, hero, seer, man of learning or man of virtue in this
world, whom greed has not betrayed? Again, whom has the pride of pelf not perverted?
Who has not been deafened by power? And is there anyone who has not been smitten
by the shaft-like glances of a fawn-eyed woman?
(70 A-B)
Who is not throw... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,043 | desire of fame? All these constitute the retinue of Maya, formidable and infinite in number,
more than any can tell. Even Lord Siva and the four-faced Brahma (the Creator) are ever
afraid of these; of what account, then, are other creatures?
(1-4)
Maya's formidable army is spread over the whole universe. Concupiscence ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,044 | eternal and untainted by Maya, beyond the realm of Prakrti (Matter), bliss personified, the
Lord indwelling the heart of all, the actionless Brahma, free from passion and imperishable.
In Him error finds no ground to stand upon; can the shades of darkness ever approach
the sun?
For the sake of His devotees, the divine... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,045 | as to the point of the compass, O Garuda, he affirms that the sun has risen in the west.
A man who is sailing on a boat finds the world moving and deludes himself with the idea
that he himself is standing still. Children whirl round in play, but not the surrounding
buildings etc., yet they dub one another a liar (when ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,046 | "Hear, O lord of the feathered kingdom, of the greatness of Sri Rama (the Lord of
the Raghus). I recite to you according to the best of my lights a delightful story in this
connection. I shall also narrate to you the whole story as to how I fell a prey to delusion,
my lord. You, dear Garuda, are a favourite of Sri Rama... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,047 | numberless sports for the sake of His devotees I betake myself to the city of Ayodhya and
delight to watch His childish exploits. I go and witness the grand festival of His birth and,
fascinated (by the charm of His childish sports), stay on there for full five years. The child
Rāma is my beloved deity, who sums up in ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,048 | frolicked about in this yard carrying on childish pastimes that were the delight of His
mother. His tender frame was dark of hue with a greenish tinge resembling that of the
emerald; every limb of it had the loveliness of numberless Cupids compressed into it. His
feet were soft and ruddy like a young lotus, with bright... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,049 | lotuses, undid the bonds of worldly existence; while His forehead gleamed with a sacred
mark made with yellow pigment. He had arched eyebrows, pretty well-matched ears and
curly darkblue hair that scattered their charm all round. A thin yellow garment set off His
swarthy person, and His shrill gleeful cry and glance ca... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,050 | into the whirlpool of birth and death as it does in the case of other creatures. This, my
lord, was attributable to some extraordinary reason. Hear it attentively, O mount of Sri
Hari, Sita's Spouse alone is absolute intelligence; every creature, whether animate or
inanimate, is subject to Maya. If all had the same per... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,051 | Vidya (knowledge of Brahma in Its relative aspect) that holds away over him as directed by
the Lord. That is why a servant of the Lord never falls; on the other hand, O best of birds,
his devotion to the Lord as apart from himself grows. Sri Rama smiled to see me bewildered
with error: now hear further particulars in t... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,052 | instantly driven into His mouth (throat). Listen, king of the birds: inside His belly I beheld
multitudinous universes with many strange spheres each more wonderful than the rest,
with myriads of Brahmas and Sivas, countless stars, suns and moons, numberless
Lokapalas (guardians of spheres), Yamas (gods of punishment) ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,053 | Gandharvas (celestial musicians), spectres and goblins, Kimnaras (another class of
heavenly musicians having a human figure with the head of a horse), Raksasas (giants),
quadrupeds, birds, serpents, gods and demons of all classes, all the creatures having
a shape peculiar to that universe. The earth with its multitudin... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,054 | It seemed as if a hundred cycles had been spent in my wanderings through the
many universes. At last after all my travels I came to my own hermitage and stayed there
for sometime. Meanwhile as I happened to hear of my lord's birth at Ayodhya I started
up and ran in an overwhelming ecstasy of love and went and witnessed... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,055 | Seeing this childish play and recalling that glory (which I had seen inside the Lord's
belly) I lost consciousness of my body, and crying: "Save me, save me, O Protector of
the devotees in distress!" dropped to the ground. No other word came to my mouth. When
the Lord saw me overpowered with love, He immediately checke... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,056 | -Or spiritual wisdom, critical judgment, dispassion, realization and numerous other
virtues which cannot be easily attained in this world even by the sages-today I am
prepared to give you all thise is no roore tavanly in undoubtedly; therefore, ask whatever
pleases your mind. On hearing the words of the Lord I was over... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,057 | "So be it!" said the Chief of Raghu's line, and continued in these most pleasing
terms: "Listen, Kakabhusundi : you are sagacious by nature; no wonder, therefore, that
you ask this boon. No one in this world is so highly blessed as you, since you have
sought the gift of Devotion, which is the fountain of all blessings ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,058 | "Now listen to My most sacred teaching, which is not only true and easily intelligible
but has also been echoed by the Vedas and other scriptures. I give you to hear My own
conclusion; listen to it and imprint it on your mind; and forswearing everything else,
worship Me. This world with all its varieties of life, both ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,059 | "A father has a number of sons, each differing from the others in character, temper
and conduct. One is learned, another given to austerities, a third spiritually enlightened,
a fourth rich, a fifth possessed of valour, a sixth charitably disposed, a seventh all-wise
and an eighth intent on piety; but the father equall... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,060 | "Time shall have no power over you. Remember and adore Me unceasingly." I did
not feel sated with hearing the nectar-like words of the Lord; the hair on my body stood
erect and I felt extremely delighted at heart. The joy I felt on the occasion was shared
only by the mind and the ears (the auditory sense); the tongue h... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,061 | After this I stayed a while at Ayodhya and enjoyed the Lord's delightful childish
sports. Having by Sri Rama's grace obtained the boon of Devotion I adored my Lord's
feet and returned to my own hermitage. Ever since the Lord accepted me as his own I
have never fallen a victim to delusion. I have told you at length all ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,062 | Without content ment desire cannot cease; and so long as desire continues you
can never dream of happiness. Again, can desire be got rid of without adoring Sri Rama?
Can a tree ever take root without soil? Can even-mindedness be acquired without spiritual
enlightenment? Can anyone get moving space without ether? There ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,063 | Thus, my master, have I sung according to my own light the greatness of my lord's
glory, O king of the birds. I have not had recourse to any inventive skill; I have seen all
this with my own eyes. Sri Rama's greatness, His Name, beauty and the song of His
praises, they are all boundless and endless; and the Lord of the... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,064 | The Lord is unfathomable as a myriad Patalas and dreadful as a myriad Yamas.
He is as sanctifying as countless millions of sacred places; nay, His very name
obliterates all one's accumulated sins. The Hero of Raghu's line is as immovable as a
myriad Himalayas and as deep as a myriad seas. The Lord is as liberal in best... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,065 | The lord of the winged creatures was rejoiced to hear the agreeable words of
Bhusundi and fluffed up his feathers. Tears rushed to his eyes and his soul was flooded
with joy as he meditated on the glory of Sri Rama (the Lord of the Raghus). Recalling
his former delusion he was filled with remorse at the thought that He... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,066 | "You are an omniscient knower of Truth, having reached beyond the darkness (of
ignorance), intelligent, amiable, straight in your dealings and a storehouse of wisdom,
dispasion and Realization. Above all you are a beloved servant of Sri Rama (the Lord
of the Raghus). Yet wherefore did you get this form (of a crow)? Dea... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,067 | Uma, (continues Lord Siva,) the crow (Kakabhusundi) rejoiced to hear Garuda's
words and replied with utmost affection: "Blessed, blessed indeed is your intellect, O
enemy of serpents. Your question is very pleasing to me. On hearing your loving and
agreeable question I have been reminded of many previous births. I shal... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,068 | The real self-interest of every living creature lies in cultivating devotion to Sri
Rama's feet in thought, word and deed. That body alone is sacred and that alone
blessed, in which one is able to worship the Hero of Raghu's line. The wise and the
learned never extol him who is hostile to Sri Rama, even though he may a... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,069 | Listen, O lord of the feathered kingdom: I now proceed to narrate the story of my very
first birth (within my memory), which is sure to engender in the heart of the listener love for
the Lord's feet, which is the remedy for all afflictions. In a former Kalpa (round of creation),
my lord, the world was passing through a... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,070 | Every virtue had been engulfed by the sins of Kali; all good books had disappeared;
impostors had promulgated a number of creeds which they had invented out of their own
wit. The people had all fallen a prey to delusion and all pious acts had been swallowed
by greed. Now listen, all-wise mount of Sri Hari, while I desc... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,071 | They alone who put on an unsightly garb and ornaments, eat anything and everything,
no matter whether it is worth eating or not, are ascetics; they alone are perfect men and
they are worth adoring in the Kali age. They who are of maleficent conduct are held in
great esteem and they alone are worthy of honour. Even so t... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,072 | Men and women talk of nothing else than the Knowledge of Brahma; while in their
greed they would kill a Brahmana or, for the matter of that, even their own spiritual guide
for the sake of a single shell. Sudras argue with the twice-born: "Are we in anyway
inferior to you? A good Brahmana is he who knows the truth of Br... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,073 | austere penance, undertake sacred vows of various kinds and expound the Puranas from
an exalted seat. All men follow a course of conduct of their own imagination; the endless
variety of wrongdoing cannot be described in words.
In the age of Kali there ensues a confusion of castes (due to promiscuous
intermarriages) and... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,074 | The so-called recluses build themselves houses and furnish them at considerable
expense; dispassion is no more to be seen in them, the same having been wiped out by
their sensuality. The so-called ascetics grow wealthy and householders go penniless: the
freaks of the Kali age, dear Garuda, are beyond all telling. Men d... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,075 | Women have no ornament except their tresses and have an enormous appetite.
Though miserable for want of money, they are rich in attachment of various kinds.
Though hankering after happiness they love not piety, stupid as they are. Though they
are poor in wits, their mind is hardened and knows no tenderness. As for men,... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,076 | In the Satyayuga everyone is possessed of mystic powers and wise too. Hence in
that age men cross the ocean of mundane existence by meditating on Sri Hari. In the
Treta age men perform sacrifices of various kinds and cross the ocean of metempsychosis
by dedicating their actions to the Lord. In the Dvapara age men cross... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,077 | Prompted by Sri Rama's delusive potency, the characteristics of all the four Yugas
manifest themselves in everyone's heart everyday. The presence of pure Sattva
(harmony), evenness of mind, spiritual insight and the feeling of vivacity in the heart are
the effects of Satyayuga. Abundance of Sattva with a slight admixtu... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,078 | creatures, I lived in Ayodhya for many years till a famine occurred, when, stricken by
adversity, I had to move to another place.
Listen, O enemy of serpents: I went to Ujjain-miserable, downcast, penniless
and afflicted. When sometime had elapsed, I acquired some wealth and after that I began
worshipping Lord Sambhu a... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,079 | One day my preceptor called me and taught me wisdom in every possible way;
"The sole reward, my son, of worshipping Lord Siva is uninterrupted devotion to
Sri Rama's feet. Siva Himself as well as Brahma (the Creator), dear son, adore
Sri Rama; of what account, then, is a vile human being! Do you hope to attain
happines... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,080 | Śrī Hari, my heart, O lord of the feathered kingdom, was all on fire. Vile of descent as
I was, the little learning that I had acquired turned my head even as a serpent becomes
all the more poisonous when fed on milk. Proud, perverse, wretched and low-born, I
playes mischief to my Guru day and night. My Guru, however, ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,081 | An ethereal voice proceeded from the temple itself: "you wretched and conceited
fool, even though your preceptor has no anger in him and he is very tender-hearted
and possessed of true and perfect wisdom, yet, O fool, I must pronounce a curse
on you; for any transgression of propriety is loathsome to Me. If I do not pu... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,082 | "I adore You, the guardian of the south-east quarter and Ruler of the whole
universe, eternal bliss personified, the omnipresent and all-pervading Brahma manifest in
the form of the Vedas. I worship Lord Siva, shining in His own glory, devoid of material
attributes, undifferentiated, desireless, all-pervading conscious... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,083 | I know not Yoga (concentration), nor Japa (the muttering of prayers) nor ritual. I simply
bow to you at all times and at every moment, O Sambhu! Pray, protect me, my lord,
miserable and afflicted by sufferings attendant on old age and birth (and death) as I am,
O Lord Sambhu!"
This hymn of eight verses was uttered by t... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,084 | "Now do that which may bring him supreme blessedness, O fountain of mercy!"
On hearing the Brahmana's words, steeped as they were in charity, the heavenly voice
replied: "So be it! Although he has committed a grievous sin and I in My wrath have
pronounced a curse on him, yet, realizing your goodness, I shall do him a s... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,085 | you set your heart on My worship. Due to the miraculous power of the holy city and by My
grace, devotion to Sri Rama shall spring up in your bosom. Now, brother, hear My solemn
declaration: a vow to serve the Brahmanas is the surest means of propitiating
Sri Hari. Insult the Brahmanas no more and reckon a saint to be o... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,086 | Whatever form I assumed, whether of an irrational being, god or man, I continued to
adore Sri Rama even in that form. Yet one thing ever stung my conscience: my Guru's
mild and amiable disposition I could never forget. The last body I got was that of a
Brahmana, which the Vedas and Puranas declare as difficult even for... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,087 | and listened with delight to what they told me. O lord of the winged creatures! In this way I
went about listening to the recital of Sri Hari's praises. By Sambhu's grace my movements
were unchecked everywhere. The three types of ardent seeking (viz., those for progeny,
wealth and fame) left me and one solitary longing... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,088 | Thereupon the great sage recounted with reverence a few virtues of Sri Rama (the
Lord of the Raghus), O lord of the feathered creation. But himself devoted to the
knowledge of Brahma (the Absolute), and knowing me to be the fittest person (to be
initiated into such knowledge), the enlightened sage began a sermon on Bra... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,089 | can it exist without it, O wise lord of the sages? Be gracious, therefore, to teach me the
method whereby I may be able to behold the Lord of the Raghus with my own eyes.
Having feasted my eyes on the King of Ayodhya I will then listen to your discourse on
the attributeless Brahma." The sage once more recited the incom... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,090 | "Can suffering ensue from solicitude for others' well-being? Can anyone possessing
the philosopher's stone suffer from want any longer? Can the malevolent be free from
anxiety? Can the lesful escape obloquy? Can one's posterity survive even though one
has persecuted the Brahmanas? Can one continue to perform actions (w... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,091 | I was immediately transformed into a crow. Thereupon I bowed my head at the
sage's feet again and, fixing my thoughts on Sri Rama, the Jewel of Raghu's line, joyfully
took flight. Uma, (continues Lord Sankara,) they who are devoted to Sri Rama's feet and
are free from lust, vanity and anger look upon the whole word as ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,092 | Listen, O lord of the winged creatures: the sage was in no way at fault; it is
Sri Rama (the Ornament of Raghu's race) who prompts all hearts. The All-merciful put my
devotion to the test by clouding the sage's reason. When He came to know that I was His
devoted servant in thought, word and deed, the Lord disabused the... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,093 | "No suffering occasioned by time, fate, merit, demerit or disposition shall ever
torment you. The manifold charming mysteries of Sri Rama, that are found mentioned
in the chronicles and Puranas either explicitly or implicitly, you will come to know
without any difficulty; and the flame of your devotion to Sri Rama's fe... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,094 | me with the form of a crow, and have also replied to all your queries. The glory of
devotion to Sri Rama is superb indeed.
I love this body only because it was in this body that devotion to Sri Rama's feet
sprang up in my heart, I was blessed with the sight of my lord and all my doubts
vanished.
[PAUSE 29 FOR A THIRTY-... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,095 | They who knowingly cast aside such Devotion and take pains to acquire mere
wisdom are fools who would leave alone the cow of plenty at their own house and knock
about in search of the Aka plant (the milk-weed) to get milk out of it. Listen. O lord of
the winged creatures; the fools who ignore Bhakti and seek happiness ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,096 | to the charms of a pretty woman at the very sight of her moon-like face. It is God Visnu's
own Maya (deluding potency) that manifests itself in the form of a woman!
Here I do not speak in a partisan spirit, but merely state the view of the Vedas
and Puranas as well as of the saints. A woman is never enamoured of anoth... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,097 | Listen, dear Garuda, to this unutterable nasatav, which can only be comprehended
by the mind but is incapable of expression. The soul is a particle of the Divinity, immortal,
conscious, untainted by Maya and blissful by nature. Such a soul, my lord, has allowed
itself to be dominated by Maya and has been caught in its ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,098 | is difficult to untie. Since then the soul has become worldly: it can have no happiness
unless this knot is untied. The Vedas and Puranas have suggested a number of devices
for untying the knot; but the knot, far from being resolved, becomes harder and harder.
The interior of the soul being utterly clouded with the dar... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,099 | After kindling the fire of Yoga (concentration of mind) one's past Karma, both good
and evil, should be consigned to it as fuel, and the butter placed on it. When the scum
in the form of worldly attachment is burnt, the ghee (clarified butter) that is left in the form
of Gnosis should be cooled down by Buddhi (Reason).... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,100 | The constant awareness that "I am the same (Brahma)" represents the most
dazzling flame of the lamp. In this way when the bliss of Self-Realization sheds its bright
lustre, the error of duality, the root of worldly existence, is dispersed and the infinite
darkness of infatuation etc.- which forms the family of Avidya (... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,101 | The path of wisdom is like the edge of a sword: one is apt to fall from it very soon,
O king of the birds. He alone who successfully treads it attains to the supreme state of
final emancipation. But this supreme state of final beatitude is most difficult to attain, so
declare the saints as well as the Puranas, Vedas an... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,102 | The ocean of transmigration, O enemy of serpents, cannot be crossed without
cultivating the same feeling of Sri Rama as a servant cherishes towards his master.
Knowing this to be the established doctrine, adore the lotus feet of Sri Rama. The Lord
of the Raghus can make the sentient inert and the inert sentient: the so... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,103 | I have expounded at length the established doctrine relating to Gnosis; hear now the
virtue of Devotion, which has been likened to a jewel. The beautiful wish-yielding gem of
Devotion to Sri Rama is an embodiment of supreme effulgence, which sheds its radiance
day and night, requiring neither a vessel nor clarified but... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,104 | (for self-defence) and slaying with the sword of wisdom enemies in the form of vanity,
greed and infatuation, it is Devotion to Sri Hari that triumphs; ponder and realize this,
O king of the birds. |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,105 | Garuda (the king of the birds) further submitted in loving tones: "If you cherish
fondness for me, my gracious master, kindly recognize me as your servant, and answer
me the following seven questions. Tell me, first of all, my most wise master; which form
of all is the most difficult to obtain? Next consider and tell m... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,106 | most terrible sin. Further tell me in unambiguous terms the diseases of the mind,
omniscient as you are and richly endowed with compassion." "Listen, dear Garuda,
with reverence and rapt attention while I tell you briefly my views on these questions.
There is no other form as good as the human body: every living creatu... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,107 | People die even of one disease; while I have spoken of many incurable diseases
which constantly torment the soul. How, then, can it find peace? There are sacred vows
and religious observances and practices, austere penance, spiritual wisdom, sacrifices,
Japa (muttering of prayers), charity and myriads of other remedies... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,108 | Thus every creature in this world is ailing and is further afflicted with grief and
joy, fear, love and desolation. I have mentioned only a few diseases of the mind; although
everyone is suffering from them, few are able to detect them. These wretches, the
plague of mankind, diminish to a certain extent on being detect... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,109 | Sooner shall butter be churned out of water or oil be extracted from sand than the
ocean of worldly existence be crossed without adoring Sri Hari: this is a conclusion
which cannot be set aside. The Lord can exalt a mosquito to the position of Brahma (the
Creator) and degrade Brahma to a position lower than that of a m... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,110 | you have done me a unique favour, my lord, in that you asked me to repeat the most
sacred story of Sri Rama, which delights the soul of sages like Suka, Sanaka and others,
as well as of Lord Sambhu. The fellowship of saints is difficult to get in this world, be it
for the twinkling of an eye or for half an hour even fo... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,111 | majesty and glory are unequalled and whose feet are worthy of adoration even to Lord
Siva and Brahma (the Unborn, Creator)-betrays His supreme tenderness of heart.
Nowhere have I heard of, much less seen, such a kind disposition: to whom shall I
compare the Lord of the Raghus, O chief of the birds? Strivers and perfect... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,112 | "I have attained the object of my life now that I have listened to your discourse,
imbued with the nectar of Devotion to Sri Rama's feet. My love for Sri Rama's feet has
been renewed and the trouble created by Maya (the Lord's deluding potency) has all
ended. You have been a vessel to me, drifting as I was in the ocean... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,113 | I have thus repeated the most sacred narrative, by hearing which one is freed
from the bonds of worldly existence and comes to have devotion to the lotus-feet of
the All-merciful Sri Rama, who is a wish-yielding tree to the suppliant. Again, they who
listen to this narrative attentively are absolved of sins committed w... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,114 | He alone is omniscient and accomplished, he alone is wise, he alone is an
ornament of the globe, learned and munificent, he alone is pious and he the saviour of
his race, whose mind is devoted to the feet of Sri Rama. He alone is perfect in correct
behaviour and most sagacious, he alone has thoroughly grasped the concl... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,115 | I have told you this narrative according to my own lights, although at first I kept
it secret. I saw excessive fondness for the same in your heart and then I narrated to you
the story of Sri Rama (the Lord of the Raghus). This story, however, should not be
repeated to a perverse knave, who does not listen attentively t... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,116 | of a cow's hoof. Girija (Daughter of the mountain-king) was greatly delighted at heart to
hear the whole narrative and replied in pleasing tones: "By the grace of my
lord (Yourself) my doubts have disappeared and my devotion to Sri Rama's feet has
been renovated.
(1-4)
"By your blessing, O Lord of the universe, I have ... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,117 | Listen, my stupid soul: who has not been saved by adoring Sri Rama, the purifier
of the fallen? The harlot (Pingala), Ajamila, the hunter (Valmiki), the vulture (Jatayu), the
elephant and many other wretches have been delivered by Him. Even Abhiras (a hilly
tribe inhabiting the south-west coast in the ancient times), Y... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,118 | cures the perversities, caused by the fivefold* ignorance, of those men who treasure up
in their heart even a few Caupais (small four-footed verses) of this narrative that appeal
to them as most charming. If there is anyone who is all-beautiful, all-wise and all-merciful
and who is fond of the forlorn, it is Rama and R... |
Uttara_Kanda | 1,119 | The same mysterious "Manasa-Ramayana” (the story of Sri Rama figuratively
spoken of as a Manasa lake) which was composed of yore by the blessed Lord Sambhu,
the best of all poets, with the object of developing unceasing devotion to the lotus-feet
of the all-beautiful Sri Rama, has been likewise rendered into the langua... |
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