चौ0—िाि कहरपा करि की`िु सôर्§ । `ािेउ ुवˇ ुनाथ न गUôर्§॥ मं˜िागिU राम 'U˘Uा§ पýबôˇा । िाि ˇरम मिय ियगU सबय सôˇा॥ .1॥ सिबि दˇीच गUरिचंद नरेUसा । सगेU ˇरम गिUि कôंिU कलेसा॥ रंUििदेव बलि भŒप सय`ाना । ˇरमय ˇरेU'U सगिU संकंU नाना॥ .2॥ ˇरमय न दŒसर सˆय समाना । ुा»म नि»म पयरान ब„ाना॥ माउ सô§ ˇरमय सयलभ करि पावा । ि`ेउ ििगŒ¡U पयर ुप`सय छावा॥ .3॥ संभाविि कगय¡U ुप`स लागŒU । मरन कôंिU सम दाLरन दागŒU॥ ियग सन िाि बगयUि का कगU“¡र । दि०¡ 'UिLर ¨िररि पािकयर लगU“¡र॥ .4॥
tŒta kṛpŒ kari kījia soī, jŒte ¡ avadha anŒtha na hoī. mantrihi rŒma u¢hŒi prabodhŒ, tŒta dharama matu tumha sabu sodhŒ.1. sibi dadhīca haricanda naresŒ, sahe dharama hita ko¢i kalesŒ. rantideva bali bhµupa sujŒnŒ, dharamu dhareu sahi saṅka¢a nŒnŒ.2. dharamu na dµusara satya samŒnŒ, Œgama nigama purŒna bakhŒnŒ. maiò soi dharamu sulabha kari pŒvŒ, taje¡ tihµu ¡ pura apajasu chŒvŒ.3. sambhŒvita kahu ¡ apajasa lŒhµu, marana ko¢i sama dŒruna dŒhµu. tumha sana tŒta bahuta kŒ kahaµu¡,d i e¡ utaru phiri pŒtaku lahaµu ¡.4.
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“Have compassion, my darling, and take steps to see that AyodhyŒ is not left without a master.” Ýr¶ RŒma raised the minister and thus admonished him; “Dear father, you have investigated the truths of religion in their entirety. Ýibi, Dadh¶ci and King HariÜcandra suffered untold hardships for the sake of virtue. The wise kings Rantideva * and Bali upheld virtue even through many trials. There is no virtue equal to truthfulness: so declare the gamas (Tantras), Vedas and PurŒ˜as. That virtue I have found by an easy road; by abandoning it I shall be reviled in all the three worlds. To a man who is Having parted with all that he possessed, he and his family had to remain without food and water for full forty- eight days on one occasion. He did nothing to earn his livelihood and depended on whatever he got unasked. Prolonged starvation had reduced him to a skeleton and he was lying in a semi-conscious state with his wife and children, counting his days. On the 49th day he got some rice boiled in milk, another sweet dish and water. He was just going to share it with his family when a stranger, who was a BrŒhma˜a by caste, appeared before him. The king gladly and devoutly gave away what was served before him to the BrŒhma˜a, and dividing the rest among themselves was about to partake of his own share when another newcomer, who happened to be a ݵudra, turned up. The king entertained the ݵudra as well out of the stock he had in hand. In the meantime a low-born man came with his dogs and asked food for himself and his dogs. The king gave away the remaining food to these strangers. He had now left with him water barely sufficient to slake the thirst of a single soul. As the king was about to quench his thirst thereby a pariah made his appearance and piteously begged for water. Moved by his entreaties King Rantideva parted even with his water and went without it himself. 436 * ÝR” RMACARITAMNASA* highly esteemed, infamy causes agony as terrible as a million deaths. Father, what more shall I say to you? By urging something in reply I shall incur sin. (1—4)
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