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ehi prakra bala manahi dekhī, karihau¡ raghupati kath suhī. bysa di kabi puṅgava nn, jinha sdara hari sujasa bakhn.1. carana kamala bandau ¡ tinha kere, puravahu¡ sakala manoratha mere. kali ke kabinha karau¡ paranm, jinha barane raghupati guna grm.2. je prkṛta kabi parama sayne, bhṣ¡ jinha hari carita bakhne. bhae je ahahiò je hoihahiò ge¡, pranavau ¡ sabahi kapa¢a saba tyge ¡.3. hohu prasanna dehu baradnµu, sdhu samja bhaniti sanamnµu. jo prabandha budha nahi ò darahī¡, so śrama bdi bla kabi karahī ¡.4. kīrati bhaniti bhµuti bhali soī, surasari sama saba kaha ¡ hita hoī. rma sukīrati bhaniti bhades, asamañjasa asa mohi a ¡ des.5. tumharī kṛp¡ sulabha sou more, siani suhvani ¢¢a pa¢ore.6.
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Reassuring the mind in this way, I shall narrate the charming story of the Lord of Raghus. Vysa and various other top-ranking poets, who have reverently recounted the blessed glory of Ýr¶ Hari, I bow to the lotus feet of them all; let them fulfil all my desires. I make obeisance to the bards of the Kali age, who have sung the multitudinous virtues of the Lord of Raghus. Even those poets of supreme wisdom who belong to the Prk¾ta or popular class (as opposed to the Sa¯sk¾ta or the cultured class), who have narrated the exploits of Ýr¶ Hari in the spoken language, including those who have flourished in the past, those who are still living and those who are yet to come, I reverence them, one and all, renouncing all false appearance. Be propitious and grant this boon that my song may be honoured in the assemblage of pious souls. A composition which the wise refuse to honour is fruitless labour which only silly poets undertake. Of glory, poetry and affluence that alone is blessed which, like the celestial river (Ga˘g), is conducive to the good of all. The glory of Ýr¶ Rma is charming indeed, while my speech is rough. This is something incongruous, I am afraid. By your grace, even this incongruity will turn out well for me; embroidery of silk looks charming even on coarse cloth. (16)
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