चौ0—की‹िगU पýSन `ेगिU भा¡िि भवानी । `ेगिU बिˇि संकर कगUा ब„ानी॥ सô सब गेUिय कगUब माउ »ार्§ । कथापýबंˇ बिचि˜ा बनार्§॥ 1॥ `े¤गU यगU कथा सयनी न¤गU गUôर्§ । `नि ुाचर`य कराU सयनि सôर्§॥ कथा ुलौकिक सयन¤गU `े‚यानी । न¤गU ुाचर`य कर¤गU ुस `ानी॥ 2॥ रामकथा कार मििि `» नागUीउ । ुसि पýिीिि िि‹गU केर मन मागUीउ॥ नाना भा¡िि राम ुविारा । रामायन सि कôंिU ुपारा॥ 3॥ कलपभेद गUरिचरिि सयगUा० । भा¡िि ुनेक मयनीस‹गU »ा०॥ करिु न संसय ुस 'Uर ुानी। सयनिु कथा सादर रिि मानी॥ 4॥
kīnhi prasna jehi bhŒ ¡ ti bhavŒnī, jehi bidhi saṅkara kahŒ bakhŒnī. so saba hetu kahaba mai ò gŒī, kathŒprabandha bicitra banŒī.1. jehiò yaha kathŒ sunī nahiò hoī, jani Œcaraju karai suni soī. kathŒ alaukika sunahiò je gyŒnī, nahiò Œcaraju karahi ò asa jŒnī.2. rŒmakathŒ kai miti jaga nŒhī ¡, asi pratīti tinha ke mana mŒhī ¡. nŒnŒ bhŒ¡ ti rŒma avatŒrŒ, rŒmŒyana sata ko¢i apŒrŒ.3. kalapabheda haricarita suhŒe, bhŒ¡ ti aneka munīsanha gŒe. karia na saṁsaya asa ura Œnī, sunia kathŒ sŒdara rati mŒnī.4.
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I shall now relate at some length the seed of the story—viz., how Goddess BhavŒn¶ (PŒrvat¶) questioned Lord Ýa˘kara and how the latter answered Her questions— weaving a strange narrative round this episode. Let no one who should happen not to have heard this anecdote before be surprised to hear it. Wise men who hear this uncommon, legend marvel not; for they know there is no limit to the stories of Ýr¶ RŒma in this world. They are convinced in their heart that Ýr¶ RŒma has bodied Himself forth in diverse ways and that the RŒmŒya˜a, though consisting of a thousand million verses, is yet infinite. Great sages have diversely sung the charming stories of Ýr¶ Hari, relating as they do to different Kalpas or cycles. Bearing this in mind the reader should not entertain any doubt and should hear this narrative reverently and with devotion. (1—4)
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