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svŒratha sŒ¡ ca jīva kahu¡ ehŒ, mana krama bacana rŒma pada nehŒ. soi pŒvana soi subhaga sarīrŒ, jo tanu pŒi bhajia raghubīrŒ.1. rŒma bimukha lahi bidhi sama dehī, kabi kobida na prasaṁsahi ò tehī. rŒma bhagati ehi ò tana ura jŒmī, tŒte mohi parama priya svŒmī.2. tajau¡ na tana nija icchŒ maranŒ, tana binu beda bhajana nahi ò baranŒ. prathama moha¡ mohi bahuta bigovŒ, rŒma bimukha sukha kabahu ¡ na sovŒ.3. nŒnŒ janama karma puni nŒnŒ, kie joga japa tapa makha dŒnŒ. kavana joni janameu¡ jaha¡ nŒhī¡,m a iò khagesa bhrami bhrami jaga mŒhī¡.4. dekheu¡ kari saba karama gosŒī¡, sukhī na bhayau ¡ abahi ò kī nŒī ¡. sudhi mohi nŒtha janma bahu kerī, siva prasŒda mati moha ¡ na gherī.5.
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The real self-interest of every living creature lies in cultivating devotion to Ýr¶ RŒma’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 Ýr¶ RŒma, even though he may acquire a body as exalted as that of BrahmŒ (the Creator) himself, Devotion to Ýr¶ RŒma took root in my heart in this very body; hence I hold it supremely dear, my master. Although my death depends on my own will, I refuse to quit this body, because—as the Vedas declare— adoration of the Lord is not possible without a corporeal frame. At first infatuation gave me much trouble; so long as I remained hostile to Ýr¶ RŒma I never had a restful sleep. Through a number births I practised Yoga (concentration of mind), Japa (muttering of prayers), austere penance and charity and performed sacrifices and other acts of various kinds. Which species is there in this world, O lord of the winged creatures, in which I have not at sometime been born during my round of births? I have had experience of all kinds of pursuits, my lord; but I was never so happy as I am now. I recollect many previous existences, my lord, in which by Ýiva’s grace my understanding was not clouded by infatuation. (1—5)
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