Fools do not perceive their own error

 Jai Sri Ram,

Fools do not perceive their own error, on the other hand, those stupid creatures attribute infatuation to the Lord, just as on seeing the sky covered with clouds, men of unsound judgment declare that the sun has been screened by the clouds, 

To him who sees the finger stuck into his eyes, the moon appears as doubled, Uma infatuation is attributed to Rama in the same way as the darkness, smoke or dust appears in the sky, the object of senses, the senses, and their presiding deities as well as the jiva that embodied soul, all these derive their illumination one from other,

That is to say, the objects are illumined by the senses, the senses are illumined by their presiding deities, and the deities presiding over the senses are illumined by the conscious self, the supreme illuminator of all is the eternal Rama, King of Ayodhya, the world of matter is the object of illumination, while Rama is the illuminator, he is the lord of Maya and the abode of wisdom and virtues,

It is due to his reality that even unconscious matter appears as real through ignorance, just as the shell is mistaken for silver and the mirage for water even though the appearance is false at all times in the past present, and future, nobody can dispel this delusion,

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My master

 Jai Sri Ram,

There is no difference between qualified divinity and the unqualified Brahma, so declare the sages and men of wisdom, the Vedas and the Puranas, that which is attributeless and formless, imperceptible and unborn, becomes qualified under the influence of the devotee's love,

How can the absolute become qualified, in the same way as water and the hailstone are none different in substance, infatuation is out of the question for him whose very name is like the sun to the darkness of error, Sri Rama, who is truth, consciousness and bliss combined is like a sun, the night of ignorance cannot subsist in him even to the smallest degree,

He is the Lord whose very being is light, there is no dawn of understanding in his case, joy and grief, knowledge, and ignorance, egotism and pride, these are the characteristics of a Jiva, Sri Rama is the all-pervading Brahma, He is supreme bliss personified, the highest lord and the most ancient being, the whole world knows it,

He who is universally known as the spirit, the fount of light, manifest in all forms and is the lord of life as well as of matter, that jewel of Raghu's line is my master, so saying Shiva bowed his head to him, 

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difference between truth and falsehood

 Jai Sri Ram,

Such words are spoken and heard by those vile men alone who are possessed by the devil of infatuation, are impious and averse to the feet of Sri Hari, and know no difference between truth and falsehood, foolish ignorant and blind watches, the mirror of whos heart is clouded by the film of sensuality, lecherous, deceitful perverse, 

Who has never seen an assembly of holy men even in a dream and who have no sense of gain and loss, They alone make statements that are repugnant to the Vedas, the mirror of their heart is soiled and they have no eyes to see, how then, can those wretches souls beholds the beauty of Rama, 

For those who have no knowledge either of the unqualified Brahma or of qualified divinity, who indulge in fantastic utterances of various kinds And who spin around in this world under the influence of Sri Hari deluded potency, no assertion is too absurd to make, those who are delirious or mad, 

Those who are possessed and those who are inebriated do not talk sense none should give ear to the ravings of those who have drunk the wine of infatuation, Thus assured in your heart, discard all doubts and adore Sri Rama's feet, O daughter of the mountain king, hear my word, which is sunbeams as it were for the darkness or error,

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The story of Rama

 Jai Sri Ram,

The story of Rama is the lovely clap of the hand palms, which scares away the birds of doubt, even so, the story of the drama is an axe to the tree of Kaliyuga, listen to it with reverence, O daughter of the mountain king,

The Charming names of Sri Rama, as well as his virtues, stories, births, and deeds, have been declared by the Vedas to be beyond numbers, as there is no end to the divine Rama, even so, is stories, glory, and virtues are also endless, 

Yet, seeing your great love, I will tell them even as I have heard of them to the best of my intellectual capacity, Uma, your inquiries are naturally winning and delightful and such as are approved of by the saints, as for my self I am particularly pleased to hear them,

But there was one thing, Bhavani, which I did not like, although you uttered it under a spell of delusion, you suggested that the Rama whom the Vedas extol and on whom the sages contemplate is someone else,

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cow of plenty

 Jai Sri Ram,

By the blessing of Rama, O Parvati, not even in a dream can grief, infatuation, doubt or error enter your mind, so far as I can judge, yet you have expressed the same old doubts again, 

So that all those who repeat or hear this account may be benefited thereby, the ear of those who have never heard the stories of Sri Hari are no better than the snake holes, and eyes of those who have not blessed them with the sight of Saints are as good as the sham eyes on a peacock's tail, the head that not bow at the soles of Sri Hari or of one's preceptor is just like bitter pumpkins, 

Those who have not cherished in their heart the spirit of devotion to Sri Hari are as good as dead, though living, the tongue that does not sing the praise of Rama is just like the tong of frog, the heart which does not rejoice to hear the tales of Sri Hari is hard as adamant and cruel indeed, hear of Girija, the exploit of Sri Rama, which proves beneficial to the gods and mystify the demons, 

Like the cow of plenty, the story of Rama bestows all blessings on those who devote themselves to it, and the assemblages of saints are various abodes of gods, knowing this, who would listen to it,  

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Shiva was lost in the ecstasy of meditation

 Jai Sri Ram,

Shiva was glad at heart to hear these questions of Uma, naturally pleasing and guileless as they were, all the exploits of Rama flashed in his mind, and the hair on his body bristled with rapture and his eyes filled with tears, the figure of Sri Rama was reflected on the mirror of his heart, this brought immense joy to Shiva, who is an embodiment of supreme bliss, 

For an hour or so Shiva was lost in the ecstasy of meditation, he then recovered himself and thereafter began joyfully to tell the story of Rama, Due to a lack of knowledge about Rama, even the unreal passes for real, just as ignorance about ope leads to mistake it for the snake, even so, the moment we know him the world of matter vanishes, just as the delusion of a dream disappears as soon as wake up, 

Him do I reverence in the form of a child, the repetition of whose name brings all kinds of success within our easy reach, may that home of bliss and bane or woe take compassion on me, he who sports in the courtyard of king Dasaratha, after thus paying homage to Rama, the slayer of the demon Tripura joyfully spoke in mellifluous accents as follows, you are indeed blessed and worthy of applause, 

O daughter of the mountain king, there is no such benefactor as you, you asked me to repeat the history of lord Rama, who is potent enough to sanctify all the spheres even as the Ganga purifies the whole world, you are full of love for the feet of Rama, you have put questions to me only with an eye to the good of the world,

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charming exploits of his childhood

 Jai Sri Ram,

First, tell me after a mature thought that makes the unqualified Brahma assumes a qualified form, then, my lord, relate the story of Sri Rama's descent, and tell me the charming exploits of his childhood, then let me know how he wedded Sita, and fault for which he renounces his father's kingdom, 

Then describe the innumerable deeds performed by him while he lived in the forest, and further tell me, my lord, how he killed Ravana, then relate, O blissful Sankara, all the numerous sports that were enacted by him after his coronation, 

Thereafter relate the gracious Lord, the miracle wrought by Rama, how that jewel of Raghus's line proceeded to his divine abode along with his subjects, then expounded my lord, the truth in the realization of which enlightened sages remain absorbed, and thereafter discuss in details the conceptions of devotion, Jnana or knowledge of the formless absolute, 

Vijnana or the knowledge of qualified Divinity with and without form and dispassion, over and above this, O Lord of purest understanding reavels to me the many other mysteries connected to Rama, and if there be anything which I have committed to asking, do not keep it back, my gracious Lord, you are the preceptor of all the three spheres, so declare the Vedas, what can other poor creature know, 

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Be gracious to me

 Jai Sri Ram,

In the wood, in my previous birth, I witnessed Sri Rama's glory, although I was too awestricken to tell you, yet my mind was so impure that I did not understand and I reaped a good return for my folly, some doubts still linger in my mind,

Be gracious to me, I implore you with joined palms, Lord, You instructed me then in ways more than one, yet I did not understand, do not allow this thought to anger you, I have no such delusion now, I find developed in me a taste for hearing the story of Rama,

Recount the sacred virtues of Sri Rama, O Lord of immortals, having the serpent king for an ornament, placing my head on the ground I adore your feet and entreat you with joined palms to recount the unsullied glory of the chief of Raghus, giving in substance the conclusion of the revealed texts that Vedas on the subjects,

Though I am a woman I am not qualified to hear it, I am your servant in thought word, and deed, Saints do not withhold even an esoteric truth wherever they find a man distressed, be gracious enough to narrate the story of Rama,

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suffering born of want

 Jai Sri Ram,

O blissful Lord, if you are pleased with me and know me to be your faithful servant, then, my master, disperse my ignorance by repeating to me the various stories of the lord of Raghus, why should he who has his abode beneath a wish yielding tree undergo the suffering born of want,

Bearing this in mind, O lord with the crescent on the forehead, dispel the great confusion of my mind, O Lord, the sages who discoursed on the supreme reality speak of Rama as the Brahma who has no beginning, Sesa and Sarada, as well as the Vedas and the Puranas, all sing the praise of Raghus, 

You too, O subdued of love, reverently repeat the word RAMA night and day, is this Rama the same as the son of the king of Ayodhya or some other unborn, unqualified and imperceptible being, if a king's son, how could he be Brahma that Infinite, and if he were Brahma, how could his mind get unhinged by the loss of his wife,

When I see the acts on one hand and hear his glory on the other, my mind gets utterly confused, if my lord, there is any other desireless, all-pervading, and all-powerful Brahma, instruct me about the same, be not angry at my folly, but take steps to wipe out my ignorance,

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Mine of beauty

  Jai Sri Ram,

With his twisted coils of hair for a crown and the celestial stream that Ganga adorning his head, eyes as big ad a pair of lotuses, throat dark with poison, and with the crescent shining on his brow, Shiva looked like a veritable mine of beauty,

Seated there, the destroyer of cupid looked like an incarnation of the sentient of quietism, finding it a good opportunity, Mother Bhavani called on Shambhu, in recognition of her wifely love lord Hara showed her great courtesy and assigned her a seat on his left, 

Parvati gladly sat down beside Shiva and recalled her history of her before, Uma smilingly spoke to him, seeking to elicit from her lord the story which is profitable to the whole world, O lord of the universe, your glory is known to all the three spheres, animate and inanimate beings, Nagas, men and gods, all do homage to your lotus feet,

My Lord you are all-powerful, all-wise, and all-blissful, you are  a repository of all arts and virtues and a storehouse of Yoga, wisdom, and dispassion, your name is wish yielding tree as it were to the suppliant, 

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Banyan Tree that ever young and charming during all seasons

 Jai Sri Ram,

Those who have their faces turned away from Hari and Hara and have no love for Righteousness cannot even dream of going there, on the summit of that mountain exists a huge banyan tree, which is ever young and charming during all seasons, 

Fanned by cool, soft, and fragrant breeze, its shade is very refreshing, is the favorite resort of Shiva, once upon a time, Lord betook himself beneath the tree and was much gladdened at heart to see it,

Spreading the tigerskin on the ground with his own hands, Shiva sat down casually, his body fair in hue as the jasmine, the moon, and the conch shell, arms of inordinate length, a hermit's covering, consisting of the bark of trees, wrapped around his loins,

His feet resembled a pair of fu; blow red lotus and their toenails shedding a luster that dispelled the darkness of the devotees' hearts, serpents, and ashes serving as ornaments of Shiva, his countenance eclipsing the splendor even of the autumnal full moon,

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most charming and the best is Kailasha

 Jai Sri Ram,

Nevertheless, fixing my thoughts on the lord who wields a bow in his hand and is lord of speech, I repeat the tale as I have heard it,

Sri Rama is the inner ruler of all, the master of puppet shows, and holds the strings in his hands when he blesses a poet knowing to be a devotee, To him the benevolent lord of Raghus, I bow and commence the recital of his fair virtues, 

Of all mountains, the most charming and the best is Kailasha, where Shiva and Uma eternally dwell,

Host of Siddhas that adepts, ascetics, and Yogi's mystics as well as gods, Kinnaras, and sages, all lucky souls, reside there and adore Shiva, the root of all joys, 

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Sri Ekadasi Today

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi today, Sri Ekadasi is a composite chapter that relates the truth of the soul in context with reality,

Saints and sages of Era and ages were great thinkers and embodiments of penance and austerity and they proclaimed Ekadasi as a defined chapter for the soul to revamp and relocate in truth with eternity in cord with self and ether,

Higher emotions and lofty aspirations pave into self through adoration of the day in cult with,

A man may analyze and experience the truth of the day through respective discipline, body and mind find suitable oriented at the self that pivoted to the ether cord through the respective discipline of the day, a truth that ensures safe passage,

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