selfish and perverse, treacherous in your dealings

 Jai Sri Ram,

The gracious Lord too went there in the form of a king, the princes joyfully placed the wrath of victory around his neck, the lord of Laxmi carried off the bride to the despair of all assembled kings, the sage felt much perpetuated, for infatuation had robbed the sage of his reason, he felt as it a gem had dropped from a loosened knot at the end of the garment,

The attendants of Hara then smilingly said, just look at your face in the mirror, uttering these words both ran away in great alarm, and sage looked at his reflection in the water, his fury knew no bounds when he beheld his form, and he pronounced a terrible curse on the attendants of Shiva, O you sinful imposters, go and be reborn as demons, you mocked me, therefore, reap its reward, mock again a sage, if you dare,

Looking again in the water, he saw that he had regained his real form, yet his heart found no solace, his lips quivered and there was indignation in his heart, at once he proceeded to Lord Hari, I shall either curse him or die at his door, he said to himself, he made me a butt of ridicule through the world, Sri Hari met him midway, accompanied by the goddess, the same princess, Lord spoke in gentle tones, to what destination, holy sir, betaking yourself like distracted, 

As soon as Narad heard these words, filled with Rage, dominated by Maya, there was no reason left in him, he said,,, you cannot bear to look upon the welfare of others, richly endorsed with jealousy and fraud, churning the ocean, you drove Rudra mad, inciting him through gods, made him quaff the poison, apportioning liquor to the demons and poison to Sankara, lovely Kaustuba gem to your self, ever been selfish and perverse, treacherous in your dealings, 

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Narada sat elated with pride

 Jai Sri Ram,

Two of Shiva's attendants too happened to be there, they knew the whole secret and, disguised as Brahmans went about seeing fun, in the row where sat Narada, exceedingly round of his beauty, the two attendants seated themselves, disguised as Brahman they could not be detected, the flung at Narada,

Saying, Hari has given this man such excellent beauty that princes will be enamored to look at it and shall certainly choose him, Taking him for Hari himself, the sage was under the spell of delusion, for his heart had been stolen by love, the attendants of Shiva felt amused at this and greatly enjoyed the fun,

Even though the sage heard their ironical talk, he could not follow it, his reason is clouded by infatuation, no one perceived this extraordinary phenomenon, the princes alone saw his ugly for, the moment she beheld his monkey-like face and frightful form she was filled with rage, 

Accompanied by her companions the princes then glided as a swan, with a wreath of victory in her lotus hands she moved about surveying each of her royal suitors, she did not care to look even casually at the quarter in which Narada sat elated with pride, again and again, the sage would raise himself and fidget about, the attendants of Hara smiled to see him in that state, 

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Hark, O contemplative ascetic

 Jai Sri Ram,

Let me ask Hari for a gift of beauty, but, Alas,,, Much time will be lost in going to him, yet I have no such friend as Hari, let him, therefore, come to my rescue at this juncture, then Narad prayed in manifold and lo, The supportive and merciful lord appeared before him, the sight was soothing to the sage's eye, he was glad at heart and felt assured that his object would be accomplished, in great humility he told the lord all that had happened and said, be gracious to me and be enough to help me, Lord,

Bestowed on me your beauty, in no other way can I get possession of her, speedily do that which may serve my best interests, I am your servant, my Lord, seeing the might of his Maya, the Lord, who is compassionate to the poor, smiled to himself and said, Narada, listen to me, I shall do that alone which is good for you, and nothing else, my words can never be untrue,

Hark, O contemplative ascetic, if patience distracted by the malady ask for something which is harmful to him, the physician would never give it, in  a like manner I have resolved on doing what is good to you, so saying Lord disappeared, under the spell of his Maya the sage was mystified that he could not understand the words of Sri Hari, The sage hastened to the spot where the arena for the choice marriage had prepared,

Royal suitors had occupied their seats each with his retinue, the sage was glad at heart for he thought within himself, my beauty is so surpassing that the princess will never commit the error of choosing for her husband anyone else than me, in the sage's own interest the gracious Lord had made him hideous beyond description, but no one could mark the change that had taken place in him, everyone knew him to be Narada and greeted him as such,

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auspicious marks on her body

 Jai Sri Ram,

When he read the auspicious marks on her body, he was lost in reverie, he was gladdened at heart, but wouldn't open the happy characteristic, he who weds this girl, he said to himself, Shall become immortal and no one shall be able to conquer him in battle, 

He whom Silanidhi's daughter selects for her lord shall be adored by the entire creation, having read these characteristics the sage kept them to himself and mentioned a few fabricated ones to the king, telling the king that his daughter was of good promise, Narada left, 

He thought within himself, let me devise and try some means whereby the princess may choose me for her husband, he had no zeal to practice Japa or austerity, Good God, how am I to get the girl, he said to himself, 

What is needed on this occasion is great personal charm and surpassing beauty whereby the princes may be enamored of me and place the wealth of victory round my neck, he continued,

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seeing her beauty the sage forget all about his dispassion

 Jai Sri Ram,

I must contrive some plan which may do good to the sage and serve as a diversion for me, then bowing his head at the feet of Sri Hari, Narada departed, the pride of his heart had swelled, the lord of Laxmi then set his Maya into operation, now hear of her relentless doings, the Lord's mya created on the way a city with an area of eight hundred square miles, the manifold architectural beauties of that city excelled even those of Vishnu's own capital,

It was inhabited by graceful men and women, whom you would take to be so many incarnations of the god of love and his wife Rati, A king Silannidhi by name, ruled over that city, he owned a number of horses, elephants, troops, he possessed the grandeur and luxury of hundred Indras and was a repository of grace, splendor, might, and wisdom, 

He had a daughter, Vishvamohini, by name, whose beauty entrapped even Lakshmi, She was no other than Sri Hari's own Maya that enraptured potency, the fountainhead of all virtues, who can describe her charm, the princes were going to marry by self-choice, hence kings beyond numbers arrived there as suitors, the sportive Sage Narada entered the city and inquired everything from people, hearing all that had been going there,

He wended his way to the king's palace, the king paid him homage and gave him a seat, the king brought and showed the princess to Narada and Said, tell me after mature thought what is good or bad about her, seeing her beauty the sage forget all about his dispassion and remained gazing on her for a long,

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Vedanta personified

 Jai Sri Ram,

The will of Sri Rama alone prevails, there is no one who can alter it, Sambhu's advice fell flat on the sage, then he went to the abode of Brahma, singing the glories of Sri Hari, to the accomplishment of the excellent lute he had in his hand, the lord of sages, Narada, who was skilled in music, once repaired to the ocean of milk, 

Where dwells the abode of Laxmi, Bhagwan Narayana, who is Vedanta personified, the abode of Rama, rose to meet him in great joy and shared his seat with the sage, the lord of the entire creation, animate and inanimate said with a smile,, it is after a long time that you have shown me the favor, Revered sir,

 Narada told him all the doings of love, even though, Shiva had already forbidden him to do so, most forbidden is the Maya of Lord Rahus, no one was ever born in this world, who is beyond its charm, With an impressive look, yet in coaxing accents, said the lord, by your very thought self-delusion, lust, arrogance, and pride disappears,

Hark of Sage, the Mind of him alone is susceptible to delusion, whose heart is devoid of wisdom and dispassion, you are steadfast in your vow of celibacy, resolute of mind, you can never be smitten by the pangs of love, Narad replied with a feeling of pride, Lord it is all your grace, the compassionate lord pondered and saw the huge try of pride had sprouted in the heart, I shall soon tear it up by roots, for it is my vow to serve the best interest of my servants, 

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predominant

 Jai Sri Ram,

There was no anger in Narada's mind, he reassured the god of love by addressing him in friendly terms, then, bowing his head at the sage's feet and obtaining leave, love retired with his accomplices,

Reaching the court of Indra, he related his own doings, on the one hand, and sage's clemency on the other, hearing the tale all were astonished, they extolled the sage and bowed their head to Hari, then Narada Called on Shiva, 

He was proud of his victory over love and told him all love's doing, knowing him to his most beloved friend, the great lord Shiva admonished him as follows, O sage, I pray you, again and again, never repeat this story to Hari as you have repeated it to me, even if the topic comes up before him, please hush it up,

Wholesome was the advice given by Sambhu, but it did not please Narada, Bharadwaja, now hear what interesting thing happened, the will of the Hari is predominant, 

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god of love

 Jai Sri Ram,

When the god of love reached that hermitage, he created a semblance of the vernal season with his illusory power, many colored blossoms appeared on the trees of different kinds, cuckoos sand, and bees hummed, delightful breezes, cool, soft, and fragrant, blew, fanning the flames of passion, 

Rambha and other heavenly damsels, who looked ever young and were all past masters in amorous sports, sang in undulating tones of various kinds and sported in various ways, ball in hand, the god of love was delighted to see his associates there and employed a variety of decorative tricks, 

But the amorous devices had no effect on the sage, guilty cupid was now apprehensive of his own destruction, can anyone dare to trespass the bounds of him who has the lord of Laxmi as his great protector,

In dire dismay, the god of love with his accomplices acknowledged his defeat and clasped the sage's feet, addressing him in ascents of deep humility,

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metempsychosis

 Jai Sri Ram,

The great Lord Shiva then replied with a smile, there is no enlightened or deluded, man who instantly becomes what the lord Rama wills him to be at a particular moment, Said Yajnavalakya, I am going to recount the virtues of Sri Rama, O Bhardwaj, listen with a devout mind renouncing pride and intoxication, O Tulsidas, adore the lord if Raghus, who puts an end to metempsychosis,

In the Himalayas mountains, there was a most sacred cave, and the beautiful heavenly stream flowed nearby, the sight of this hoy and charming hermitage highly attracted the mind of the celestial sage Narada, Seeing the mountain, the river, and the forest glades, his heart developed a love for the feet od Laxmi Pati Vishnu, The thought of Sri Hari Vishnu broke the spell of the curse, pronounced by Daksha which did not allow him to stay at one place, and his mind, which was naturally sinless, fell into a trance, 

Seeing the sage's condition, Indra become apprehensive, summoning the god of love, he received him with great honor and said, for my sake go with your associates, the god of love, who has a fish emblazoned on his standard set out gladdened at heart, Indra apprehended that celestial sage sought to occupy his abode, those who are lustful and grasping are afraid of everyone like the evil-minded crow,

Just as a foolish dog, on seeing a king of beasts, should run away with a dry bone fearing in his crass ignorance lest the lion should rob him of it, Indra too in his shamelessness thought as above,

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sage pronounce a curse

 Jai Sri Ram,

Even though slain by the lord, the two brothers did not attain liberation, for the Brahmanas had doomed them to three births, it was on their account that the lovers of the devotees bodied themselves forth on one occasion, in that birth Kashyapa and Aditi were his parents, who were known by the names of Dasaratha and Kausalya respectively,

This was how in one kalpa the lord descended from heaven and performed purifying deeds on earth, in another Kalpa all the gods were worsted in their conflict with the demon Jalandhara, seeing their distress Sambhu wages war against him, which knew no end, but the demon, who possessed a great might could not be killed in spite of his best efforts, 

The wife of the demon chief was  a most virtuous lady, armed by her strength of character the demon could not be conquered even by the vanquisher of Tripura, by the stratagem the lord broke her vow of chastity and accompanied the purpose of the gods when the lady discovered the trick, she cursed him in her wrath,

The supportive and gracious Lord accepted her curse, it was this Jalandhar who was reborn as Ravana in this latter Kalpa, killing him in battle Sri Rama conferred on him the supreme state, this was the reason why Rama assumed a human form in one particular birth, Hark, O Bhardwaj, the story of each birth of lord has been an excuse of his birth in a votary of God Vishnu and enlightened soul too, wherefore did the sage pronounce a curse, What offense had lord committed against him, tell me the whole story, O slayer of demon Tripura, it is very strange that the sage should have fallen prey to delusion,

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Hark, O Girija

 Jai Sri Ram,

Hark, O Girija, The Vedas, and the Tantras have sung numerous charming sinless exploits of Sri Hari, The cause of Sri Hari's descent cannot be precisely stated, listen, O sensible Lady, Rama is beyond the grasp of intellect, mind, and speech, such is my conviction,

 Yet, O charming Lady, I tell you the reason as I understand it and even the saints and sages, the Vedas and the Puranas have stated according to their intellectual level, whenever Brahman, cows, gods, and the earth itself are in trouble, the gracious Lord Assumes various forms and relieves the distress of the virtuous, Killing the demons, he reinstates the gods, preserves the bounds of propriety fixed by the Vedas, which represents his own breath and defuses his immaculate glory throughout the world, this is the motive of Sri Rama's descent, 

Singing this glory, the devotees cross the ocean of mundane existence, it is for the sake of his devotees that the compassionate lord bodies forth, the motives of Sri Rama's birth are many, each more wonderful than the other, I will refer to one or two such births at some length, please listen attentively, Sri Hari Has two gatekeepers Jaya and Vijaya, due to the curse of Brahmans, that Sankadik, both were born in the accursed species of demons, One that Hirankasipu and other Hiranaksa, both of them come out victorious in battle, the lord assumed the form of a boar in order to kill one of the two brothers, while bodying himself forth as a man-lion, he killed the other and spread the fair renown of his devotee Prahlada, Hiranyakasipu son,

It is these two brothers born again as the powerful and most valiant demons Ravana and Kumbhakarana, who were great warriors and as all the world knows conquered even gods, 

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most charming and sanctifying story of his descent

 Jai Sri Ram,

Now that I have listened to your words which were refreshing as moonbeams, my ignorance, like the feverish healing of the autumnal sunshine, has faded away, you have removed my all doubts, O gracious Lord, and the reality of Rama has been revealed to me, by your grace, my gloom has been lifted and I feel Happy now, 

Regarding me as your slave, even though I am a woman ignorant and stupid by nature, answer my former question, if you are pleased with me, Rama, I understand, is no other than indestructible Brahma, who is consciousness itself and who, though bereft of all, yet dwells in the heart of all, why did he takes the form of a human being, explain me, Hearing Uma's most polite words, and seeing unadulterated love for the story of Sri Rama, the all-merciful and all wise Sankara, the destroyer of cupid, was glad at heart and extolling Uma in so many ways, Said,

Hear the blessed story of the Holy Rama, which was narrated at length by the Sage Bhusandi to the king of birds Garuda, I shall tell you later on how that great dialogue took place,

First listen to the most charming and sanctifying story of his descent, the virtues, and forms of Sri Hari are unlimited, innumerable, and immeasurable, yet I proceed to tell them according to the best of my intellectual capacity, listen, Uma, with reverence,

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nectar of love

 Jai Sri Ram,

When I behold any creature dying in the holy city Kashi, it is by the power of his name that I rid of all sorrow, liberate it, He is my Lord, the chief of Raghus, the sovereign of all creation, animate as well as inanimate, the witness of all heart, if men repeat his name even in a helpless state, sin committed by them in series of previous births are burnt away,

While those who devotedly remember him are able to cross the ocean of mundane existence as if it were a mere hollow made by the hoof of a cow, Rama is no other than a supreme spirit, Bhavani your assertion that he is a subject to delusion is wholly unwarranted,

The amount a man harbors such a doubt in his mind, his wisdom, dispassion, and all other virtues bid adieu to him, when Parvati heard Shiva's illuminating words, the whole structure of her sophistry collapsed, attachments and devotion to the feet of the Lord of Raghus sprang in her heart and her shocking incredulity disappeared,

Clasping the lotus feet of her lord, again and again, joining palms Parvati spoke the following fine words, steeping them as they were in the nectar of love,

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DIVINE RAMA

 Jai Sri Ram,

In a like manner in this world of matter superimposed on Sri Hari, though unreal, it gives us pain nonetheless, just as if a man's head is cut off in a dream, he is not rid of the pain until he wakes, Girija, 

He whose graces wipe out such delusion is none else than the benevolent Lord of Raghus, nobody has been able to discover his beginning or end, basing their conclusions on speculation the Vedas have described him in the following fords, 

HE WALKS WITHOUT FEET-HEAR WITHOUT EARS-PERFORMS ACTIONS OF VARIOUS KINDS WITHOUT HANDS, ENJOYS ALL TASTES WITHOUT PALATE AND A CLEAVER SPEAKER EVEN THOUGH DEVOID OF SPEECH, HE TOUCHES WITHOUT BODY, SEES WITHOUT EYES, AND CATCHES ALL ODOURS WITHOUT A NOSE, His ways are thus supernatural in every respect and his glory is beyond description,

He who is thus extolled by the Vedas and men of wisdom and whom the sages love to contemplate is no other than DIVINE RAMA, son of Dasaratha, the lord of Ayodhya, the friend of his devotees, 

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