The Water

Jai Sri Ram
Sati concluded that the omnipresent Lord had come to know everything,

Sati felt sorry that she had tried to deceive Sambhu,

Even Water sells as milk, look at the unifying process of love,

The water, however, is separated from the milk and the taste also disappears the moment a drop of acid is introduced into it in the form of a falsehood,

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TELL ME-O MERCIFUL LORD_

Jai sri Ram
Sati felt troubled at heart when she heard the heavenly voice,

She addressed Shiva in a faltering voice,

TELL ME-O MERCIFUL LORD_

What vow You have taken, you are an embodiment of truth and compassion to the Poor, Even though Sati enquired in many ways, Sankara spoke not a word,

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Glory to Lord Shiva

Jai Sri Ram
Even as he stepped forward a charming voice from heaven thundered forth,

Glory to Lord Shiva, who has so staunchly upheld the cause of devotion,

Who else than you can take such a vow,

You are a devotee of sri Rama and all powerful lord at the same Time,

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so long as she continued to remain in that body

Jai Sri Ganesha,
Then Sankara bowed His head at the lotus feet of Lord Rama,

As soon as He invoked Sri Rama the idea came to his mind,

That He should have no connection with Sati so long as she continued to remain in that body,

Shiva resolved accordingly and heaving so resolved the stable minded Lord Sankara proceeded towards His Home,

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so chaste

Jai sri Ram
Sati is so chaste to be abandoned,

It is great sin to love her any more as wife,

The great Lord Shiva uttered not a single word aloud,

Although there was great agony in his heart,

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the cult of devotion

Jai Sri Ram,
What has been preordained by the will of Sri Hari must have its way,

The all wise Sambhu thought within Himself,

Sati has assumed the disguise of Sita, this made Shiva much disconsolate at Heart,

If I continue to love Sati as heretofore, the cult of devotion will disappear and it will be indecorous on my part to do so,

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prompted Sati to tell a lie

Jai Sri Ram
I made no test my Lord, I made obeisance just like you,

What you said cannot be untrue, I am fully convinced in my heart,

Lord Shiva then looked within by fully contemplation and came to know all that Sati had done,

Again, he bowed his head to the delusive power of sri Rama, that had prompted Sati to tell a lie,

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concealed that truth

Jai Sri Ram
When she came near,

Lord Shiva smilingly inquired if all was well with her and then said,

Tell me now the whole truth, how did you test Sri Rama,

Heaving realized the greatness of Sri Rama, Sati in her awe concealed that truth From Shiva,

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gazed once more

Jai sri Ram
When she opened Her eyes and gazed once more,

The daughter of Daksha saw nothing there,

Repeatedly bowing Her Head at the feet of Sri Rama,

She proceeded to the spot where the Lord of Kailash was,

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The appearance of sri Rama

Jai Sri Ram
The appearance of sri Rama was the same in every case,

Although she saw many Rama with as many Sitas, their garb did not vary,

Seeing the same Rama, the same Laxmana and the same Sita, Sati was struck with great awe,

Heart quivered and she lost all consciousness of her body, closing her eyes sat down on the wayside,

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peerless in beauty

Jai sri Ram
She also beheld a whole host of gods bowing at the Lord's feet and waiting upon Him in their different garbs,

She further perceived innumerable Satis that consorts of Shiva, consorts of Brahma and consorts of Vishnu,

All peerless in beauty, they confirmed in their appearance to the garb in which Brahma and the other gods appeared,

Each separate vision of Rama was attested by a whole host of gods with their feminine counterparts,

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Sita in an attractive garb,

Jai Sri Ram
She looked back and there too She saw the lord with his brother and Sita in an attractive garb,

Whichever way she turned Her eyes,

There was the Lord enthroned with Siddhas that adepts and illuminated sages ministering to Him,

Sati saw more than one sets of Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, each set possessing a glory infinitely greater than that of the others,

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Strange Phenomena

Jai Sri Ram
What reply shall i give to my lord now,

The agony of her heart was most terrible,

Sri Rama perceived that Sati had got vexed,

He, therefore, revealed to her a part of his glory, as she went on the way sati beheld a strange phenomena, Rama was going ahead of her along with his consort Sita and Brother Laxmana,

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felt very uncomfortable

Jai sri Ram
Sati felt very uncomfortable when she heard these soft yet significant words of Rama,

She turned towards the great lord Shiva with a feeling of awe and much dejected at heart,

I heeded not the words of Sankara and imposed My own ignorance on Rama,

What reply shall i gave to my lord now,

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all alone in the forest

Jai Sri Ram
Extolling in His heart the potency of Maya,

Sri Rama smilingly accosted Her in a mild tone,

Joining the palms of his hands, He first made obeisance to her mentioning his Name along with his father's,

He then asked Her the whereabouts of Lord Shiva and wondered what made Her roam about all alone in the forest

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see how deep rooted the nature of woman is

Jai sri Ram
The Sagacious brother was acquainted with the lord's glory,

Sri Rama took no time in detecting the false appearance of Sati,

Sri Rama was he same omnipresent Lord whose very thought  wipes out the ignorance,

Sati sought to practice deception even on him, see how deep rooted the nature of woman is,

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assumed the form of Sita

Jai sri Ram
After many an anxious thought Sati assumed the form of Sita,

And Moved ahead on the same route along which the ruler of men Sri Rama was Passing,

When Laxmana saw Uma Kalyani that Devi Sati in her disguise,

He was astonished and much puzzled, was tongue tied and looked very grave,

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all blissful Lord Sri Rama

Jai Sri Ram
After all, whatever sri Rama has willed must come to pass,

Why should one add to the complication by indulging in further speculation,

So Saying Lord Shiva began to mutter the name of sri Hari,

While Sati proceeded to the spot where the all blissful Lord Sri Rama was.

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Hare Rama

Jai sri Ram
On this side Shiva Came to conclusion that mischief was in store for Sati,

When her doubt did not yield even to my assurances,

He said to himself, it seems the stars are unpropitious to her,

And No good come out of it,

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critical judgement

Jai Sri Ram
I shall be waiting in the shed of this Banyan tree till you come back to me,

Using your critical judgement you should resort to some device whereby the stupendous error born of your ignorance may be rectified,

Thus obtaining leave of Shiva, Sati proceeded on her mission,

She racked her brains to find out what step she should take in order to test the divinity of Sri Rama,

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If you have great doubt in your mind

Jai Sri Ram
Although Lord Shiva repeated this time after time,

His exhortation made no impression on the heart of Sati,

Then the great Lord Shiva smilingly said_

Realizing in his heart the potency of Sri Hari's Maya-----If you have great doubt in your mind, why not go and verify the thing,

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Not This

Jai sri Ram
He who has embodied Himself forth as the jewel of Raghu's race for the sake of his devotees is no other than the supreme eternal,

Who is all pervading and ever free,

Who is ruler of the worlds and the Lord of Maya,

Whom illuminated sages, mystics and adepts constantly meditate upon with their sinless mind and whose glory is sung by the Vedas as well as the Puranas and the other scripture in Negative terms as Not This,

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He is No other than Rama

Jai sri Ram
Look Here Sati, The woman is foremost in you,

You should never harbor such a doubt in your mind,

He is No other than Rama, the hero of Raghu's Race,

My beloved deity, whose story was sung by the jar born sage Agastya, faith in whom was the subject of the talk i gave to him and whom, illumined sages ever wait upon,

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series of doubts

Jai Sri Ram
Thus her mind was filled with an interminable series of doubts,

Her heart could not be pacified by any means,

Although Goddess Parvati did not open her lips,

Lord Shiva, who is inner controller of all, came to know everything,

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he is all-wise

Jai Sri Ram
Even Vishnu who takes a human form for the sake of gods, is omniscient like the slayer of Tripura,

Can he wonder in search of his consort like an ignorant man,

He who is s repository of knowledge, the lord of goddess of prosperity and slayer of demons,

The words of Shambhu too cannot be false, everyone knows that he is all-wise,

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Can it assume the shape of man

Jai Sri Ram
He was enraptured to behold his beauty and felt an upsurge of emotion in his Heart,

Which He is unable to control even to this moment,

The Supreme eternal, which is all pervading, unbegotten, without parts, free from desire, beyond Maya and beyond all distinction and which not even the Vedas can comprehend,

Can it assume the shape of man,

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all truth, conscious and bliss

Jai Sri Ram,
Sankara is Lord of this universe Himself,

And deserve universal adoration, gods sages, men all bow their head to him,

Yet he made obeisance to this Prince,

Referring him to be as the supreme being who is all truth, conscious and bliss,

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thrilled with Joy

Jai Sri Ram
As Shiva went on his way with Devi Sati,

The all merciful Lord was repeatedly thrilled with Joy,

When Devi Sati Beheld Shiva's this state,

A Grave doubt arose in her Mind,

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ALL TRUTH

Jai Sri Ram
The dull witted in their height of folly imagine something quite different,

On that very occasion Sambhu saw Sri Rama and excessive joy of an extraordinary type welled up in his heart,

He feasted His eyes on that ocean of beauty, but his did not disclose His identity,

As he knew it was no appropriate occasion for the same, the destroyer of cupid, Shiva, passed on EXCLAIMING------GLORY TO THE REDEEMER OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO IS ALL TRUTH,

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Extremely mysterious

Jai Sri Ram
The Two Brothers roamed about in the woods in search of Her,

He who knows neither union nor separation showed unmistakable signs of grief born of separation,

Extremely mysterious are the ways of Lord Rama,

The supreme wise alone comprehend them,

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His Eyes Were Filled With Tears

Jai Sri Ram
The Ravana carried off king Videha's daughter Sita by fraught,

The Lord's Real Might Was Not Known To Him,

Having killed the antelope Sri Hari returned with his Brother Laxmana,

His Eyes Were Filled With Tears When Saw The Empty Hermitage, the Lord felt distressed at the loss like a mortal man,

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illusory form of deer,

Jai Sri Ram
If i do not go to meet him,

I shall ever regret it,

Shiva pondering but found no solution to the puzzle,

Meanwhile the vile Ravana took with him the demon Marica, who forthwith assumed the illusory form of deer,

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words of Brahma

Jai Sri Ram
In  Sankara's Heart there was a great tumult, Sati, however, had inkling of this secret,

His mind, apprehended lest the secret might be disclosed while the temptation obtaining a sight of the lord made his eyes wistful,

Ravana, the demon king of Lanka had sought from Brahma the boon of death at the hands of a human foe, 

The Lord would have the words of Brahma come true,

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if i visit him

Jai Sri Ram
Lord Hara that Shiva kept pondering as he went,

How can i obtain a sight of Him,

The Lord has bodied himself forth secretly,

And if i visit him, everyone will come to know He is,

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in the garb of an ascetic

Jai Sri Ram
During those days, with a view to relieving the burden of the Earth,

Sri Hari had descended in the line of King Raghu,

Denouncing His right to the Throne at the word of his father,

The immortal Lord was wandering in the Dandaka forest in the garb of an ascetic,

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asking leave of the sage

Jai Sri Ram
The sage then inquired about devotion to Sri Hari,

And Shiva discoursed on it finding in the sage a fit recipient,

Thus Narrating and hearing the tale of Sri Rama's virtues, the Lord Shiva spent some days there,

Finally asking leave of the sage, the slayer of the demon Tripura, Shiva, proceeded to his Home,

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Hear, O Sage

Jai sri Ram
Hear, O Sage, the time and occasion of this dialogue, your gloom will be lifted,

Once upon a time, in the treat age, lord shiva called on the Jar-born sage Agastya,

His consort----Goddess Sati----Mother of the universe, accompanied Him,

The Great Sage narrated at length the story of sri Rama and Shiva listened to it with extreme delight,

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The story of sri Rama

Jai Sri Ram
The story of sri Rama is like the moonbeams that drunk in by Cakora bird in the form of a saint,

A similar doubt was expressed by no less than a personage than Bhavani,

The Great God shiva than expounded the matter in detail,

I shall now to the best of my lights the dialogue between goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva,

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gigantic demon

Jai sri Ram
Listen, then, with devout attention, my child,

While i narrate the beautiful story of Rama,

Appalling ignorance is the gigantic demon Mahishasur,

While the narrative of Rama is the dread Kalika,

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overwhelming perplexity

Jai sri Ram,
Tell me in detail my master, the story whereby my overwhelming perplexity may be overcome,

Yajnavalkya smilingly said, the glory of Lord of Raghu's is already known to you,

You are a devotee of sri Rama in thoughts words and deeds,

I have come to know your ingenuty that you wish to hear an account of the hidden virtues of Rama, that is why you have questioned me as if you were ignorant,

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Is this the very Rama

Jai Sri Ram
Is this the very Rama,

Or some one else whose name the slayer of demon Tripura, Shiva-ever repeats,

You are the embodiment of truth and omniscient,

So ponder well and Give me your considered reply,

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flying into a rage he slew Ravana in Battle,

Jai Sri Ram
Pray explain to me,

O storehouse of compassion,

One such Rama is the prince of Ayodhya whose exploits are known throught the world,

Infinite was his Sorrow due to the loss of his Wife and flying into a rage he slew Ravana in Battle,

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holy city of Kashi

Jai sri am
The saints as well as Puranas and Upanishads too declare that the potency of the Name Rama is unlimited,

The Immortal Lord Shiva, who is the fountain of joy and a storehouse of wisdom and goodness, incessantly repeats it,

There are four broad divisions of living beings in the world, such of them as die in the holy city of Kashi attain highest state,

This Too marks the glory of Sri Rama's Name, for it is very name that Lord Shiva imparts to the dying soul in Kashi,

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Hare Rama

Jai Sri Ram
The saints lay down the rule and the vedas as well as the puranas and sages too loudly proclaimed,

That pure wisdom cannot dawn in the heart, Should one keep anything concealed from one's preceptor,

Remembering this i disclose my folly,

Dispel it, taking pity on this servant my Lord,

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holy sir

Jai sri Ram,
And extolling his fair renown with religious ceremony,

Sage Bhardwaj spoke in mild and reverential tones,

A grave doubt haunts my mind, holy sir,

And the whole mystery of the Vedas stands revealed to you, i am afraid and ashamed to utter the doubt and i lose a great opportunity if i keep it back,

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Sun's stay in Capricorn

Jai Sri Ram
There is a great rejoicing every year and having performed their ablutions while Sun stays in Capricorn the host of sages disperse,

Having bathe on one occasion for the whole period of the Sun's stay in Capricorn when all the great sages had left  for their hermitages,

Bhardwaj clasped by the feet and detained the supremely wise saint Yajnavalikya,

He reverently washed the latter's lotus feet and installed him on a most sacred seat,

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nature of Brahma

Jai sri Ram
They discuss nature of Brahma-the supreme eternal one,

The precepts of religion and the classification of fundamental entities,

Expatriate on devotion to the Lord coupled with spiritual enlightenment and dispassion,

In this way they bathe for the whole month of Magha and then return each to their hermitage,

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the virtues of Sri Hari,

Jai Sri Ram
The hermitage of Sage Bhardwaj is a great sacred spot,

Exceedingly charming and attractive even to great hermits,

The haunt of sages and seers who to bathe at the holiest of holy places,

At daybreak they all perform their ablutions with religious fervour and then converse together on the virtues of Sri Hari,

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Ganga, Yumana and Saraswati,

Jai Sri Ram

In the month of Magha, When Sun enters in the sign of Capricorn,

Everyone visits Prayaga Raj, the king of holy places,

Troops of gods demons, demigods and men, all devotedly bathe in the triple stream of Ganga, Yumana and Saraswati,

They worship the lotus feet of Madhav, the lord of Prayaga, and touch of the immortal Banyan tree sends thrill into their limbs,

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The sage Bharadwaj

Jai Sri Ram
The sage Bharadwaj lives in Prayaga,

He is extremely devoted to the feet of Sri Rama,

A great ascetic and an embodiment of self restraint,

Composure of Mind and compassion, he is highly advanced on the spiritual path,

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sweet and attractive

Jai Sri Ram
Both the latter sounds are sweet and attractive,

They are the two eyes, most delightful to utter, hear and remember,

They are naturally allied even as Brahma and Jiva,

The name and the object named through similar in significance, are allied as master and servant, i again and again bow my head in reverence with,

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Saawan and Bhado

Jai Sri Ram
The oldest poet Valmiki is acquainted concession of Name, inasmuch as he attained purity by repeating it in the reverse order,

Hearing the verdict of Lord Shiva that the name is as good as a thousand names of god, goddess Bhavani dined with her consort after uttering it,

 Devotion to the lord is, as were the rainy season and npble devotees, says Tulsidasa, represent the paddy crop,

While the two charming syllabus of the name stand for two months of Saawan and Bhado,

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I greet the name Rama

Jai Sri Ram
I greet the name Rama,

Which is composed of seed letters,

representing the fire god, sun god and the moon god,

It is the same Brahma-the creative aspect of god, Vishnu-his preservative aspect, Shiva-disintegrating aspect, and vital breath of Vedas, it is unqualified, peerless, and a mine of virtue, it is a great spell  which lord Maheshwaraya mutters and which, when imparted by him in Kashi leads to Emancipation, its glory is known to Lord Ganesha, who is worshiped before all others as a concession to the Name,

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relieves the distress of His Devotees

Jai Sri Ram
I adore, in thought, word and deed, the lotus feet of Lord Rama,

All Worthy Lord Rama, who has lotus like eyes and wields a bow and arrows,

And who relieves the distress of His Devotees and affords delight to them,

I revered the feet of Sri Sita and Rama, who though stated to be different are yet identical lust like a word and its meaning, like water and the waves on its surface, and to whom the afflicted are most Dear,

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Sri Sita ji

Jai sri Ram
Suka, Sanaka, and others in line, sage Narada and other eminent sage who are devotees of God and proficient in spiritual lore,

I make obeisances to all, placing my head on the ground,

Daughter of Janaka and mother of Universe Sri Sita ji, the most beloved consort of Sri Rama and the fountain of Mercy,

I seek to propitiate the pair of her Lotus Feet, so that by her grace i may be blessed with a refined intellect,

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