the freaks of Kali age

 Jai Sri Ram,

The so called recluses build themselves houses and furnish them at considerable expenses, dispassion is no more to be seen in them, the same having been wiped out by their sensuality,

The So called ascetics grow wealthy and householders go penniless, the freaks of Kali age are beyond all telling, men drive out well born and virtuous wife and bring home some servant-girl, casting to the winds all good usage,

Sons respect their father and mother only so long they have not seen the face of their wife, from the time they take fancy to their wife's kinsfolk they begin to look upon their own people as enemies, kings got addicted to sin and cease to have anything to do with pirty,

They ever prosecute their subjects by inflicting unmerited punishments on them, the meanest churl, if he is rich, is accounted noble, a Brahman is known only by his scared thread, and an ascetic by his naked body, He who refuge to recognize the Vedas and Puranas is a true saint and servant of Sri Hari, poets are numberless but munificent are seldom heard, In the kali age Famines are of frequent occurrence, for want of food grains people perish miserably en messe,  

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invent diverse creed of their own,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Such is the practice, I have seen in every kali age, Doomed themselves, such people bring ruin even to those rare souls who tread the path of virtue,

They who had find fault in Vedas by dint of logic are condemned to each hell for a Kalpa, 

People of lowest cast enter the order of Samnyasa, allowed themselves to be worshipped by Brahmans, all men follow a course of conduct of their own imagination, the endless variety of wrongdoing cannot be described in words, 

In the age of Kali there ensues confusion of caste due to promiscuous intermarriage, and everyone infringes the scared law, man perpetuate sins and reap suffering, overcome by delusion they walk not in the path of devotion to Sri Hari, invent diverse creed of their own, 

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covetous of another's wife

 Jai Sri Ram,

Wives having their husband alive have no ornament on their person, while widows adom themselves in the latest style,  the disciple and the preceptor severally resemble a deaf man and a blind man, the one would not listen, while the other cannot see, 

A spiritual guide who robs his disciples of money but fail to rid him of sorrow is cast of terrible hell, parents call their children and teach them such religion as may fill their belly,

Men and women talk of nothing else than the knowledge of Brahma, while in their greed they would kill a brahman or, for the matter of that, even their own spiritual Guru for the sake of single shell,

Sudras argue with the twice born, Are we in anyway inferior to you, A good brahman is he who knows the truth of Brahma and defiantly glower at them, They alone who are covetous of another's wife and are clever at wiles and steeped in delusion, malice and worldly attachments are enlightened men swearing by the identity of individual soul with Brahma, 

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In Kali age

 Jai Sri Ram,

They alone who put on an unsightly garb and ornament, eat anything, and everything, no matter it is worth eating or not, are ascetics.

They alone are perfect men and they are worth adoring in Kali age, they who are of maleficent conduct are held in great esteem, They alone are worthy of honor, Even so they are babblers in thought, word and deed are orators in the Kali age, 

Dominated by women, all men dance to their tune like a monkey controlled by its trainer, Surdas instruct the twice born that Brahman in spiritual wisdom and wearing the scared thread, accept the worst type of gifts, 

All men are given to sensuality and greed and irascible too, and are hostile to the gods, the Brahmans, the Vedas as well as the Saints, unfortunately wives desert their accomplished and handsome husband and bestows their heart on paramour,

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in the Kali age,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Every virtue had been engulfed by the sins of Kali, all good books have been disappeared, Impostors had promulgated a number of creeds which they had invented out of their won wit,

The people had all fallen a prey to delusion and all pious acts had swallowed by greed, now listen all wise mount of Sri Hari, while I describe a few peculiarities of Kali,

No one follows the duty of one's caste, four Ashrams that stages of life disappear, every man and woman takes delight in revolting against the Vedas, Brahmans sell the Vedas, the kings bleed their subject, no one respect the injunctions of Vedas, right course of every individual is that which one takes a fancy to, a man of erudition is he who plays the braggart, whoever launches spurious undertaking and is given to hypocrisy, him does everyone called a saint, he alone is clever who robes another of his wealth,

He who put up false appearances is an ardent follower of established usage, he who is given to lying,  is clever at joking is spoken as a man parts in Kali age, he alone who is reprobate and has abandoned the path of the Vedas is a man of wisdom, and dispassion, he alone who has grown big nails and long locks of matted hair is renowned ascetic in the Kali age, 

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In that Kali age

 Jai Sri Ram,

In that Kali age, I was born in the city of Ayodhya and got the body of a SUDRA, devotee of Shiva, intoxicated with pride, was most loquacious and savage of purpose carried enormous load of hypocrisy, 

Even dwelt in the capital of Rama but failed to know about an iota of its glory then, now I have come to know the greatness of Ayodhya, thus has been sung by Vedas,

Whatever has resided in Ayodhya in any birth whatsoever surely become votary of Sri Rama, a man comes to know the glory of Ayodhya only when Rama, bow in hand, takes up his abode in heart,

That particular age of Kali was terrible indeed, O enemy of serpents, every men and women was given to sin, 

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narrate the story of my very first birth,

 Jai Sri Ram,

The wise and the learned never extol him who is hostile to sri Rama, even though he may acquire a body as exalted as that of Brahma himself, Devotion to sri Rama took root in my heart in this very body, 

Hence I hold it supremely dear, my master, although, my death depend on my will, I refuge to quit this body, because adoration of Sri Rama is not possible without a corporal frame as supported by Vedas in many ways 

At first infatuation gave me much trouble, so long as remain hostile to Rama, I never had a restful sleep, through a number of births I practiced Yoga that concentration of mind, Japa that prayer, austere penance, and charity and performed sacrifices and other acts of various kinds, which species is there in the world, in which I have not at sometime been born, during my round of births, I had experience of all kind of pursuits, My Lord, BUT I WAS NEVER SO HAPPY AS I AM NOW,

I recollect many previous experiences , in which by Shiva's grace my understanding was not clouded by infatuation, now I proceed to narrate the story of my very first birth, within my memory, which is engender in the heart of the listener love for the Lord's feet, which is remedy of all afflictions, in former Kalpa that round of creation, the world was passing through Kaliyug, the hotbed of sin, in which men and women were steeped in unrighteous and acted contrary to the Vedas,

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and that alone blessed

 Jai Sri Ganesha,

It is sound maxim, O enemy of serpents, approved of by the Vedas and the saints too endorse it, that love should be shown to the manifest creature if we come to know it to be our greatest friend,

Silk for instant, is a product of a worm and from it we have beautiful silken textiles, 

That is why everyone tends the worm like one's own life even though it is most impure,

The real self interest in living creature lies in cultivating devotion to Sri Rama's feet in thought, word, and deed, that body alone is sacred and that alone blessed, in which one is able to worship Rama,

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everyone naturally loves that through which one has attained one's object,

 Jai Sri Ganesha,

Tell me my gracious lord, if it is a glory of spiritual insight or a feat of Yoga, 

My infatuation and delusion disappeared the moment I visited your hermitage, 

Tell me in a loving spirit, my lord, how did all this happen, Shiva continued to Uma, the crow rejoiced to hear, replied with utmost affection, blessed is your intellect, your question is pleasing to me, I have been  reminded of my previous births, I shall now narrates the whole of my story at full length, 

Listen to it attentively with all reverence, the m uttering prayer, austere penance, performing sacrifices, subjugation of the mind, and the senses undertaking sacred vows, charity, dispassion, right, judgement, Yoga, and realization, fruit of all this is devotion to the feet of Rama, without which no one can attain lasting peace, it was in this body that I blessed with devotion to Sri Rama, hence it is very dear to me everyone naturally loves that through which one has attained one's object,

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After eulogizing

 Jai Sri Ram,

After eulogizing Kakabhusandi in many ways and bowing his head before him, proceeded in polite words, 

In my ignorance, I ask you a question, knowing me to be your own servant, O ocean of compassion carefully answer it,

You are omniscient knower of truth, having reached beyond the darkness of ignorance, amiable and straight in your dealing, and a storehouse of wisdom, dispassion and realization, above all beloved servant of Sri Rama, 

Wherefore did you get this form of crow, explain all to me clearly, also tell me, where did you get this lovely lake of Rama's exploits, I have heard from Shiva himself that you do not perish even during Mahapralaya, Shiva never utter an idle word induce doubt in my mind, that all including human, gods and others, is an victim of death, and beyond it time spirit which destroy the countless universe, is ever mighty and irresistible, how is that Most formidable time spirit has no power over you,

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incomparable mystery of Sri Rama

 Jai Sri Ram,had several painful fits

Garuda Rejoiced to hear the agreeable words of Bhusandi and fluffed up his featured, tears rushes to his eyes and his soul was flooded with joy as he meditated on the glory of Sri Rama, 

Recalling his former delusion he was filled with remorse at the thought that He had taken the dateless Brahma foe mere mortal, again and again he bowed his head at the crow's feet and loved him all the more,

Knowing him to be good as Rama, without a spiritual guide none can cross the ocean of mundane existence, though he be the equal of Viranchi, or Shankara, said, am bitten by the the serpent of doubt, dear sir, had painful fits of stupor in the form of so many fallacies, 

But Rama, the delight of devotees have saved me by sending me to a charmer in your person, by your grace my infatuation has ceased and I have learnt the incomparable mystery of Sri Rama,

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ocean of countless virtues

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ram is an ocean of countless virtues, can anyone sound his depth, 

I have only told you the little I have myself heard from the saints, 

The Lord is won only by sincere devotion and is fountain of joy and an abode of compassion, 

Therefore, giving up worldly attachments vanity and pride, one should ever adore Sita's spouse,

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Sri Ekadasi Today

Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi today, a day for soul to feel, touch the higher regions within self through cult of self to reach Lord Vishnu, the savior,

Secret is the science of this day from celestial cult, mystic is the day to relate spirit in truth with self,

A designated day to nourish self eternally for fair evolution, just be adoring the day in truth with discipline of the day,

Not just a day for Vishnu Pad Puja  but a miraculous day that work upon the moral truth and character of the embodied self to make it feasible to perceive the light divine for cause eternal,

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Rama alone Rama's peer

 Jai Sri Ram,

The Lord is unfathomable as a myriad Patalas and dreadful as myriad Yamas, he is as sanctifier as countless millions of sacred places, his very name is obliterates all one's sins,

Rama as immovable as myriads of Himalayas and as deep as a myriad seas, the lord is as liberal in bestowing all one's cherished objects as a myriad cows of plenty, 

Lord is as good as Saradas and possesses the creative skill of myriad Brahmas, is good a preserver as a myriad Visnus and as thorough a destroyer as myriad of Rudras, As rich as Kuberas and capable of bringing forth material universes as myriads of Mayas, 

Lord is as good a supporter of the universe, is infinite and incomparable in every respect, has no compeer, Rama alone Rama's peer, even as reality suffers, diminution by being liked to a myriad glow worms, so do the great sages sings the praise of Sri Hari, each according to their light, he respect the sentiments of devotees and is extremely kind,

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All winged creatures, from yourself down to the mosquito

 Jai sri Ram,

All winged creatures, from yourself down to the mosquito, take their flight across the sky, but none can reach the end of it, 

Even so, dear Garuda, can anyone ever gauge the extent of Sri Rama's greatness, unfathomable as it is, Sri Rama's body possesses the charm of a myriad cupids,

He is inexorable in crushing the enemy as countless millions of Durgas, he enjoy the luxury of myriad Indra and is immeasurable in expanse as a myriad firmament,

He has the might of myriad winds and the brilliance of myriad suns, he is as cool as a myriad moons and allays all the fears of mundane existence, again, he is irresistible unapproachable and interminable as a myriad death, Lord is irrepressible as myriads fire,

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Without faith there can be no devotion

 Jai Sri Ram,

Without faith there can be no devotion and Sri Rama never melts except through devotion, Without Sri Rama's grace the human soul can never attain peace even in a dream, 

Pondering thus, O Garuda of resolute mind, abandon all caviling and scepticism  and adore the beautiful Sri Rama, fountain of mercy and delight of all,

Thus, my master, have I sung to my my own light the greatness of my lord's glory, O king of birds, I have not had recourse to any inventive skill, I have seen all this with my own eyes, 

Sri Rama's greatness, his name, beauty and the song of his praise, they are all boundless and endless, and Rama himself is infinite, The sages sing his praises each according to his wits, but neither the Vedas nor the Shiva himself reach their end,

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any success without faith,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Without content desire ceases, and so long as desire continues, you can never dream of happiness,

Again, can desire be got rid of without adoring Sri Rama, can a tree ever take root without soil, Can even mindedness be acquired without spiritual enlightenment, can anyone get moving space without ether,

Can there be no piety without faith, can anyone get odour without earth, and spread one's glory without except through austere penance, can there be any taste in this world without water, can virtue be acquired without waiting upon the wise, anymore than color can exist without the element of fire, 

Can the mind be at rest without experiencing the joy inherent in one's own self, can there be any sensation of touch without air, and any success without faith, In a like manner the fear of rebirth can never cease except through worship of Sri Hari,

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last breath

 Jai Sri Ram,

Listen, king of the birds, without Sri Rama's grace it is not possible to know the greatness of Rama,

Without knowledge faith is out of question, without faith there can be no love, Shorn of love, devotion will not abide any more than the lubricity produced by water,

Is spiritual illumination possible without a preceptor, Or, again, is it possible to acquire wisdom without dispassion, or, as the Vedas and Puranas declare, can one attain happiness without devotion to Sri Hari,

Again, dear Garuda, can one find peace without innate content, can a boat ever float without water even though you strain every nerve till your last breath,

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unless we adore Sri Hari our troubles will not end

 Jai Sri Ram,

The men and women of Ayodhya remained ever absorbed in that transcendental joy, to attain which the blessed Lord Shiva, the delighter of all, assumed His unsightly garb, 

Those wise and virtuous souls who have lasted of that joy only once even in dream think nothing of the joy of absorption into Brahma, much less of any other earthly or heavenly joy,

After I stayed a while at Ayodhya and enjoyed the Lord's delightful childish sports, having Sri Rama's grace obtained the boon of devotion I adored my Lord's feet and returned to my own hermitage,

Ever since Lord accepted me as his own I have never fallen a victim of delusion, I have told you my own realization, O lord of the winged creatures, unless we adore Sri Hari our troubles will not end,

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started up in haste and ran,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Time shall have no power over you, Remember and adore me unceasingly, I did not feel sated with hearing the nectar like words of Lord, felt extremely delighted at heart, 

The joy I felt on the occasion was shared only by the mind and the ears that auditory senses, tongue had no power to tell it, The eyes alone had blissful experience of beholding the Lord's beauty, but how could they describe it, devoid of speech as they are,

After he had gladdened me by his manifold exhortations, he again began to sport like a child as before, with tears in eyes he looks somewhat gloomy, looked at his mother as if he was hungry, 

Seeing the mother started up in haste and ran, clasped him in her bosom,, then, laying him on the lap, she began to suckle him, singing the whole of Sri Rama's charming exploits,

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worship me, abandoning all other hope and reliance,

 Jai Sri Ram,

A father has a number of sons, each different from others in character, temper and conduct,

One is learned , another given to austerities, third in spirituality, fourth rich, fifth possessed of velour, sixth charitably disposed, seventh all wise, and eighth intent on piety, but the father equally loves all, ninth son is devoted to father and obedient to father like anything, serve in thought, words, and deeds, never dream of any other duty, 

This is the son father loves as his own life, thought he be in perfect ignoramus in a like manner all animate and inanimate beings, including subhuman species, gods, men and demons, in short the whole of this universe is my creation and I am equally compassionate to all, 

Of these, however, he who adore me in thought, word and deeds, forswearing arrogance and wiles, be it man, woman, of lacking the character of both, or, for the matter of that, any living being whatsoever of the animate or inanimate world, he who adore me with all being, giving up all guile, is supremely dear to me, I tell you in all sincerity that a guileless servant is dear to me as life, realizing this worship me, abandoning all other hope and reliance,

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listen to my most secret teaching

 Jai Sri Ram,

Now listen to my most secret teaching_which is not only true and intelligible but also has been echoed by the Vedas, I give you to hear my own conclusion, listen to it and imprint it on your mind, and forswearing everything else, worship me, This world with all its varieties of life, animate and inanimate, is creation of my Maya, that delusive potency, I LOVE THEM ALL,

Of Human beings Brahmans are dearest to me of all, In Brahman, those versed in light of Vedas, again those that follows the course of conduct matching verdict of Vedas, among those who are averse to pleasure and lead a life of eternal renunciation, yet more of the wise, more than that I love the man of realization all the more, more beloved to me than all those are my servants, disinterested servants, of them who solely depends on me as my devotee, IF BRAHMA THAT VIRANCHI HAS NO DEVOTION TO ME, HE WOULD BE ONLY AS DEAR AS ALL OTHER CREATURE,

AND THE HUMBLEST CREATURE THAT BREATHES, IT POSSESSED OF MY DEVOTION, IS AS DEAR TO ME AS MY LIFE, SUCH IS MY NATURE, 

Tell me, who would not love a faithful, amiable and sagacious servant, Listen attentively Kakabhusandi, the Vedas and Puranas declare this to be a sound principle_____

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realize this

 Jai Sri Ram,

I am pleased to see your sagacity in that you have sought devotion, which is extremely dear to my heart,

Listen, O Bird, by my grace now all good qualities shall abide in your heart, Devotion, spiritual wisdom, realization, dispassion, Yoga, 

My exploits as well as my secrets and classification, by my grace you shall obtain all these and shall not be required to undergo the rigorous Sadhana, 

None of the error arise from Maya shall cloud your mind any more, henceforth know me the same Brahma, who is without beginning , birth less, devoid of attributes and yet mine of virtues, Listen, Kakabhusandi, realize this, cherish unflinching devotion to my feet in thought, word and deed,

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So be it

 Jai Sri Ram,

Of what avail is any virtues and blessings without adoration, pondering thus, I replied as follows, it is your pleasure my lord, to grant me a boon and if you are kind and affectionate to me,

I ask my cherished boon, for you are generous and know the secrets of all hearts,

O my lord, tree of paradise to the devotees, friend of suppliant, ocean of compassion, and unalloyed which the Vedas and Puranas extol, which is sought after the sages and great Yogis but attained by few and that too be Lord's grace,

So be it, said gracious Rama, and continued in these most pleasing terms, Listen, Kakabhusandi, you are sagacious by nature, no wonder, therefore, that you ask this boon, no one in this world is so blessed as you, since you have sought the gift of devotion, which is fountain of all blessings, and which even sages cannot attain in spite of all their efforts, even though they consume their body in the fire of prayer and meditation,

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so many auxiliary dishes without salt

 Jai Sri Ram,

Hearing my loving words and seeing the wretched plight of his servants, Rama spoke in words which were not only soft and pleasing but profound at the same time,

Kakabhusandi, I ask of me a boon, knowing me to be highly pleased with you, be it mystic powers, fabulous wealth as possessed by Kubera, and final beatitude, which is the fountain of all joy,

Or spiritual wisdom, critical judgement, dispassion, realization and numerous other virtues which cannot be easily attained in this world even by the sages,

Today I am prepared to give you all, ask whatever pleases your mind, on hearing it, overwhelmed with love and began to reason within myself, Lord, it is true, has promised to give me all kind of blessings but did not offer to grant devotion to his own feet, with that devotion all sorts of virtues are like so many auxiliary dishes without salt,

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I lost conscious of my body

 Jai Sri Ram,

Seeing this childish play and recalling that glory, I lost conscious of my body, and crying,

Save me, Save me, Save me, O protector of devotees, I dropped on the ground, no other word came to my mouth, 

When Lard saw me overpowered with love, he immediately checked the power of his Maya, Lord placed his hand on my head and relived me of all sorrows,

Seeing Lord's loving kindness to his devotees my heart began to throb with profuse love, eyes full of tears, made supplication to him in many ways,

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Rama again began the same childish sports, pranks with me

 Jai Sri Ram

It seemed as if hundred cycles had been spent in my wandering through the many universes, At last of my travels I came to my own hermitage and stayed there for some time,

Meanwhile I happened to hear of my Lord's Birth at Ayodhya, I ran with overwhelming ecstasy of love and went to witness the grand festival of his birth, 

There again I beheld the divine Rama, my understanding was obscured by the mists of delusion, in less than an hour I have gone through everything, was lost in a maze,

Seeing my distress the gracious Rama laughed and mark me, the moment he laughed I came out of his mouth, Rama again began the same childish sports, pranks with me, I reasoned wit my self in everyway I could, but,

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Sri Ekadasi Today,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi is being celebrated like anything today, being hosted by Sacred Baisakh, in truth with vibes from Lord Sri Hari Vishnu, a great savior in all the universes of giant reality,

A day to love self in truth with lotus feet of Lord Vishnu, a day to recall the gracious truth of almighty Lord Vishnu,

Divinity of Adi Purusha manifest in devotees to help them in their both causes on this pious day, devotees and aspirants capitalize this unique opportunity with faith and reverence,

It is a Day to Recall the truth of Universal truth known in the name of Lord Vishnu, a day to sanctify self by discarding cunning and deceit modes of life, and decorate self with divine colors of faith and submission, 

Vishnu Vishnu Vishnu 

experienced the Same childish sports and same beauty

 Jai Sri Ram,

Each universe had its own Brahma, its own Vishnu and Shiva, Manu that cause for creation presiding over single Manvantara, consisting of little less than 74 rounds of for Yugas, regents of quarters, human beings, celestials, species and Goblins, Giants and other much more,

All creatures have shape that peculiar that that universe, The Earth with its beauty of river and mountains, oceans and lakes have distinguish character,

In these universes I found myself possessed of manifold incomparable forms, Each universe has its own Ayodhya with its own Sarayu, and its own men and women, Dear Garuda, Rama's parents as well as brothers were all different in each universe,

In each such universe I witnessed the descent of Rama with his infinite variety of childish sports, everything I saw had have distinctive reality of its own universe and was beauty beyond words, I visited each successive world and experienced the Same childish sports and same beauty, same gracious Rama, 

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multitudinous universes

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Rama smiled at me back, even as if he laughed I was instantly driven into his mouth, 

Listen, O king of birds, inside his belly I beheld multitudinous universes with many strange spheres each more wonderful than the rest, with myriads of Brahma and Shiva, countless stars, suns and moons, numberless guardian of spheres and vast territorial globes, Oceans, Rivers, lakes and forests without end,

With manifold other creatures, creations and gods along with multitude of sages, Siddhas, Nagas and much more beyond description, 

I saw there all such marvels as I had seen or heard of before and such as could not be conceived even by mind, how, then, can I describe them, I stayed full hundred year in each of those universes and in this manner I went round and beheld multitudinous universes having shape of an egg,

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two fingers apart

 Jai Sri Ram,

Continued Kakabhusandi, O Garuda Ji, Mortals cannot be rid of their suffering without adoring Sri Hari,

Nescience has no power over a servant of Rama, it is true knowledge that hold away over him as directed by Rama,that is why servant of Rama never falls, 

Now hear the particulars in this connection, the secret of this diversion nobody came to know, neither his brother nor his parents, 

The Lord with a Swarthy form and rosy hands, crawled on his hands to catch me, I took to flight, Rama stretched his arm lay hold on me, as I flew in the sky, Saw Rama;s hand close to me everywhere, a mystic truth to believe, I flew up to all the regions but difference between me and Rama's hand was just two finger wide, I mounted the utmost height I could reach bur Rama's hand was two fingers apart from me, felt alarmed and close my eyes, when I open my eyes found myself in Ayodhya in vicinity of Rama, 

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all her sixteen days

 Jai Sri Ram,

Tell me, what would be the difference between God and Jiva that Individual spirit, the latter, which identified itself with a particular psycho physical organism, is subject to Maya, while Maya itself, the source of three Gunas, is controlled by God, 

The Jiva is dependent, subject to Maya, while God is self dependent, the Jivas are many, while the beloved of Laxmi is one,without second, 

Even though this difference, which has been created by Maya, is false, it cannot disappear except by Sri Hari's grace,

The Man who seek to attain the state of eternal bliss without adoring Rama is a beast, however wise he may be, even though the moon rose complete in all her sixteen days with it's entire starry host, and even mountains were set on fire, night would not yield except to the sun,

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Continued Bhusandi

 Jai Sri Ram,

Continued Bhusandi, The moment I allowed this doubt to enter my mind, O king of birds,

Sri Rama's Maya took possession of me as directed by the lord, That Maya, however, did not prove to be a source to me, 

Nor did it throw me into the whirlpool of birth and death as it does in the case of other creatures, 

O mount of Sri Hari, Sita's spouse alone is absolute intelligence, every creature is subject to Maya either Animate or Inanimate, if all had the same perfect wisdom, tell me, what would be the difference between God and Jiva that Individual spirit, 

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knowledge and bliss personified,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Continued Bhusandi, His shrill gleeful cry and glance captivated me, thus frolicking in the courtyard of the royal palace, the all beautiful danced at the sight of his own shadow, and played with me in diverse ways, which I blush to tell you,

Crying with joy as He ran to catch hold of me, I flew away, then He showed me a piece of sweet cake,

As I went near him the Lord smiles but the moment I flew away he fell crying, and when I approached him to lay hold of his feet he scampered off, turning round again, and again to look at me, 

Seeing Him play an ordinary child I was overcome by bewilderment, what, are these actions in anyway worthy of him who is knowledge and bliss personified,

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Continued Bhusandi

 Jai Sri Ram,

Continued Bhusandi, Listen, O chief of birds, the story of Rama is the delight of his servants, the King's Palace at Ayodhya was beautiful in everyway, It was all gold studded with precious stones of various kinds,

The courtyard, where the fur brothers played was magnificent beyond description, Rama flickered about in this Yard, his tender frame was dark of hue with a greenish tinge resembling that of emerald,  every limb of it had loveliness of countless cupids compressed into it,

His Feet were soft and ruddy like a young lotus, with bright toes and nails that outshone the brilliance of Moon, they had stole bearings the fourfold lovely marks of the thunderbolt, the elephant goad, the flag, and the Lotus,

Adorned with beautiful anklets that sweetly jingled, the charming zone about his waist, which was beautiful embossed with jewels produced a pleasant tinkling sound,

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The Moment Kakabhusandi recalled those exploits

 Jai Sri Ram,

Kakabhusandi continue, O Guruda Ji, wherever Rama moves about as a child, I flutter close to him, 

And the crumps that fall from his mouth in the courtyard I pick and eat,

In one particular cycle the hero of Raghu's line performed all his exploits in an extreme degree, 

The Moment Kakabhusandi recalled those exploits every hair on his body stood erect,

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Sri Akshaya Tithi today

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Akshaya Tithi today a day with difference, day to rejoice eternally more than to indulge in outward celebrations, most viable day from the laps of sacred Baisakh, day to enlighten self with light of love and tender care from the truth of Lord Vishnu,

Day may help aspirants for infinite material gains but it is a defined day to indulge in fair evolution of self just through being in refuge of Lord Vishnu,

Japa, meditation, and prayers on the day have its own merits to invite Lord Vishnu, but eternal feeling in love with lotus feet of Lord Vishnu is unparalleled reality of the day to make it,

In Sri Vrindavan, this day is taken as anything, devotees chocked the lanes of Vrindavan to recall the Krishna, Charan Darshan of Sri Bankey Bihari Lal ji, is event of the year to enjoin with faith and submission, 

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the child Rama is my beloved deity

 Jai Sri Ram,

Now, O Lord of feathered Kingdom, I tell you of Sri Rama's benignity and my own opacity, listen attentively, 

Whenever Sri Rama appears in human semblance and enacts numberless sports for the sake of devotees I betake myself to the Ayodhya and delight to watch his childish exploits, 

I go and witness the grand festival of his birth and fascinated by the charm of his childish sport, stay on there for full five years, the child Rama is my beloved deity, who sums up his person the charm of countless cupids, 

Ever Gazing on the countenance of my lord and allow my eyes to enjoy the fruit of their existence, O enemy of serpents, assuming the form of a small crow and remaining in the company of Sri Hari I witness his childish exploit of all kinds,

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all kinds of pain and every form of grief

 Jai Sri Ram,

Hear, O Lord of Feathered kingdom, of the greatness of Rama, I recite to you according to the best of my lights a delightful story in the connection,

I shall also narrate to you the whole story as to how I fell a prey to delusion, my Lord, You dear Garuda, are a favorite of Rama and fond of hearing Sri Hari's praises and sources of delight to me,

I am, therefore, concealing nothing from you, and tell you a profound and charming secret, hear of Sri Rama's innate disposition, he never tolerates pride of his people, for pride is the root of metempsychosis and the cause of all kinds of pain and every form of grief,

Hence the all merciful gets rid of it in his extreme fondness for his servants, even as when a boll appears on the body of child, my lord, the mother get it opened like one having  a stony heart, although at first the child experiences pain and cries helplessly the mother minds not the child's agony, in her anxiety to see the child cured, even so, in the interest of the devotees himself, Rama takes away his pride, forswearing all error, O Tulsidas, why should you not adore such a Lord,

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baffling character

 Jai Sri Ram, 

Steeped in lust, arrogance and greed and attachment to their home, which is picture of woe, 

How can such dullards know Sri Rama, fallen as they are in the depth of darkness that ignorance, 

The attributes aspect of the Godhead is easy to understand, but no one can comprehend the embodied form which is beyond all modes of Prakriti, and divine character, 

Even a sage's soul is bewildered on hearing of the various exploits of Rama, both of an intelligible and baffling character,

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ascribe their own ignorance to Sri Rama,

 Jai Sri Ram,

For the sake of his devotees, the divine Lord Rama took form of an earthly sovereign and performed most sacred deeds in the manner of an ordinary mortal,

Even as an actor, while acting on the stage, assumes various guises and exhibits different character buy himself remains the same,

Such, O enemy of serpents, is the pastime of Sri Rama, a bewilderment to the demons but a delight to his servants, those who are impure of mind, given over to the pleasure of senses and slaves of passion attribute infatuation to the lord in the following master, he who have jaundiced eye declares the moon as of a yellow color so long as the disease is there,

When a man is bewildered as to the point of the compass, O Guruda, he affirms that the sun has been in the west, a man who is sailing on a boat finds the world moving and deludes himself with the idea that he himself is standing still, children whirl round in play, but not the surrounding buildings, yet they dub one another a liar when some of them insist that it is they themselves who are moving, it is in this way, O king of birds, that error is ascribed to Sri Hari, otherwise not even in dream is he subject of delusion, dull witted dominated by Maya, alone raise doubts in their perversity and ascribe their own ignorance to Sri Rama, 

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lord indwelling the heart of all

 Jai Sri Ram

The Same Maya that made a puppet of the whole world and whose ways are unknown to anyone dances all her troupe like an actress on the stage to the play of the lord's eyebrows,

O King of birds, Such is Sri Rama, who is devoid of birth, the totality of existence, knowledge and bliss, wisdom personified, the home of beauty and strength,

He is both, pervading and pervaded, fraction less, infinite and integral, the lord of unfailing power, attributes, vast, transcending speech as well as the other senses, all seeing, free from blemish, invincible, unattached, devoid of form, free from error, eternal and unattainable by Maya, beyond the realms of Prakrati that Matter, 

Bliss personified, the lord indwelling the heart of all, the action less, free from passion, and imperishable, in him error finds no ground upon, can the shades of darkness ever approach the Sun,

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Sri Ekadasi today

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sri Ekadasi today, a pious day to recall self in truth with self to make it for the sole cause of being human on the planet, 

Sri Ekadasi is not just a day for Sri Vishnu Pad Puja, it is a day to reconcile self in truth with cause eternal by adoring the discipline of the day,

Sri Ekadasi is a day that eternal among most eternal reality which may bestows the desires of devotees and aspirants in quest to reach true self,

Sri Ekadasi could be a great milestone to attain to self that Atman Jnana which cannot be attained by mere extra pace of intellect, nor by much leaning through ancient scriptures, but with simplicity of self in truth with submission in the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu, the eternal reality of all,

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I declare this with utmost confidence,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Kakabhusandi continue_whose mind not been polluted by the threefold desires, 

The desire of progeny, the desire of wealth and the desire of Fame, all these constitute the retinue of Maya, and infinite in number, more than any can tell.

Even Lord Shiva and the four faced Brahma are ever afraid of these, of what account, then, are other creatures, 

Maya's formidable army is spread over the whole universe, concupiscence and others, anger and greed, are its generals, hypocrisy, deceit and and heresy its champions, that Maya is Rama's own handmaid, though, unreal when understood, there is no release from her grip except by Rama's grace, I declare this with utmost confidence,

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Who does not incur oblique through envy

 Jai Sri Ram,

Kakabhusandi said, None has escaped the string of pride and arrogance, 

Who does not get wildly excited under the attack of fever in the form of youth, and whose good reputation has been married by worldly attachments, 

Who does not incur oblique through envy and who is not shaken by the blast of grief,

Who is not bitten by the serpent of care, and is there anyone in this world, who is not overcome by Maya, whose mind is not polluted by three fold desire as a piece of wood is eaten away by a wooden borer,

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Who has not been maddened by the thirst for enjoyment

 Jai Sri Ram,

On hearing the pastime of Lord Rama Garuda rejoiced eternally, said my doubts have gone, now, I have heard the whole of Sri Rama's narrative, and by your grace, I have developed devotion to Sri Rama's feet, A mighty bewildered possessed me when I saw the Lord bound in battle, Sri Rama is knowledge and bliss personified, how can he be embarrassed, as I found his ways so closely resembling of a human being, a grievous doubt arose in my soul, Now I regard that error of mine as blessing and feel that all merciful bestowed a favor on me, 

By Sri Rama's grace I have been blessed with your sight and your blessing, again, all my doubts have disappeared, On hearing Garuda's speech, so modest and affectionate, Kakabhusandi was greatly rejoiced at heart, every hair on his body stood erect and tears rushed to his eyes, Said Kakabhusandi, you are in every way entitled to my favor, you had neither doubt not infatuation, nor delusion, it was only an excuse, my lord, for doing me a kindness by sending you, O king of birds, under pretext of infatuation Lord has conferred an honor on me, Many in past including Brahma and Vishnu have been blinded by infatuation,

Who has not been maddened by the thirst for enjoyment and whose heart is not been inflamed by anger, is there any sage, ascetic, hero, seer, man of learning or man of virtue in this world, whom greed has not betrayed, 

Again is there anyone who has not been smitten by the shaft like glances of a fawn-eyed woman, who is not thrown out of his mental equipoise by the combined action of the three features of Nature, as by the synchronous derangement of the three hummers of the body which generally proves fatal to the victim according to the principle of the Ayurveda, 

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Lord's Maya beguiles even Shiva and Brahma

 Jai Sri Ram,

Lord's Maya beguiles even Shiva and Brahma,  of what account in any poor creature, 

Garuda went to the abode of Kakabhusandi, of unhampered intellect and possessing uninterrupted devotion to Sri Hari, at sight of the mount his heart rejoiced and he was rid of all Maya, that delusion, infatuation and anxiety, 

After bathing in the tarn and drinking water he betook himself under the banyan tree, delighted at heart, aged birds of all kinds flocked there to hear Sri Rama;s exploits, Bhusandi was just on the point of commencing the narration, when king of the bird arrived, all were rejoiced to see, Bhusandi received the Garuda with utmost reverence, having enquired after his welfare, conducting him to the exalted seat, 

addressed in honeyed accents, my lord I am blessed by your sight, now let me do whatever you bid me, object you visited, Said Garuda, object has already been accomplished and I have privilege of seeing you, at the very sight of hermitage all infatuation escape out, then Kakabhusandi relates the exploits of Rama recounting the virtues, sang the story of Lord's descends and start with his childhood sports to the killing of deadliest demon, and the sports of Rama as a king as well as the the servant of even the last citizen of his kingdom, and how he departed to his abode, 

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how absurd then

 Jai Sri Ram,

Shiva said to Bhavani, Sri Rama cannot be found except through Love, you may practice Yoga, cultivate spiritual and much more, I redirect him to the Nilagiri, where Lives the Kakabhusandi, conversant with Bhakti of Sri Rama, unceasingly recites Rama's narratives, noble birds listen to it,

Go there, stay there some time, and hear the pastime of Rama, your distress born of infatuation, will thus disappears 

When I had told this to him, he bowed head at my feet and departed, I did not instruct him, it is because of the grace of Sri Rama, I had come to know the secret of Garuda, 

Ever, Garuda, the very crest of devotees and enlightened souls and the mount of Lord was deluded by Maya how absurd then, the poor mortals vaunt immunity from it,

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circumstances under which Garuda, the glory of feather kingdom, called on to Kakabhusandi,

 Jai Sri Ram,

Girija, I have narrated the whole episode as when I visited Kakabhusandi, now hear the circumstances under which Garuda, the glory of feather kingdom, called on to Kakabhusandi, 

When Rama enacted sport of a combat with Meghnada who had conquered the Indra even, Rama allowed himself to be bounded by Meghnada in Nagpash, sage Narada immediately dispatched Garuda, when Garuda devour all serpents to liberate Rama, he departed terrible dejected possessed his soul, recalling the truth of event that Rama an incarnation of Vishnu, my master, supreme ruler beyond Maya and errors, how a demon made him like this, 

The Same Rama by repeating his name alone men get freedom from the bonds of worldly existence was tied down by a puny demon with coils of snakes, this induces huge doubt in his mind, he reached celestial sage and express his doubt in wrap of his pride in truth with ego, Narada directs him to Brahma, Brahma redirects him to Shiva that me, then came Garuda to me in distress, i was heading for Kubera's residence, midway he mets me, I redirected him to Kakabhusandi to quash his doubts to get rid of ego,  

Except in the company of saints, there is no talk of Sri Hari, and one cannot be rid of error except through such talk, and tll one's error is dispersed one cannot have deep routed affection for Sri Rama's feet,

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Assuming the form of a swan, I sojourned for

 Jai Sri Ram,

Continued Shiva, on that splendid mountain dwells the same bird, that outlives even at the end of the world, the various evil and good phenomena created by Maya with ignorance in its varying forms, which holds sway all over the universe, never precincts of that mountain, 

Now hear, Uma, with tender affection how the crow spends his days there adoring Sri Hari, under Peepul Tree he practices meditation, he perform sacrifices in the form of Japa under the Plasksa, in the shade of Mango tree he offer mental worship to the lord, having no occupation other than adoring Sri Hari, and under the Banyan tree he narrates episodes from the story of Sri Hari, to hear which many a bird flocks there, 

With loving reverence he sings the various exploits of Sri Rama, the swan of pure mind, that dwells in that lake, all listen to the story, when I arrived there and swan the spectacle, an intense joy welled up in my heart, 

Then Assuming the form of a swan, I sojourned for some length of time, and, after reverently listening to the praises of Sri Rama, I returned to Kailasa, 

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Nilagiri that blue mountain

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Lord Shiva, listen, O charming and bright eyed lady, to the circumstances in which I heard this story, that delivers from the cycle of births and deaths, 

Your First birth in the house of Daksha as Sati, At Daksha Sacrifice you were in subjected to contumely, and in the heat of indignation you gave up your life, my servants wracked the sacrifice, the whole episode known to you in detail,

Your lose had left me disconsolate, my dear, I wondered beautiful woodlands, mountains, rivers and beyond that too, but found no charm anywhere, in the far north, beyond mount Sumeru, there stand a most lovely mountain known by the name of Nilagiri that blue mountain, 

It has four charming and delightful golden peaks which gladdened my soul, on each stood one gigantic tree, A Banyan, a Peepul that sacred bo-tree, a Plasksa that Indian fig, and a Mango, on the top of mountain sparked a beautiful tam with  jeweled steps which were so enchanting to behold, its water was cool limpid and cool and sweet, abundant lotuses with many colors flocks of swans murmured their sweet notes and the bees made a delightful buzzing, 

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Hare Rama

listen to a most scared Story

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Girija, Also tell me, my lord, how did Bhusandi obtain the form of a crow even though devoted to Sri Rama, steeped in wisdom, a home of virtues and resolute of mind,

Further tell me, O merciful lord, where from did the crow get this scared and delightful story, and also let me know, how could you hear it, Garuda is highly enlightened and an embodiment of virtues moreover servant of Sri Hari, lives along with, leaving host of sages he approaches a crow to hear about Sri Rama, 

Let me know how the dialogue proceeded between the crow and Garuda, Shiva rejoiced to hear all about, and politely replied, O Virtuous lady, you are blessed indeed, your idea is holy, and you possesses not  a little love for the lotus feet of Rama,

Therefore, listen to a most sacred Story which put an end to the delusion of the whole universe, the king of birds too went and put quite similar question to the crow, I will reverently tell you all that, Listen, Uma with an attentive mind,

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fills me with doubt, please relate it

 Jai Sri Ram,

Said Shankara to Goddess Gauri, I have told you in full this holy narrative according to my lights,

Stories of Sri Rama are numberless and beyond all dimensions, Even Vedas cannot reveal the full in truth all about Rama, one may count the drops of water in shower of Rains but exploited of Sri Rama,  his birth, his names too are endless so is the truth of his Glory, 

But, this sacred story ensure safe passage to the abode of Rama, I have repeated tis delightful story which Kaka Bhusandi recited to Garuda, I have recounted a few of Sri Rama's virtues, let me know Bhavani what I am to tell next,

Uma gladly replied in soft ascents that I am thrice blessed to heard this sacred praise of Rama that takes away fear of birth and rebirth, 

O Lord by your esteemed grace Now I have attained to the object of my life and no delusion left in me, I have realized the greatness of Rama, who is knowledge and bliss personified, While you sang what you have chosen to call, The Manasa Lake of Sri Hari's exploits, I listened, my lord, you just told me that this charming story was recited by Kakabhusandi to Garuda, Bhusandi is staunch in his dispassion and steadfast in his wisdom and realization, cherish deep devotion to Rama, the one that possesses whole sum truth of Rama but a crow in form, fills me with doubt, please relate it,

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Narada visited the Lord, sing Rama's sweet renown

 Jai Sri Ram,

Sage Vashista continued, Japa that muttering of prayer, austere penance, religious observances, Yogic practice, the performance of one's allocated duties, the various pious acts recommended by Vedas, the cultivation of spiritual enlightenment, compassion, self control, bathing in scared water, whatever advocated by holy men, have only reward, all spiritual endeavors leads to the same glorious unceasing devotion to your lotus feet, He is cleaver and endowed with auspicious attributes who is devoted to your lotus feet,

My Lord, I ask you one boon, grant it in your mercy, Rama, May my love for your feet, never flag in the course of my future births, 

So saying, Sage Vashista returned home, Rama highly pleased with him, Rama who by nature is delight of his servants, took with him Hanuman and Bharata along with Laxman and Shatrughan went outside the city, praise them all  out of his compassion, felt tired and resort under the shade of mango tree, Hanuman now begin to fan him, 

Time came when Narada visited the Lord, sing Rama's sweet renown, which always has a fresh charm about it, Having lovingly recounted Sri Rama's uncatalogued of virtues, the sage Narada returned to Brahma's abode, enshrine he ocean of beauty in his heart, 

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