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NOTES ON TUL'SI DAS.
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Dóhá. Chalé harakhi taji. nagara nripa, tápasa, banika, bhikhari 1 Jimi Hari-bhagati pái srama
tajahin ásramí chári 11 16 11
Chaupti. Sukhi mína je nira agudha |
Jimi Hari-sarana na ékau bádhd it Phale kamala, sôha sara kaisú
Nirguna Brahma saguna bhae jaisá 11 Guijata madhukara mukhara antipá
Sundara khaga raba ráné rúpá 11 Chakrabáka mana dukha nisi pékhí II
Jimi durjana para-sampati dé khi ll Chátaka ratata trikha ati Chín
Jimi sukha lahaž na Sankara-drohi || Sarada tapa wisi sasi apaharait
Santa-darasa jimi pátaka garai ! Dekhi indu chakêra samudáil
Chitawahin jimi Hari-jana Hari pai Il Masaka dansa bite hima-trásá Jimi dwija-dróha kié kula-násá 11
Dóhá. Bhumi jive sankuta rahe
gaé' sarada-ritu pái Sada - gurú milé jáhin jimi
sansaya bhrama samuddi 11 17 11 Ráma addresses Lakshmana, while they are waiting in the Kishkindhya forest for the rains to pass over, that they may start on their search for Sita.
Chaupai. The sky covered with arrogant rain-clouds fiercely roareth, while my heart is distraught, bereft of its darling. The sheet lightning flickereth amidst the heavy clouds, fitful as the short-lived love of the wicked. The heavy vapours pour forth rain, and hang close-bellied to the earth, like wise man stooping 'nenth his weight of wisdom. The mountains bear the never-eeasing assaults of the rain drops, standing proudly unconcerned ; and even so the boly man heedeth not the words of the wieked. Each shallow streamlet, flooded to the brim, hasteneth eagerly on its way, like & vain fellow puffed up with a little wealth. The clear water which falleth on the earth is become mad (and hideth it from the sky), as the cares of this world envelop the soul and hide it from its Creator). With here a drop and there a rill, the water filleth the lakes, like virtue entering a good man's heart; while the rushing rivers flow into the Ocean and find rest, even as the soul findeth rest in faith in God.
Déhá.-The grass groweth green and thick spon the ground, hiding the very paths so that they cannot be traced ont; and even so the disputations of the unbelievers ever hide the true path of the scriptures.
Chaupti. The frogs shont lastily around, like a school of postulants reading holy books. Fresh shoots appear on bushes, as wisdom springeth in the hearts of the pious; and only the arka and jawán trees lose their green leaves from the rainfall, as the schemes of the wieked fail under a righteous governor. Seek where thou wilt, thou wilt find no dust, -50 when a man yieldeth to passion his piety departeth. Fair sbineth the earth prosperous with its fields of corn, As fair as a charitable man blessed by prosperity ; bat in the dark nights the countless fireflies are radiant, like anto hypocrites that have met their meet companion (the night of ignorance). The field banks (left uneared for) are barst and wasbed away by the heavy rainstorms, as a woman is ruined by being left to her own devices; but the wise and clever husbandman weedeth his crops, as the wise man weedeth his heart of delusion, passion, and pride. The Brahmani gonge hath hidden itself, even as piety disappeareth in this age of sin;
