||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 8 – Dhoha – 7

Tulsidas Maharaj speaks “Tulsi Katha describing the splendor of Lord Raghunatha symbolize auspiciousness; it removes the evil effects of Kali era. My poetry has a powerful current of the waters of sacred river Ganga, it is sung in praise of the Supreme Lord hence it would be highly propitious, attracts the heart of virtuous and noble souls.  The sacred ashes from the funeral pyre enhances the beauty of Lord Mahadeva, remembrance of the same itself would purifies the souls, like any plant or shrub in the Malaya Mount makes highly propitious and admiring, with its  nearness to this mountain, my poetry describes the glories of Lord Rama, therefore it would be highly promising for all.  The black skin-toned cow has a white colored tail, provides milk of high nutrients would be received with great admiration, even though  my poetry is not in Sanskrit, was written in Awadh, highly praises the splendor of Rama and Sita, hence the saintly and virtuous would love to read it.  As long the precious Gem, Ruby, pearl are hidden in the head of the serpent, on the forehead of elephant, and mountain peaks won’t easily be noticed, If it was decorated on the magnificent crown of the King, or adorned on the body of the women would get caught the attention easily, in this way, even though this poem was written from one zone would get praised in another zone, like the water currents.  Goddess Saraswathi leaves the abode of Lord Bhrama and immediately arrives in the homes of the intellectuals and poets, she relieves her tiredness by taking a dip in the ocean like Ramcharitha.  Therefore the intellectuals and poets keep singing in praise of supreme Lord Hari which removes all the impurities of mind and intellect.  The supreme Goddess Saraswathi get annoyed and feels ashamed, by watching the poets who are singing in praise of ordinary humans.  Therefore the saintly and intellectuals compare the heart of the poet as an ocean, his/her intellect as a precious seashell, and the supreme Goddess Saraswathi as the source of precious pearl/star Swathi, the poets pour out poems like pearls which was formed out of his/her imagination. Further, he intelligently ties the pearls in a threadlike Sri Ramacharitham, whoever adores that in their unblemished hearts would attain intense devotion and faith, attains perpetual grace of supreme Lord.  The Jeeva taken birth in the Kali era performs all the actions of a Crow; with the recitation of this glorious poetry, the Jeeva would get transformed the qualities of a Swan. The people in the Kali era does not follow Vedic way of living, follows all the immoral way of living and deceitful, would be reservoir of all the impurities, remains slaves of wealth, desire and lust, pretends to be the devotees of Lord Rama, are wicked natured, follows immoral ways of living and full of misconceptions, treacherous as well, I took stand first among these people. I have endless impurities to describe about myself; therefore I have described few of them. The intellectuals understand whole concept out of a single word, therefore kindly do not blame me after reading this poetry, if anyone raises voice against it and condemns my thoughts, I would consider them as dull and ignorant than me. I am not a poet or intellectual, I am singing in praise of the splendor of supreme Lord Rama as of my knowledge. I am pretty sure that I am not competent to describe the whole splendor of supreme Lord Rama, I am an ordinary soul taking pleasure in the material living like the powerful wind has the strength to thrash the Mount Meru, and I am just a cotton ball in front of that powerful wind.  Therefore I feel weak of myself to describe those glorious legends of supreme Lord Rama.  Goddess Saraswathi,  Lord Adhishesha, Lord Shiva, Lord Bhrama, Agamashathras, and Vedas are incompetent to describe the glories of the Supreme Lord  and describes as ‘Nethi Nethi’/Na Ithi and sung in praise of him.”