Sri Ramacharitha Manas – Sri Tulsidas Maharaj – Uththara Kanda – The illustrious Sanakadhis requests Lord Sri Ramachandra for perpetual devotion/Ananyabhakthi as a boon

 

Chapter - 35– Sri Ramacharitha Manas – Uththara Kanda – The illustrious Sanakadhis requests Lord Sri Ramachandra for perpetual devotion as a boon

 

The illustrious Sanakadhis eulogizes the supreme Lord Sri Ramachandra “Oh! Prabho, you are that Sacchidhanandha Swaroopa Paramathma Parambhramam personified as the son of Kosala, Oh! Sri Rama, kindly provide us perpetual devotion at your lotus feet, as a boon. Oh! Lord of Raghu, kindly provide us unceasing love at your lotus feet that would remove the Thapathraya, and the sufferings of repeated births. Oh! Prabho, Sri Ramachandra, the divine cow Kamadhenu and the wish fulfilling tree Kalpatharu is capable to provide everything desired, but you are the only one who can provide perpetual devotion.  Oh! Lord of Raghu, the pitcher born/Kumbaja, the illustrious Sage Agasthya dried up the ocean of mundane existence, Oh! Prabho, you are too kind and compassionate to your devotees, and remove their sufferings and grief of worldly existence, ultimately liberate them from worldly existence. You are the destroyer of the sufferings from the sense of dualities, such as grief and joy, honor and disgrace, good and evil, friends and enemies, etc. Oh! Prabho, you are the dispeller of grief, you are the protector of distressed souls, you are the destroyer of fear and anxieties, Oh! Raghukula Kethu, you are the essence of virtues, amiability, dispassion, wisdom, you are the ornament on the Earth, kindly grant us perpetual devotion at your lotus feet, which would guide us to cross the unfathomable ocean of worldly existence. Oh! Shruthi Rakshaka/protector of Veda, you reside in the lotus like Manasa Lake of mind of the devotees and dispassionate, your lotus feet are adorned by Lord Bhrama, Lord Shambhu, deities, and Sages. Oh! Prabho, glory to the custodian of Veda and scriptures, glory to the devourer of time/ Kala, Karma/deed, Guna/nature, Prakrithi etc. Oh! Prabho, you are the savior of Jeeva who are surrendered at your lotus feet, you are the safest ferry who safeguard the souls cross the ocean of mundane existence. You are the destroyer of the impurities of mind such as Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Madha, Mathshcharya, Ahamkara and Mamakara,  Oh! Tulasidasa Prabhu,  Oh! Thribhuvana Bhushana, kindly bless us with perpetual devotion at your lotus feet.”

 

Paramanandha  Kripayathana  Mana Paripoorana Kama | Prema Bhagathi  Anapayani  Dhehu Hamahi Sreerama ||

Dhehu Bhagathi  RAghupathi Athi  Pavani | Thribidhi  Thapa Bhava  Dhapa Nasavani || Pranatha Kama  Suradhenu  Kalpatharu | Hoyi Prasanna  Dheejai  Prabhu Yaha Baru || Bhava Bharidhi  Kumbhaja  Raghunayaka | Sevatha Sulabha  sakala Sukha  Dhayaka || Mana Sambhava  Dharuna Dhukha  Dharaya | Dheenabandhu Samatha  Bistharaya || Asa Thrasa Ershadhi Nivaraka | Binaya Bibeka  Birathi Bistharaka || Bhoopa Mouli Mani  Mandana Dharani | Dhehi Bhagathi  Samsrithi  Sari Tharani || Munimana Manasa  Hamsa Niranthara | Charanakamala  Bandhitha  Aja Sankara || Raghukula  Kethu Sethu Shruthi Racchaka | Kala Karama Subhau Guna Bhacchaka || Tharana Tharana  Harana Sab  Dhooshana | Tulasidasa Prabhu Thribhuvana Bhooshana ||