Original · Devanagari
अथ अर्थ-पंचक श्री सियवर मूरति मन हरनी । ध्यावै तहाँ सहज सुख भरनी ॥ नखशिख नवल अंग रस सागर । चिन्मय करै सदा मति आगर ॥ भूषन सुभग अंग प्रति जो है । निरखि निरखि पुनि-पुनि मन मोहै ॥ परम दिव्य कल्यान गुनाकर । श्री सीतापति रूप प्रभाकर ॥ याही भांति सदा मन लावै । कबहूँ प्रेम विवश प्रगटावै ॥ भक्ति योग सहकारी सोया । होय ज्ञान निर्मल पद जोया ॥ लहै मुक्ति कैवल्य प्रधान । छूटै त्रिविधि वासना भान ॥ यद्यपि ज्ञान सुसाधन नीका । तदपि कठिन गाहक निज जी का ॥ इन्द्रिन के निग्रह बिना, दुर्लभ ज्ञान सुजान । ताहू में आयू अलप, ताते भजन प्रमान ॥ भजन करत पावत परम, पुरुष प्रेम परतंत्र । युगल अनन्य न भूलिये, श्री गुरु अनुपम मंत्र ॥ बिना रूप अनुभव प्रगट, होत न निर्मल बोध । है दुर्लभ सब विधि परम, संत शास्त्र सत शोध ॥ ज्ञान बतकही करहिं जन, लोक सुरंजन हेतु । युगल अनन्य न पावहीं, भव निधि दुखतर सेतु ॥ भक्ति सुनिये श्रवन सजाय सुजान । बरनत हौं अब भक्ति प्रधान ॥ समीचीन आचारज पाई । वर्धित होत भक्ति सुखदाई ॥ तेल धार सम रहै एक रस । टूटै नहीं तार कबहूँ सरस ॥ सहजहिं सुमिरन सुरति सनेहा । लागे रहै जहाँ लगि देहा ॥ अन्त प्रयत बढ़ै पुनि सोई । आयत समय भेद नहिं होई ॥ ऐसी निष्ठा सहित सुप्रानी । पावहिं भक्ति श्याम पटरानी ॥ परम सुसम्मति है यह यद्यपि । दुर्लभ सतत मुमुक्षन तद्यपि ॥ मुक्तन को यह सुलभ सदाई । है न मुमुक्षन योग कदाई ॥
Fresh English translation
There one meditates upon the heart-stealing image of Sītā’s Lord, naturally filled with joy. From nail to crown his ever-new limbs are an ocean of rasa and make the understanding a storehouse of consciousness. Gazing again and again at the lovely ornament upon every limb, the mind is captivated. Sītā’s Lord’s radiant form is supremely divine and a mine of auspicious virtues. One fixes the mind upon him continually, and at times love compels the form to appear. With devotional yoga as its companion, knowledge becomes pure and beholds the supreme station. It gains liberation chiefly as isolation and the appearance of threefold desire falls away. Although knowledge is a fine and proper means, it is difficult for the individual soul to grasp. Without mastery of the senses, knowledge is rare; and life is short even for that labour, so worship is the sure authority. Through worship one attains the Supreme Person, who is subject to love. Yugalānanya says: never forget the revered guru’s incomparable mantra. Without direct experience of form, pure awakening does not manifest; that supreme state is difficult in every way, as saints and true scripture establish. People chatter about knowledge to entertain the world, yet do not reach the bridge across the painful ocean of becoming. Now listen wisely as I describe devotion, the principal means. Having found a suitable teacher, joy-giving devotion increases. It remains one-flavoured like a stream of oil; its rasa-filled thread never breaks. Remembrance, attention, and love arise naturally and remain as long as the body lasts. At life’s end that same current increases, with no division when the appointed moment comes. A good soul with such steadfastness obtains Devotion, the dark Lord’s chief queen. Although this is supremely sound doctrine, devotion remains difficult for seekers of liberation; it is always easy for the liberated, but never naturally joined to mere liberation-seekers.