Chapter One — The Secret Enters the Heart

Pāvanaṃ sarva-sādhūnāṃ rasikānāṃ ca jīvanam,
Na deyaṃ kasyacid etat prāṇāt priyataram mahat. (13)

This great account is the very life of rasikas, purifier of all saints, and dearer than life itself. It must not be given to an unqualified person.

Yac chrutvā niyataṃ vāso Goloke nātra saṃśayaḥ,
Ayodhyādhipatiḥ śrīmān Rāmo rājīva-locanaḥ. (14)

Whoever hears it gains a certain dwelling in Goloka—there is no doubt. The lotus-eyed, glorious Rama, Lord of Ayodhya, comes to dwell surely within the purified and surrendered heart.

Jānakīyā saha saṃprītaḥ krīḍā-rasa-vilampaṭaḥ,
Mādhurya-sukha-saṃpanna uvāca Janakātmajām. (15)

Absorbed in love with Janaki, passionately devoted to the rasa of play and filled with the joy of sweetness, Rama spoke to Janaka’s daughter.

Gacchatāṃ Sarayū-tīraṃ mano me tvaryate ’calam,
Ity uktvā tāṃ kare dhṛtvā jagāma Raghunandanaḥ. (16)

“Let us go to the bank of the Sarayu; my mind longs intensely for it.” Saying this, Raghunandana took her by the hand and set out.