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॥ कवित्त ॥ वानी धेनु धूसरी धूवल रसराम जस पीहें दूध साधु औ असाधु सीस धुनेंगे। जैसे नीर खारहू नहान भगवान जू की सुजन सुजान पद-सुधापान गुनेंगे॥ कैसहूँ कुभाजन में मुकुता ज्यों रामगुण लखिकै मराल मंजु कवि चारु चुनेंगे। गाल गूल कविता जुता वर्ण रामनाम संत त्यों पितासमान वादवैन सुनेंगे॥१४२॥ सीताराम शरण सु कीन्हे गुरुदेव दीन्हे मंत्रराज राम सख्यभाव सुखरास है। पाय सन्त संग धामवास के प्रसंग रटे नाम सउमङ्ग रामरूप प्रेम भास है॥ तुलसी गोसाईं कृपा कवित्त अनेक समे फुरित यकत्र लिख्यों रामभक्ति आस है। सुनहिं सुजन सीतारामजस मीनि मन पूरण श्रीराम रसरंग सु विलास है॥१४३॥ इति श्रीमन्महाराजाधिराज सर्वेश्वर सर्वलोकाधिपति सर्वलोकशरण्य मार्तण्डवंशावतंस श्रीरघुवंशशिरोमणि शिवशुक सनकादि नारदादि सेवित साकेतपुरवराधीश श्रीभरत लक्ष्मण शत्रुघ्न हनुमदादि नित्यमुक्तमण्डलीमण्डन धनुर्वाणधारी श्रीसीताविहारी श्रीरामचन्द्र यशोरसरङ्गविलासं सम्पूर्णम्। श्रीरामार्पणमस्तु॥ संवत् १९५८ अधिक श्रावण पूर्णिमा बुधदिने लेखन पूर्णम्। श्रीअयोध्यासरयूतट प्रमोदविपिने रामरसरङ्गमणिना समाङ्कितम्॥ (श्लोक)—श्रीरामं रामभक्तिं च रामभक्तांस्तथा गुरून्। वाक्कायमनसा प्रेम्णा प्रणमामि पुनः पुनः॥१॥ श्रीहनुमते नमः॥ अथ श्रीराम महापुरुष लक्षण॥ (कवित्त)—वन्दौं श्रीविदेह लली वायुलाल वालमीकि जिन्ह सुने कहे अंग चिन्ह चारु राम के। बोलीं श्रीविदेहजाजू जो है सांचो रामदूत कहै—
Fresh English translation
In the mottled, dusty cow of speech, saints and non-saints will drink the milk of Rāma's rasa and glory and shake their heads. Just as one may bathe in salt water, discerning good people will nevertheless value the nectar-drink of the Lord's feet. Like a pearl found in some unworthy vessel, graceful poets—swanlike selectors—will recognize and choose Rāma's virtues. Saints will hear even the harsh objections to a garland of poems about Rāma's name as they would a father's words. (142) The guru gave refuge in Sītā-Rāma and bestowed the sovereign mantra; the mood of friendship with Rāma is a treasury of bliss. Gaining the company of saints and opportunities to dwell in the holy abode, I repeated the Name until love for Rāma's form shone forth. Through Tulsī Gosāī's grace, many poems that arose at different times were gathered together here in hope of devotion to Rāma. May good people listen, making their minds fish in the glory of Sītā-Rāma; this complete Śrī Rāma-rasa-raṅga-vilāsa is fulfilled. (143) Thus is completed the Vilāsa of the rasa-coloured glory of Śrī Rāmacandra: illustrious emperor of emperors, Lord of all, ruler and refuge of every world; ornament of the solar race and crest-jewel of Raghu's line; served by Śiva, Śuka, Sanaka, Nārada and the others; sovereign of glorious Sāketa; ornament of the eternally liberated circle of Bharata, Lakṣmaṇa, Śatrughna, Hanumān and the others; bearer of bow and arrow and companion of Śrī Sītā. May it be offered to Śrī Rāma. The writing was completed on Wednesday, the full moon of the intercalary Śrāvaṇa in Vikrama year 1958. It was inscribed by Rāmarasaraṅgamaṇi in the pleasure grove on the bank of Sarayū in Śrī Ayodhyā. Again and again, with the love of speech, body, and mind, I bow to Śrī Rāma, to devotion to Rāma, to Rāma's devotees, and to the gurus. (1) Homage to Śrī Hanumān. Now begin the marks of Śrī Rāma as the Great Person. I bow to the lovely daughter of Videha, the Son of the Wind, and Vālmīki, by whom the beautiful marks of Rāma's limbs were heard and spoken. The daughter of Videha said, ‘If he is truly Rāma's messenger, let him tell—’