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—मांकित भाल के मिटत कुमाग निकाम॥८॥ रामायुध बाँए धनुष दहिने भुज युग बान। शिर धड़ शर मुद्रा युगल धारे भक्त सुजान॥९॥ श्रीरामानन्दीय यह तिलक नवक रसरंग। यहि विधि धारे तिलक तन जपै नाम सुमंगल॥१०॥ इति श्रीरामतिलक नवक दोहाख्यं सम्पूर्णम्॥ ॥ दोहा ॥ जिमि रघुवर मम करम में लिख्यो भोग दुख रास। तिमि कृपालु तुम करम में लिख्यो मोर दुख नास॥१॥ राम कृपा करि देहु हिय नयननि अपनो भाव। मैं तैं मम तव मेटि दुख आपहिं आप देखाव॥२॥ (कवित्त)—पांचाल जन्म भयो मुलतान शिष्य भए सुमेर स्वरूप चलि अवध में आए हैं। सीताराम रसिकन संग पाय पाए निधि सिया सिद्धि देश धाम मिथिला सिधाए हैं॥ सीताधाम सुखलहि युगल प्रियादिकन सीताराम संत जस सुने औ सुनाए हैं। रसरंग परगुरु शरण श्रीरामप्रिया पंचभूत त्यागि राम हिए सों लगाए हैं॥१॥ जन्महीं ते जानकीश जोग अनुरागे जगभोग तिय त्यागे रामरूप गुरु पाए हैं। गलता समीप सियभाविक श्रीचन्द्र अली संग भाव पाय पुनि अवध में आए हैं॥ सियारामशरण श्रीराघवेन्द्रसखा किए मुख्य शिष्य मानो शशि सूरज सोहाए हैं। श्रीरामप्रियाशरणजू रसरंग परगुरु पंचभूत त्यागि रामधाम को सिधाए हैं॥२॥ मिथिला अवध प्रयाग चित्रकूट अन्तर में विचरे विराग अनुराग उमगाए हैं। भक्तमाल भाषिके अभक्तन को भक्त किए दिए राममंत्र मदमांस छुड़ाए हैं॥ बहुकाल बपु राखि नाभिके प्रयाग परलोक को—
Fresh English translation
—marked with the Lord's name destroys evil paths and vain desire. (8) On the left place Rāma's weapon, the bow, and on the right arm the pair of arrows. The discerning devotee bears the paired arrow-seals upon head and trunk. (9) This is the rasa-filled Rāmānandī set of nine tilaka verses. One who bears the tilaka upon the body in this way should repeat the supremely auspicious Name. (10) Thus the dohās called the Nine Verses on Śrī Rāma's Tilaka are complete. Just as, Raghubara, a mass of suffering to be experienced was written in my karma, so, compassionate Lord, let the destruction of my sorrow be written in your action. (1) Rāma, graciously place your own devotional feeling in my heart and eyes, erase ‘I’ and ‘mine,’ ‘you’ and ‘yours’; remove my sorrow and reveal yourself. (2) He was born in Pañcāla, became a disciple in Multān of Sumera-svarūpa, and came to Ayodhyā. Finding the company of rasika devotees of Sītā-Rāma, he obtained the treasure of Sītā and spiritual perfection and journeyed to the holy land of Mithilā. Receiving bliss in Sītā's abode among those dear to the Divine Couple, he heard and recited the glory of Sītā-Rāma and their saints. Rasaranga says that the lineage-guru Śrī Rāmapriyāśaraṇa took refuge, abandoned the five elements, and fixed Rāma within his heart. (1) From birth he was joined in loving devotion to Jānakī's Lord; abandoning worldly pleasure and women, he found the guru who was Rāma's form. Near Galtā he received devotional feeling in the company of the Sītā-devotee Śrī Candra Alī, then returned to Ayodhyā. Sītārāmaśaraṇa and Śrī Rāghavendrasakhā became his chief disciples, shining like moon and sun. Śrī Rāmapriyāśaraṇa, Rasaranga's lineage-guru, abandoned the five elements and journeyed to Rāma's abode. (2) He wandered among Mithilā, Ayodhyā, Prayāga, and Citrakūṭ, his detachment and love swelling within him. By expounding the Bhaktamāla he made devotees of non-devotees; he gave the Rāma mantra and freed them from intoxicants and meat. Having preserved his body for a long time, at the navel of Prayāga, toward the next world—