Bharadvaja Sees the Fruit of All His Merit
Ayodhya Kanda, Doha 106
Doha 106 · Movement 2 of 2
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Bharadvaja raises his hands in blessing while joy overflows the composure of the great sage. Ram stands within reach of his eyes, no longer only the inward presence sought through prayer and discipline.
The moment gathers every good deed of a lifetime into visible fruit. It seems to the sage as though the Creator has personally carried the harvest of his merit into the hermitage and placed it before him.
Grace arrives without spectacle, wearing forest dress and bowing at the feet of the one it blesses. Bharadvaja's wonder reveals the tenderness of divine visitation: the seeker does not seize the infinite through effort. One morning, the long sought Lord walks into the clearing and allows himself to be embraced.
What austerity sought beyond sight now stands before Bharadvaja's eyes, as though creation itself has delivered the fruit.
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दीन्हि असीस मुनीस उर अति अनंदु अस जानि। लोचन गोचर सुकृत फल मनहुँ किए बिधि आनि।।106।।
The great sage blessed Rama, his heart brimming with joy, knowing this: 'The fruit of all my good deeds has been brought before my very eyes, as if by the Creator Himself.'