राम

उत्तरकाण्ड

Uttara Kanda

Every verse opened as sacred imagination, with connected verses kept within their natural sequence.

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  1. 1Rama Rides Pushpaka While the Mind Bee Rests at His Lotus FeetShloka 3Sacred Tableau
  2. 2Ayodhya Grows Thin With One Day Left Until Rama's Promise EndsDoha 1Leela Scene
  3. 3Bharata Stands Between Self Blame and Unshakable Trust in RamaChaupai 1Doha 2, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  4. 4Hanuman Arrives Like a Boat Upon Bharata's Ocean of SeparationDoha 2Doha 2, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  5. 5Hanuman Speaks the News for Which Bharata Finds No Equal GiftChaupai 2Doha 3, movement 1 of 3Leela Scene
  6. 6Hanuman Falls at the Feet of the Servant Whom Rama Himself PraisesChhand 1Doha 3, movement 2 of 3Leela Scene
  7. 7Hanuman Tells Bharata He Is Dear to Rama as Life BreathDoha 3Doha 3, movement 3 of 3Leela Scene
  8. 8Golden Trays and Auspicious Songs Flow Through AyodhyaChaupai 3Doha 4, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  9. 9Rama Rises Like the Full Moon Over Ayodhya's Ocean of JoyDoha 4Doha 4, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  10. 10Rama Shows the Vanaras the City Dearer to Him Than VaikunthaChaupai 4Doha 5क, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  11. 11Pushpaka Touches Earth and Leaves Rama With Joy and SeparationDoha 5कDoha 5क, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  12. 12Rama Lays Down His Bow and Lifts Bharata From the DustChaupai 5Doha 5ख, movement 1 of 3Leela Scene
  13. 13Love and Beauty Take Bodies and Meet in Rama and BharataChhand 2Doha 5ख, movement 2 of 3Leela Scene
  14. 14The Four Brothers Complete the Circle of ReunionDoha 5खDoha 5ख, movement 3 of 3Leela Scene
  15. 15Rama Becomes Countless So Every Citizen Can Meet HimChaupai 6Doha 6, movement 1 of 3Leela Scene
  16. 16The Mothers Run Like Cows Returning at Dusk to Their CalvesChhand 3Doha 6, movement 2 of 3Leela Scene
  17. 17Lakshmana Returns Again and Again to the Mother Whose Shame Will Not LeaveDoha 6Doha 6, movement 3 of 3Leela Scene
  18. 18Kausalya Looks upon Two Tender Sons and Wonders How Lanka FellChaupai 7Doha 7, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  19. 19The Mothers Look until Looking Becomes Supreme BlissDoha 7Doha 7, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  20. 20Rama Names His Friends the Boats That Carried Him across the Sea of WarChaupai 8Doha 9, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  21. 21Kausalya Calls the Forest Companions as Dear as RamaDoha 9Doha 9, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  22. 22Ayodhya Becomes a City of Gold, Fragrance, Flame, and SongChaupai 9Doha 10, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  23. 23The Moon of Rama Rises and Ayodhya's Water Lilies OpenDoha 10Doha 10, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  24. 24Rama Enters Kaikeyi's House before He Enters His OwnChaupai 10Doha 11, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  25. 25Sumantra Prepares a Kingdom for the Coronation at DawnDoha 11Doha 11, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  26. 26Rama's Own Hands Unbind Bharata's Fourteen Years of WaitingChaupai 11Doha 12, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  27. 27Sita Takes Her Place at Rama's Left as Heaven Draws NearDoha 12Doha 12, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  28. 28Vashishtha Places the First Tilak upon the Lord of Three WorldsChaupai 12Doha 13, movement 1 of 3Leela Scene
  29. 29The Rain Cloud King Shines beneath a Canopy of ServiceChhand 2Doha 13, movement 2 of 3Sacred Tableau
  30. 30The Vedas Enter the Court Disguised as BardsDoha 13Doha 13, movement 3 of 3Leela Scene
  31. 31The Vedas Sing of the Formless Lord Visible upon a ThroneChhand 6Sacred Tableau
  32. 32The Vedas Vanish and Shiva Arrives Trembling with PraiseDoha 14Leela Scene
  33. 33Shiva Sees Rama as the Sun That Ends the Night of DelusionChhand 10Sacred Tableau
  34. 34Shiva Asks for Only Two Treasures and Returns to KailasaDoha 15कLeela Scene
  35. 35The Coronation Story Becomes a Boat across the River of DelusionChaupai 13Doha 15ख, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  36. 36Six Months Pass like a Single Breath at Rama's FeetDoha 15खDoha 15ख, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  37. 37Rama Tells His Companions That None Are Dearer than TheyChaupai 14Doha 16, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  38. 38Rama Sends His Friends Home with the Secret of His Everywhere PresenceDoha 16Doha 16, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  39. 39Angada Remains Seated When Every Other Companion Prepares to LeaveChaupai 15Doha 18, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  40. 40The Companions Carry Rama's Form Homeward inside Their HeartsDoha 18Doha 18, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  41. 41Angada Falls at Rama's Feet and Begs Not to Be Sent AwayChaupai 16Doha 19, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  42. 42Rama Lifts Angada with Lotus Eyes Filled with TearsDoha 19Doha 19, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  43. 43Angada Keeps Turning Back while Hanuman Asks for Ten More DaysChaupai 17Doha 20क, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  44. 44Angada Asks Hanuman to Keep His Memory Alive before RamaDoha 20कDoha 20क, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  45. 45Rama Calls Nishada His Brother like BharataChaupai 18Doha 20ख, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  46. 46Fear, Sorrow, and Disease Recede beneath the Rhythm of DharmaDoha 20खDoha 20ख, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  47. 47In Rama Rajya Even Sin Is Absent from DreamsChaupai 19Doha 21, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  48. 48Time, Karma, Nature, and the Gunas Lose Their Power to WoundDoha 21Doha 21, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  49. 49The Lord Who Holds Worlds in Every Pore Rules One Beloved CityChaupai 20Doha 22, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  50. 50The Language of Conquest Turns Inward beneath Rama's RuleDoha 22Doha 22, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  51. 51Lions Rest beside Elephants and the Oceans Lay Jewels upon the ShoreChaupai 21Doha 23, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  52. 52Moon, Sun, and Cloud Attend to the Needs of Rama's KingdomDoha 23Doha 23, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  53. 53The Mother of the Universe Serves Rama's Household with Her Own HandsChaupai 22Doha 24, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  54. 54She Whose Glance the Gods Desire Looks Only toward Rama's FeetDoha 24Doha 24, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  55. 55The Brothers Wait for One Word from Rama as Children Fill the HouseChaupai 23Doha 25, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  56. 56The Unborn Beyond Mind Performs the Tender Deeds of a ManDoha 25Doha 25, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  57. 57Morning in Ayodhya Moves from Sarayu to Sabha to GardenChaupai 24Doha 26, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  58. 58A Thousand Sheshas Cannot Describe the Happiness of AyodhyaDoha 26Doha 26, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  59. 59Ayodhya's White Palaces Rise until Their Pinnacles Shame Sun and MoonChaupai 25Doha 27, movement 1 of 3Sacred Tableau
  60. 60Gem Lamps Burn above Coral Thresholds in a City Fit for RamaChhand 7Doha 27, movement 2 of 3Sacred Tableau
  61. 61Painted Scenes of Rama Steal the Hearts of Passing SagesDoha 27Doha 27, movement 3 of 3Sacred Tableau
  62. 62Children Teach Parrots to Say Rama above the Flowering StreetsChaupai 26Doha 28, movement 1 of 3Leela Scene
  63. 63Ayodhya's Markets Offer Their Goods without Asking for CoinChhand 8Doha 28, movement 2 of 3Sacred Tableau
  64. 64The Deep Clear Sarayu Flows beside Mudless GhatsDoha 28Doha 28, movement 3 of 3Sacred Tableau
  65. 65All Four Varnas Bathe Together at Rama's Royal GhatChaupai 27Doha 29, movement 1 of 3Sacred Tableau
  66. 66Lotus Ponds and Koel Calls Invite Every Traveler to RestChhand 9Doha 29, movement 2 of 3Sacred Tableau
  67. 67The Eight Siddhis Quietly Pervade the City Where Rama Is KingDoha 29Doha 29, movement 3 of 3Contemplative Interlude
  68. 68Ayodhya's Citizens Teach One Another to Worship the Protector of All Who SurrenderChaupai 28Doha 30, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  69. 69Rama's Grace Rests upon Everyone while the Whole City SingsDoha 30Doha 30, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  70. 70The Sun of Rama's Glory Rises inside the Three WorldsChaupai 29Doha 31, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  71. 71When Rama's Sun Illumines the Heart, Virtue Flourishes without StruggleDoha 31Doha 31, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  72. 72Four Ancient Children Enter Rama's Flowering GroveChaupai 30Doha 32, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  73. 73Rama Bows to the Sages and Spreads His Yellow Cloth for Their SeatDoha 32Doha 32, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  74. 74Rama's Eyes Fill with Tears before the Unblinking SagesChaupai 31Doha 33, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  75. 75Company Becomes the Road Either toward Liberation or Back into BecomingDoha 33Doha 33, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  76. 76The Four Kumaras Praise the Nameless Lord Who Dwells in Every HeartChaupai 32Doha 34, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  77. 77The Ancient Sages Ask for One Unfailing LoveDoha 34Doha 34, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  78. 78The Sages Ask for the Devotion That Becomes a Boat across SamsaraChaupai 33Doha 35, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  79. 79The Four Sages Return to Brahmaloka Carrying the Boon They DesiredDoha 35Doha 35, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  80. 80The Brothers Look toward Hanuman when Their Question Will Not Cross Their LipsChaupai 34Doha 36, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  81. 81Bharata Says Even Doubt Has Never Entered His DreamsDoha 36Doha 36, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  82. 82The Sandalwood Gives Fragrance to the Axe That Cuts ItChaupai 35Doha 37, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  83. 83Sandalwood Rises to the Gods while the Axe Enters FireDoha 37Doha 37, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  84. 84Rama Describes the Heart in Which a Saint Is KnownChaupai 36Doha 38, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  85. 85Praise and Blame Touch the Saint with Equal WeightDoha 38Doha 38, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  86. 86The Axe Has Passed, and Rama Now Reveals the Heart That CutsChaupai 37Doha 39, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  87. 87A Human Form Cannot Conceal a Heart Devoted to Harming OthersDoha 39Doha 39, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  88. 88Another's Praise Feels like Fever and Another's Sorrow like a CrownChaupai 38Doha 40, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  89. 89The Darker Ages Give Base Nature an Ever Larger CrowdDoha 40Doha 40, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  90. 90No Dharma Equals Another's Welfare and No Sin Equals Another's PainChaupai 39Doha 41, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  91. 91After Naming Virtue and Fault, Rama Reveals Both as Maya's WorkDoha 41Doha 41, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  92. 92Sages Leave Samadhi to Hear the Ever-New Story of RamaChaupai 40Doha 42, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  93. 93The Liberated Set Aside Meditation to Drink Hari's StoryDoha 42Doha 42, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  94. 94Rama Gives His Citizens Permission to Correct Their KingChaupai 41Doha 43, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  95. 95The Wasted Life Blames Time, Karma, and GodDoha 43Doha 43, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  96. 96The Human Body Is a Boat, Grace the Wind, and the Sadguru Its HelmsmanChaupai 42Doha 44, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  97. 97To Refuse the Ready Boat Is to Become One's Own DestroyerDoha 44Doha 44, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  98. 98Rama Calls Bhakti the Free and Blissful PathChaupai 43Doha 45, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  99. 99Rama Reveals the Hidden Gate of Devotion through ShivaDoha 45Doha 45, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  100. 100The Path Requires No Spectacle, Only a Simple and Contented HeartChaupai 44Doha 46, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  101. 101Only Supreme Bliss Knows the Happiness of a Heart Free from MineDoha 46Doha 46, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  102. 102The Citizens Hold Rama's Feet and Call Him Mother, Father, Guru, and FriendChaupai 45Doha 47, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  103. 103Ayodhya Is Fulfilled because Sat-Chit-Ananda Sits upon Its ThroneDoha 47Doha 47, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  104. 104Vashishtha Confesses Why He Accepted the Priesthood of Rama's HouseChaupai 46Doha 48, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  105. 105Vashishtha Finds the Fruit of Yoga, Sacrifice, Vow, and Charity in One ServiceDoha 48Doha 48, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  106. 106Dirt Cannot Wash Dirt, and Water Cannot Be Churned into GheeChaupai 47Doha 49, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  107. 107Vashishtha Asks That Love for Rama Never Diminish through Any BirthDoha 49Doha 49, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  108. 108Hanuman Fans Rama beneath the Cool Shade with Tears in His EyesChaupai 48Doha 50, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  109. 109Narada Arrives with Veena in Hand and an Ever-New SongDoha 50Doha 50, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  110. 110Narada Sings to the Lotus-Eyed Lord beneath the TreesChaupai 49Doha 51, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  111. 111Narada Carries the Ocean of Rama's Beauty toward Brahma's AbodeDoha 51Doha 51, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  112. 112Shiva Confesses That Even a Hundred Crore Deeds Cannot Exhaust RamaChaupai 50Doha 53क, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  113. 113Uma Drinks the Nectar Flowing from the Moon of Shiva's FaceDoha 53कDoha 53क, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  114. 114Rama's Story Is a Firm Boat for the Seeker and Sweet Music for the WorldlyChaupai 51Doha 53ख, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  115. 115Uma Wonders How Realization and Devotion Came to Rest in a Crow's BodyDoha 53खDoha 53ख, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  116. 116Beyond Millions of the Wise Stands One Devotee Free from PrideChaupai 52Doha 54, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  117. 117Why Did a Steady Treasury of Virtue Receive the Body of a Crow?Doha 54Doha 54, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  118. 118Uma Asks Why Garuda Left Assemblies of Sages to Learn from a CrowChaupai 53Doha 55, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  119. 119Shiva Promises to Reveal the Questions Garuda Carried to BhushundiDoha 55Doha 55, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  120. 120Beyond Sumeru, Shiva Finds Four Golden Peaks upon a Blue MountainChaupai 54Doha 56, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  121. 121Cool Sweet Water Holds Lotuses of Many Colors beneath the Singing SwansDoha 56Doha 56, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  122. 122Beneath Four Trees, Bhushundi Makes Every Hour an Offering to RamaChaupai 55Doha 57, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  123. 123Shiva Lives among the Swans until Rama's Glory Fills His HeartDoha 57Doha 57, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  124. 124Garuda Sees Rama Bound and the Sky of His Certainty Splits OpenChaupai 56Doha 58, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  125. 125The Name Breaks the Bonds of Becoming, Yet Rama Appears Bound by SerpentsDoha 58Doha 58, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  126. 126Narada Tells Garuda That Rama's Maya Has Made Even Him DanceChaupai 57Doha 59, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  127. 127Narada Walks Away Singing the Power That Bewilders the WiseDoha 59Doha 59, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  128. 128Brahma Bows before Answering and Sends the King of Birds to ShivaChaupai 58Doha 60, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  129. 129Garuda Finds Shiva upon the Road to Kubera's HouseDoha 60Doha 60, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  130. 130Shiva Prescribes Long Satsang for a Doubt Too Deep for a Roadside AnswerChaupai 59Doha 61, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  131. 131Satsang Opens into Hari-Katha, and Hari-Katha Opens into LoveDoha 61Doha 61, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  132. 132A Bird Must Hear a Bird, and Garuda Is Sent toward BhushundiChaupai 60Doha 63, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  133. 133When Maya Touches the Great, the Sages Worship the Lord of MayaDoha 63Doha 63, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  134. 134Garuda Descends beside the Lake as the Ancient Birds Gather for Rama-KathaChaupai 61Doha 64क, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  135. 135Bhushundi and Garuda Bow to the Fulfillment They See in One AnotherDoha 64कDoha 64क, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  136. 136Garuda's Doubt Vanishes at the Ashrama, Yet He Begs to Hear the Whole StoryChaupai 62Doha 64ख, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  137. 137Bhushundi's Joy Carries Rama from Childhood into the Wedding PavilionDoha 64खDoha 64ख, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  138. 138The Sandals Return to Ayodhya while Rama Remains beneath the Forest SkyChaupai 63Doha 65, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  139. 139Viradha Falls as Sharabhanga Rises through Fire toward BrahmanDoha 65Doha 65, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  140. 140From Panchavati to Shabari's Hermitage, Separation Moves through the ForestChaupai 64Doha 67, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  141. 141Hanuman Appears, Bali Falls, and the Rains Gather above PravarshanaDoha 67Doha 67, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  142. 142Hanuman Crosses the Boundless Sea and Returns with News of SitaChaupai 65Doha 68, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  143. 143The Bridge Bears the Vanara Army as Angada Walks Alone into LankaDoha 68Doha 68, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  144. 144Bhushundi Completes the Whole Story and Garuda Rises to SpeakChaupai 66Doha 69, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  145. 145Garuda's Doubt Has Vanished, Yet He Asks Why Chidananda Appeared DistressedDoha 69Doha 69, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  146. 146Garuda Blesses the Delusion That Led Him into Bhushundi's ShadeChaupai 67Doha 70, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  147. 147Bhushundi's Feathers Rise and Tears Fill His Eyes before the Worthy ListenerDoha 70Doha 70, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  148. 148Bhushundi Says Rama Sent Garuda's Delusion Only to Honor a CrowChaupai 68Doha 71, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  149. 149Greed Humbles the Wise, and Power Makes the Powerful DeafDoha 71Doha 71, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  150. 150Maya's Household Sends Fever, Wind, Serpent, and Termite into the HeartChaupai 69Doha 72, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  151. 151Maya's Army Fills the World, Yet She Is Only Rama's HandmaidDoha 72Doha 72, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  152. 152At the Movement of Rama's Brow, Maya Dances with Her Entire TroupeChaupai 70Doha 73, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  153. 153The Actor Wears the King's Sorrow without Becoming Bound by the RoleDoha 73Doha 73, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  154. 154The Boat Moves, Yet the Passenger Accuses the Shore of MotionChaupai 71Doha 74, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  155. 155The Formless Seems Easy until the Form of Rama Begins to PlayDoha 74Doha 74, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  156. 156Rama Cuts Pride from His Servant as a Mother Opens a Child's WoundChaupai 72Doha 75, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  157. 157The Child Cries beneath the Healing Hand, but the Mother Does Not StopDoha 75Doha 75, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  158. 158Bhushundi Returns through Every Age to Watch the Child Rama PlayChaupai 73Doha 76क, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  159. 159The Little Crow Follows Rama and Eats His Blessed Crumbs from the CourtyardDoha 76कDoha 76क, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  160. 160Golden Bells Ring at Bala Rama's Waist as Four Brothers Fill the CourtyardChaupai 74Doha 76ख, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  161. 161Three Tender Lines Cross the Child's Belly beneath a Chest of OrnamentsDoha 76खDoha 76ख, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  162. 162Bala Rama Dances before His Reflection and Lures the Crow with a SweetmeatChaupai 75Doha 78, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  163. 163Rama Laughs When the Crow Comes Near and Cries When He Flies AwayDoha 78Doha 78, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  164. 164The One Knowledge Is Indivisible, Yet the Dependent Jiva Is Not the Independent LordChaupai 76Doha 79, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  165. 165Moon, Stars, and Burning Mountains Cannot End the Night without the SunDoha 79Doha 79, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  166. 166Bala Rama Reaches after the Crow, and His Arm Follows beyond the SkyChaupai 77Doha 80, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  167. 167Beyond Brahmaloka, Only Two Fingers Remain between the Crow and Rama's HandDoha 80Doha 80, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  168. 168Rama Laughs, and Bhushundi Falls through His Mouth into Countless UniversesChaupai 78Doha 81, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  169. 169Bhushundi Spends a Hundred Years inside Each of Countless Cosmic ShellsDoha 81Doha 81, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  170. 170Every Universe Holds Another Ayodhya and Another Infinite Childhood of RamaChaupai 79Doha 82, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  171. 171Everything Changes across the Universes except the Child RamaDoha 82Doha 82, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  172. 172Hundreds of Cosmic Ages Pass within Two Gharis of Rama's PlayChaupai 80Doha 83, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  173. 173Rama Laughs the Crow out of His Mouth and Begins the Game AgainDoha 83Doha 83, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  174. 174Rama Places His Lotus Hand upon the Fallen Crow and Ends the VisionChaupai 81Doha 84, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  175. 175Rama Offers Bhushundi Every Power, Every Treasure, and LiberationDoha 84Doha 84, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  176. 176All Attainments without Bhakti Are Dishes Prepared without SaltChaupai 82Doha 85, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  177. 177Bhushundi Asks for the Unbroken Devotion Sought by Yogis and SagesDoha 85Doha 85, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  178. 178Rama Says, So Be It, and Places Every Auspicious Quality within the CrowChaupai 83Doha 86क, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  179. 179Know Me as Beginningless Brahman and Love My Feet with Body, Speech, and MindDoha 86कDoha 86क, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  180. 180Rama Reveals Who Is Dearest to Him in All the Moving and Unmoving WorldsChaupai 84Doha 86ख, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  181. 181A Pure and Faithful Servant Is Dear wherever Love Can Recognize LoveDoha 86खDoha 86ख, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  182. 182Among a Father's Many Gifted Children, One Lives Only to Love HimChaupai 85Doha 88, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  183. 183Man, Woman, or Any Living Being Becomes Dear through Wholehearted WorshipDoha 88Doha 88, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  184. 184After Revealing Brahman, Rama Turns Hungry and His Mother Takes Him into Her LapChaupai 86Doha 89, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  185. 185One Dream-Taste of Ayodhya's Joy Makes Brahman-Bliss Seem SmallDoha 89Doha 89, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  186. 186Knowledge Opens into Faith, Faith into Love, and Love into Unshakable BhaktiChaupai 87Doha 90, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  187. 187A Boat Cannot Move without Water, and the Seeker Cannot Cross without the GuruDoha 90Doha 90, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  188. 188A Tree Needs Earth, Fragrance Needs Earth, and the Heart Needs RamaChaupai 88Doha 91, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  189. 189Without Trust There Is No Bhakti, and without Bhakti Rama Does Not MeltDoha 91Doha 91, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  190. 190Every Bird Crosses the Sky, Yet None Finds Where the Sky EndsChaupai 89Doha 92, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  191. 191A Hundred Crore Suns Blaze within the Coolness of a Hundred Crore MoonsDoha 92Doha 92, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  192. 192Countless Himalayas, Oceans, Saraswatis, and Sheshas Cannot Form Rama's MeasureChaupai 90Doha 93, movement 1 of 3Sacred Tableau
  193. 193Rama Alone Is the Comparison for RamaChhand 10Doha 93, movement 2 of 3Contemplative Interlude
  194. 194The Ocean of Rama's Virtues Is Fathomless, but Bhava Wins the LordDoha 93Doha 93, movement 3 of 3Contemplative Interlude
  195. 195The Serpent of Doubt Releases Garuda beneath Bhushundi's Saving WordsChaupai 91Doha 94, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  196. 196Garuda Bows Again and Asks the Crow to Receive Him as a ServantDoha 94Doha 94, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  197. 197Garuda Asks How a Crow Remains when Time Devours Every Cosmic EggChaupai 92Doha 95, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  198. 198Is Bhushundi beyond Time through Knowledge, Yoga, or Another Grace?Doha 95Doha 95, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  199. 199Garuda's Question Opens the Memory of Bhushundi's Many BirthsChaupai 93Doha 96, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  200. 200The Silkworm Is Cherished because Beautiful Cloth Comes through Its BodyDoha 96Doha 96, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  201. 201Bhushundi Has Worn Countless Bodies, but Only This Crow Body Gave Him Rama-BhaktiChaupai 94Doha 97, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  202. 202Bhushundi Begins His First Birth in an Earlier and Darker Kali YugaDoha 97Doha 97, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  203. 203Born in Ayodhya, Bhushundi Worships Shiva but Scorns Every Other DeityChaupai 95Doha 98, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  204. 204Kali's Darkness Devours Dharma and Hypocrites Raise Their Own PathsDoha 98Doha 98, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  205. 205In Kali Yuga, the Loud Voice Is Called Learned and Hypocrisy Is Called HolinessChaupai 96Doha 99, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  206. 206Those Who Harm Others Receive Honor, and Liars Are Celebrated as OratorsDoha 99Doha 99, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  207. 207The Deaf Guru Takes Wealth while the Blind Disciple Remains in SorrowChaupai 97Doha 100, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  208. 208Brahman Is Spoken Everywhere while Greed Would Kill the Guru for a CowrieDoha 100Doha 100, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  209. 209False Renunciates Climb High Seats while Boundless Customs Are InventedChaupai 98Doha 101, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  210. 210The Path of Hari-Bhakti Remains Open while Delusion Invents Countless DetoursDoha 101Doha 101, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  211. 211Rich Ascetics Build Splendid Houses while Famine Empties the FieldsChhand 11Sacred Tableau
  212. 212Tamasic Sacrifice Rises into a Sky That Gives No RainDoha 102Sacred Tableau
  213. 213Short Lives Burn with Pride as Jealousy and Harsh Speech Fill the WorldChhand 5Sacred Tableau
  214. 214The Darkest Age Hides the Brightest Mercy in Hari's NameDoha 103Contemplative Interlude
  215. 215In Kali Yuga, the One Support Is to Sing the Qualities of RamaChaupai 99Doha 104, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  216. 216No Age Equals Kali for the One Who Trusts the Power of Rama's PraiseDoha 104Doha 104, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  217. 217The Four Ages Move through the Heart, but Love for Rama Stands beyond TimeChaupai 100Doha 105, movement 1 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  218. 218Famine Drives Bhushundi from Ayodhya toward the Guru He Is Not Ready to HonorDoha 105Doha 105, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  219. 219In Ujjain, a True Shiva Devotee Teaches the Deceitful Disciple as a SonChaupai 101Doha 106, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  220. 220The Guru Grieves and Counsels, but Every Word of Wisdom Feeds the Disciple's AngerDoha 106Doha 106, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  221. 221Smoke Becomes a Cloud and Extinguishes the Fire from Which It RoseChaupai 102Doha 107, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  222. 222Bhushundi Refuses to Rise before His Guru, and Shiva Speaks from the Temple SkyDoha 107Doha 107, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  223. 223Shiva Curses the Proud Disciple to Become a Serpent in a Hollow TreeChaupai 103Doha 108, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  224. 224The Dishonored Guru Falls before Shiva to Plead for the Disciple Who Wronged HimDoha 108Doha 108, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  225. 225The Guru Sings the Rudrashtakam until Formless Brahman Shines as Beloved ShankaraChhand 13Sacred Tableau
  226. 226Shambhu Is Pleased with Those Who Recite the Rudrashtakam in DevotionShloka 9Contemplative Interlude
  227. 227The Guru Asks First for Shiva-Bhakti and Then for Mercy upon His DiscipleDoha 109Leela Scene
  228. 228Shiva Preserves the Curse but Threads Grace through a Thousand BirthsChaupai 104Doha 110, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  229. 229Bhushundi Leaves One Body for Another as Easily as a Man Changes ClothesDoha 110Doha 110, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  230. 230In His Final Human Birth, Bhushundi Wanders from Sage to Sage Asking to See RamaChaupai 105Doha 111, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  231. 231On Meru beneath a Banyan, Bhushundi Asks Lomasa for the Worship of Saguna BrahmanDoha 111Doha 111, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  232. 232My Mind Is a Fish in Rama-Bhakti; How Can It Live outside That Water?Chaupai 106Doha 112, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  233. 233Can Anger Arise without Duality, and Can Duality Arise without Ignorance?Doha 112Doha 112, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  234. 234Lomasa Curses Bhushundi to Become the Crow He Already ResemblesChaupai 107Doha 113, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  235. 235Bhushundi Becomes a Crow, Bows to the Sage, and Flies Away Rejoicing in RamaDoha 113Doha 113, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  236. 236Lomasa Reveals the Secret Lake of the Manas and Gives Bhushundi the Bala Rama MantraChaupai 108Doha 114, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  237. 237Wherever Bhushundi Remembers Rama, Ignorance Cannot Enter for a YojanaDoha 114Doha 114, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  238. 238For Twenty-Seven Kalpas, Bhushundi Returns to Ayodhya whenever Bala Rama AppearsChaupai 109Doha 115, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  239. 239The Crow Form Becomes Dear because It Carries Bhushundi to RamaDoha 115Doha 115, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  240. 240Garuda Asks the Difference between Knowledge and DevotionChaupai 110Doha 116, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  241. 241Even a Treasury of Knowledge May Tremble before Vishnu's MayaDoha 116Doha 116, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  242. 242Maya Shrinks before the Jewel of Rama-BhaktiChaupai 111Doha 117, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  243. 243Raghunatha's Mystery Opens Only beneath the Light of GraceDoha 117Doha 117, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  244. 244The Soul's Hidden Knot and the Churning of Pure DetachmentChaupai 112Doha 118, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  245. 245The Lamp of Vijnana Is Prepared within the Chamber of ConsciousnessDoha 118Doha 118, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  246. 246Maya Sends Siddhis and Sense-Winds against the Flame of SohamChaupai 113Doha 119, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  247. 247The Extinguished Lamp Returns the Soul to the Wheel of AfflictionDoha 119Doha 119, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  248. 248Liberation Comes Uninvited to the One Who Loves RamaChaupai 114Doha 120, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  249. 249The Servant and the Lord Cross the Ocean TogetherDoha 120Doha 120, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  250. 250The Self-Luminous Chintamani of Rama-BhaktiChaupai 115Doha 121, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  251. 251Saints Churn the Ocean of Brahman into the Nectar of BhaktiDoha 121Doha 121, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  252. 252Garuda's Seven Questions Open the Great Infirmary of the MindChaupai 116Doha 122, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  253. 253Millions of Outer Remedies Cannot Cure the Diseases of the HeartDoha 122Doha 122, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  254. 254The Satguru Prescribes Rama-Bhakti as the Sanjeevani of the SoulChaupai 117Doha 123क, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  255. 255The Lord Can Raise a Gnat to Brahma and Make Brahma Less than a GnatDoha 123कDoha 123क, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  256. 256Those Who Worship Hari Cross the Most Difficult OceanShloka 3Sacred Tableau
  257. 257The Lowest Bird Marvels that Rama Has Made Him PureChaupai 118Doha 123ख, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  258. 258Bhushundi Calls Himself Blessed by Garuda's SatsangaDoha 123खDoha 123ख, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  259. 259Bhushundi Bows to Rama Three Times in a Final Tide of LoveChaupai 119Doha 125, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  260. 260Rama's Name Becomes Medicine for the Three Great AfflictionsDoha 125Doha 125, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  261. 261Garuda's Heart Melts before the Saint Who Carried Him across DelusionChaupai 120Doha 126क, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  262. 262Garuda Flies to Vaikuntha with Raghuvira Held in His HeartDoha 126कDoha 126क, movement 2 of 2Leela Scene
  263. 263Every Sacred Practice Ripens into Devotion to HariChaupai 121Doha 126ख, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  264. 264Faithful Listening Gives the Devotion Sages Struggle to AttainDoha 126खDoha 126ख, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  265. 265Blessed Is the Hour in Which Satsanga Awakens Unbroken DevotionChaupai 122Doha 127, movement 1 of 2Sacred Tableau
  266. 266One Humble Devotee Makes an Entire Lineage BlessedDoha 127Doha 127, movement 2 of 2Contemplative Interlude
  267. 267Shiva Reveals the Heart Prepared to Receive Rama-KathaChaupai 123Doha 128, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  268. 268The Ears Become Cups for Drinking the Story of RamaDoha 128Doha 128, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau
  269. 269The Seven Kandas Rise as Steps toward Raghupati's DevotionChaupai 124Doha 129, movement 1 of 2Leela Scene
  270. 270Parvati's Final Word: Firm Rama-Bhakti and the End of All SorrowDoha 129Doha 129, movement 2 of 2Sacred Tableau