Ramayan - Ramcharitramanas - Purushotam Charitramanas

Ram's Character - Humanity's Lesson

This Holy Lake of Ram's Act ever be,

Lake of merit - destroying defilement fully,

Blessing the soul with knowledge totally,

Showing the light to Man's path eternally.

But granting faith and wisdom infinity,

Washing away ignorance - filth wholly,

Clearing illusions, doubt unhesitatingly,

With ample love - knowledge with purity.

Those who plunge into this will certainly,

Not burn in the scorching sun of humanity,

Having faith - shall ride with all humility,

Through birth, death to Lord's abode finally.

Ram's acts are compassionate, just, holy,

Glowing and showing the path to Divinity,

Encompassing all the aspects of humanity,

So ever gracing all of Man's life unceasingly.

Tulsi Das's work in essence is but truly,

'Ram the Master -- I the servant' only,

Worshiping his Master's lotus feet eternally,

And singing His praise with love infinitely.

True worship to hold unto Lord definitely,

Seeking nothing but His grace unshakably,

Detachment - enduring pain giving joy be,

Compassion - suffering yet helping readily.

Ignorance - root cause of sickness clearly,

Ever giving rise to all the forms of misery,

Lust but 'wind', Greed - the 'phlegm' only,

Choler - 'bile' – inflaming soul perpetually.