Baal Kaanda Causes of Sri Rama's Descent - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Baal Kaanda Causes of Sri Rama's Descent · Verse Chaupais 1715
Sanskrit Original
सुनु गिरिजा हरिचरित सुहाए। बिपुल बिसद निगमागम गाए।। हरि अवतार हेतु जेहि होई। इदमित्थं कहि जाइ न सोई।। राम अर्तक्य बुद्धि मन बानी। मत हमार अस सुनहि सयानी।। तदपि संत मुनि बेद पुराना। जस कछु कहहिं स्वमति अनुमाना।। तस मैं सुमुखि सुनावउँ तोही। समुझि परइ जस कारन मोही।। जब जब होइ धरम कै हानी। बाढहिं असुर अधम अभिमानी।। करहिं अनीति जाइ नहिं बरनी। सीदहिं बिप्र धेनु सुर धरनी।। तब तब प्रभु धरि बिबिध सरीरा। हरहि कृपानिधि सज्जन पीरा।।
sunu girijā haricarita suhāē. bipula bisada nigamāgama gāē.. hari avatāra hētu jēhi hōī. idamitthaṃ kahi jāi na sōī.. rāma artakya buddhi mana bānī. mata hamāra asa sunahi sayānī.. tadapi saṃta muni bēda purānā. jasa kachu kahahiṃ svamati anumānā.. tasa maiṃ sumukhi sunāvau tōhī. samujhi parai jasa kārana mōhī.. jaba jaba hōi dharama kai hānī. bāḍhahiṃ asura adhama abhimānī.. karahiṃ anīti jāi nahiṃ baranī. sīdahiṃ bipra dhēnu sura dharanī.. taba taba prabhu dhari bibidha sarīrā. harahi kṛpānidhi sajjana pīrā..
Hark, O Girija: the Vedas and the Tantras have sung numerous charming and sinless exploits of Sri Hari. The cause of Sri Hari's descent cannot be precisely stated. Listen, O sensible lady: Sri Rama is beyond the grasp of intellect, mind or speech: such is my conviction. Yet, O charming lady, I tell you the reason as I understand it and even as the saints and sages, the Vedas and the Puranas have stated according to their intellectual level. Whenever virtue declines and vile and haughty demons multiply and work uniquity that cannot be told, and whenever Brahmanas, cows, gods and earth itself are in trouble, the gracious Lord assumes various (transcendent) forms and relieves the distress of the virtuous."