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Hearken now, protector of the suppliant, with the large lotus eyes; my pride was inordinate, there was no one to equal me. Now after seeing Thy lotus feet, the arrogance that caused me so much misery has passed away. Let others adore the unembodied Supreme, the primary existence, whom the Vedas hymn; but my desire is the king of Kosala, the divine Rama, visible and material. Together with Sita and Lakshman, make my heart Thy abode.
Source Tulsidas, Ramayana, Lankâ-kând, Dohâ 107, §4 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Tulsidas, poet of the Ramayana, meeting Rama, the king of Kosala revered as God made man, dissolves pride and opens the heart to a loving, close presence; Sita is his wife and Lakshman his brother. Today, each time a movement of pride rises in you, gently repeat “make my heart Thy abode”.
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