Baal Kaanda
29 - Causes of Sri Rama's Descent
Chaupais
Description
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."