मुकुत न भये हते भगवाना । तीनि जनम द्विज बचन प्रवाना ॥
एक बार तिन्ह के हित लागी । धरेउ सरीर भगत अनुरागी ॥
mukuta na bhaye hate bhagavānā | tīni janama dvija bacana pravānā ||
eka bāra tinha ke hita lāgī | dhareu sarīra bhagata anurāgī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 123: Jalandhar and the vow of his wife
5 verses · 123 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Jalandhar and the vow of his wife
Slain by the Lord, Jaya and Vijaya were still not freed, for the brahmin's word bound them to three births. For their sake the Lord, who loves His devotees, took a body once, with Kashyapa and Aditi as father and mother, known then as Dasharatha and Kausalya. In that kalpa He came this way and made the world holy with His deeds. In another kalpa the devas lost every battle to Jalandhar. Shiva fought him without end, yet the mighty danava could not be killed, because his wife was supremely chaste and her virtue shielded him. The Lord then broke her vow by a trick and did the devas' work. When she learned the secret, she cursed Him in anger.
कस्यप अदिति तहाँ पितु माता । दसरथ कौसल्या बिख्याता ॥
एक कलप एहि बिधि अवतारा । चरित्र पवित्र किये संसारा ॥
kasyapa aditi tahām̐ pitu mātā | dasaratha kausalyā bikhyātā ||
eka kalapa ehi bidhi avatārā | caritra pavitra kiye saṃsārā ||
एक कलप सुर देखि दुखारे । समर जलन्धर सन सब हारे ॥
सम्भु कीन्ह संग्राम अपारा । दनुज महाबल मरइ न मारा ॥
eka kalapa sura dekhi dukhāre | samara jalandhara sana saba hāre ||
sambhu kīnha saṃgrāma apārā | danuja mahābala marai na mārā ||
परम-सती असुराधिप-नारी । तेहि बल ताहि न जितहिँ पुरारी ॥
parama-satī asurādhipa-nārī | tehi bala tāhi na jitahim̐ purārī ||
छल करि टारेउ तासु ब्रत, प्रभु सुर कारज कीन्ह ।
जब तेहि जानेउँ मरम तब, श्राप कोप करि दीन्ह ॥
chala kari ṭāreu tāsu brata, prabhu sura kāraja kīnha |
jaba tehi jāneum̐ marama taba, śrāpa kopa kari dīnha ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0