हर-गन मुनिहि जात पथ देखी । बिगत माह मन हरष बिसेखी ॥
अति सभीत नारद पहिँ आये । गहि-पद आरत बचन सुनाये ॥
hara-gana munihi jāta patha dekhī | bigata māha mana haraṣa bisekhī ||
ati sabhīta nārada pahim̐ āye | gahi-pada ārata bacana sunāye ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 139: Narada eases the ganas' curse
5 verses · 139 of 361
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Narada eases the ganas' curse
Seeing the muni on the road, the two ganas of Shiva came in great fear, clasped his feet and spoke in distress. We are Hara's ganas, not brahmins; we did a great wrong and have reaped its fruit. Kind one, soften the curse. Narada, merciful to the humble, said: go, both of you, and become rakshasas, with great wealth, splendour and strength. When by the might of your arms you conquer the world, Vishnu will take a human body. You will die in battle at Hari's hands and be freed, never to return to samsara. The two bowed and left, and in time were born as rakshasas. For this cause, in one kalpa, the Lord took human birth to lift the earth's burden.
हर-गन-हम न बिप्र मुनिराया । बड़ अपराध कीन्ह फल पाया ॥
साप-अनुग्रह करहु कृपाला । बोले नारद दीनदयाला ॥
hara-gana-hama na bipra munirāyā | bar̤a aparādha kīnha phala pāyā ||
sāpa-anugraha karahu kṛpālā | bole nārada dīnadayālā ||
निसिचर जाइ होहु तुम्ह दोऊ । बैभव बिपुल तेज बल होऊ ॥
भुज-बल बिस्व जितब तुम्ह जहिआ । धरिहहिँ बिष्नु मनुज तनु तहिआ ॥
nisicara jāi hohu tumha doū | baibhava bipula teja bala hoū ||
bhuja-bala bisva jitaba tumha jahiā | dharihahim̐ biṣnu manuja tanu tahiā ||
समर भरन हरि हाथ तुम्हारा । होइहहु मुकुत न पुनि संसारा ॥
चले जुगल मुनि-पद सिर नाई । भये निसाचर कालहि पाई ॥
samara bharana hari hātha tumhārā | hoihahu mukuta na puni saṃsārā ||
cale jugala muni-pada sira nāī | bhaye nisācara kālahi pāī ||
एक कलप एहि हेतु प्रभु, लीन्ह मनुज अवतार ।
सुर-रञ्जन सज्जन-सुखद, हरि भज्जन-भुबि-भार ॥
eka kalapa ehi hetu prabhu, līnha manuja avatāra |
sura-rañjana sajjana-sukhada, hari bhajjana-bhubi-bhāra ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0