बरष सहस-दस त्यागेउ सोऊ । ठाढ़े रहे एक पग दोऊ ॥
विधि हरि तप देखि अपारा । मनु समीप आये बहु बारा ॥
baraṣa sahasa-dasa tyāgeu soū | ṭhār̤he rahe eka paga doū ||
vidhi hari tapa dekhi apārā | manu samīpa āye bahu bārā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 145: The voice from the sky
5 verses · 145 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The voice from the sky
For ten thousand years they gave up even air and stood on one foot. Seeing such tapas, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva came to Manu many times, tempting them in many ways to ask a boon, but the steadfast pair would not be moved. Their bodies were mere bones, yet their minds felt not the least pain. The all-knowing Lord, knowing the royal ascetics His own servants with no other refuge, spoke from the sky: ask, ask a boon. The voice was deep and soaked in the nectar of grace. Entering their hearts through their ears, that lovely speech, which could revive the dead, made their bodies sound and full, as if they had just come from home. Thrilled at nectar-like words, Manu prostrated, his heart overflowing with love.
माँगहु बर बहु भाँति लोभाये । परम धीर नहिँ चलहिँ चलाये ॥
अस्थि–मात्र होइ रहे सरीरा । तदपि मनाग मनहिँ नहिँ पीरा ॥
mām̐gahu bara bahu bhām̐ti lobhāye | parama dhīra nahim̐ calahim̐ calāye ||
asthi–mātra hoi rahe sarīrā | tadapi manāga manahim̐ nahim̐ pīrā ||
प्रभु सर्बज्ञ दास निज जानी । गति अनन्य तापस नृप-रानी ॥
माँगु माँगु बर भइ नभ बानी । परम गभीर कृपामृत सानी ॥
prabhu sarbajña dāsa nija jānī | gati ananya tāpasa nṛpa-rānī ||
mām̐gu mām̐gu bara bhai nabha bānī | parama gabhīra kṛpāmṛta sānī ||
मृतक जिआवनि गिरा सुहाई । श्रबन रन्ध्र होइ उर जब आई ॥
ह्रष्टपुष्ट तन भये सुहाये । मानहुँ अबहिँ भवन तैँ आये ॥
mṛtaka jiāvani girā suhāī | śrabana randhra hoi ura jaba āī ||
hraṣṭapuṣṭa tana bhaye suhāye | mānahum̐ abahim̐ bhavana taim̐ āye ||
स्त्रवन सुधा-सम बचन सुनि, पुलक प्रफुल्लित गात ।
बोले मनु करि दंडवत, प्रेम न हृदयँ समात ॥
stravana sudhā-sama bacana suni, pulaka praphullita gāta |
bole manu kari daṃḍavata, prema na hṛdayam̐ samāta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0