Bala Kanda

Chapter 60: Shiva wakes; Daksha's pride grows

5 verses · 60 of 361

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Shiva wakes; Daksha's pride grows

So Daksha's daughter suffered a grief beyond words. After eighty-seven thousand years, imperishable Shambhu came out of samadhi and began to remember Rama's name, and Sati knew the lord of the world had woken. She bowed at his feet, and Shankar gave her a seat facing him and began to tell the sweet katha of Hari. At that time Brahma, finding Daksha fit, made him chief of the Prajapatis. With this great authority, deep pride entered Daksha's heart. No one born in the world, Tulsidas says, gains power without being intoxicated by it. The doha: Daksha called the munis, began a great yajna, and invited all the gods who receive a share of the offerings.

60.1

एहि बिधि दुखित प्रजेसकुमारी । अकथनीय दारुन दुख भारी ॥
बीतें सम्बत सहस-सतासी । तजी समाधि सम्भु अबिनासी ॥

ehi bidhi dukhita prajesakumārī | akathanīya dāruna dukha bhārī ||
bīteṃ sambata sahasa-satāsī | tajī samādhi sambhu abināsī ||

60.2

राम नाम सिव सुमिरन लागे । जानेउ सतीं जगतपति जागे ॥
जाइ सम्भु-पद बन्दन कीन्हा । सनमुख सङ्कर आसन दीन्हा ॥

rāma nāma siva sumirana lāge | jāneu satīṃ jagatapati jāge ||
jāi sambhu-pada bandana kīnhā | sanamukha saṅkara āsana dīnhā ||

60.3

लगे कहन हरिकथा रसाला । दच्छ प्रजेस भये तेहि काला ॥
देखा बिधि बिचारि सब लायक । दच्छहि कीन्ह प्रजापति-नायक ॥

lage kahana harikathā rasālā | daccha prajesa bhaye tehi kālā ||
dekhā bidhi bicāri saba lāyaka | dacchahi kīnha prajāpati-nāyaka ||

60.4

बड़ अधिकार दच्छ जब पावा । अति अभिमान हृदयँ तब आवा ॥
नहिँ कोउ अस जनमा जग माहीँ । प्रभुता पाइ जाहि मद नाहीं ॥

bar̤a adhikāra daccha jaba pāvā | ati abhimāna hṛdayam̐ taba āvā ||
nahim̐ kou asa janamā jaga māhīm̐ | prabhutā pāi jāhi mada nāhīṃ ||

दो॰ 60Doha

दच्छ लिये मुनि बोलि सब, करन लगे बड़ जाग ।
नेवते सादर सकल सुर, जे पावत मख भाग ॥

daccha liye muni boli saba, karana lage bar̤a jāga |
nevate sādara sakala sura, je pāvata makha bhāga ||

Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0