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Shiva goes about teaching knowledge to sages here, praising Rama's virtues there. Though he is free of desire, the Lord who knows all is pained by the separation of his devotee. Much time passes this way, and his love for Rama's feet grows new each day. Seeing Shankara's discipline, his love and the unshakeable line of bhakti in his heart, Shri Rama appears, grateful and merciful, a treasury of beauty and good nature, radiant. He praises Shankara warmly: who but you could keep such a vow? He explains many things to Shiva and tells him of Parvati's birth and her most holy deeds in full. Then he asks: if you love me, go and marry the mountain's daughter; give me this as my request.
कतहुँ मुनिन्ह उपदेसहिँ ज्ञाना । कतहुँ राम गुन करहिं बखाना ॥
जदपि अकाम तदपि भगवाना । भगत-बिरह-दुख दुखित-सुजाना ॥
katahum̐ muninha upadesahim̐ jñānā | katahum̐ rāma guna karahiṃ bakhānā ||
jadapi akāma tadapi bhagavānā | bhagata-biraha-dukha dukhita-sujānā ||
एहि विधि गयउ काल बहु बीती । नित नै होइ राम-पद-प्रीती ॥
नेम प्रेम सङ्कर कर देखा । अबिचल हृदयँ भगति कै रेखा ॥
ehi vidhi gayau kāla bahu bītī | nita nai hoi rāma-pada-prītī ||
nema prema saṅkara kara dekhā | abicala hṛdayam̐ bhagati kai rekhā ||
प्रगटे राम कृतज्ञ कृपाला । रूप-सील-निधि तेज बिसाला ॥
बहु प्रकार सङ्करहि सराहा । तुम्ह बिनु अस ब्रत को निरबाहा ॥
pragaṭe rāma kṛtajña kṛpālā | rūpa-sīla-nidhi teja bisālā ||
bahu prakāra saṅkarahi sarāhā | tumha binu asa brata ko nirabāhā ||
बहु बिधि राम सिवहि समुझावा । पारबती कर जनम सुनावा ॥
अति पुनीत गिरिजा कै करनी । बिस्तर सहित कृपानिधि बरनी ॥
bahu bidhi rāma sivahi samujhāvā | pārabatī kara janama sunāvā ||
ati punīta girijā kai karanī | bistara sahita kṛpānidhi baranī ||
अब बिनती मम सुनेहु सिव, जौँ मो पर निज-नेहु ।
जाइ बिबाहहु सैलजहि, यह मोहि मागें देहु ॥
aba binatī mama sunehu siva, jaum̐ mo para nija-nehu |
jāi bibāhahu sailajahi, yaha mohi māgeṃ dehu ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
