कह सिव जदपि उचित अस-नाहीँ । नाथ बचन पुनि मेटि न जाहीं ॥
सिर धरि आयसु करिय तुम्हारा । परम धरम यह नाथ हमारा ॥
kaha siva jadapi ucita asa-nāhīm̐ | nātha bacana puni meṭi na jāhīṃ ||
sira dhari āyasu kariya tumhārā | parama dharama yaha nātha hamārā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 77: Shiva obeys; the seven rishis sent
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Shiva obeys; the seven rishis sent
Shiva replies that though this hardly suits him, the Lord's word cannot be set aside. To carry out your command on my head is my highest dharma, he says. A parent's, guru's or master's word is to be obeyed without debate. The Lord is pleased with this answer, built of devotion, discernment and dharma, and says: Hara, your vow is kept; now keep in your heart what I have said. With that he vanishes, and Shankara keeps that form in his heart. At once the seven rishis come to Shiva, and he tells them: go to Parvati and test her love, then have Himavan send for her home and clear away the doubt.
मातु-पिता-गुरु-प्रभु कै बानी । बिनहिँ बिचार करिय सुभ जानी ॥
तुम्ह सब भाँति परम हितकारी । अज्ञा सिर पर नाथ तुम्हारी ॥
mātu-pitā-guru-prabhu kai bānī | binahim̐ bicāra kariya subha jānī ||
tumha saba bhām̐ti parama hitakārī | ajñā sira para nātha tumhārī ||
प्रभु तोषेउ सुनि सङ्कर बचना । भगति-विवेक-धर्म जुत रचना ॥
कह प्रभु हर तुम्हार पन रहेऊ । अब उर राखेहु जो हम जो कहेऊ ॥
prabhu toṣeu suni saṅkara bacanā | bhagati-viveka-dharma juta racanā ||
kaha prabhu hara tumhāra pana raheū | aba ura rākhehu jo hama jo kaheū ||
अन्तरधान भये अस भाखी । सङ्कर सोइ मूरति उर राखी ॥
तबहिँ सप्तरिषि सिव पहिँ आये । बोले प्रभु अति बचन सुहाये ॥
antaradhāna bhaye asa bhākhī | saṅkara soi mūrati ura rākhī ||
tabahim̐ saptariṣi siva pahim̐ āye | bole prabhu ati bacana suhāye ||
पारबती पहिँ जाइ तुम्ह, प्रेम परिच्छा लेहु ।
गिरिहि प्रेरि पठएहु भवन, दूरि करेहु सन्देहु ॥
pārabatī pahim̐ jāi tumha, prema paricchā lehu |
girihi preri paṭhaehu bhavana, dūri karehu sandehu ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0