अजहूँ मानहु कहा हमारा । हम तुम्ह कहँ बर नीक बिचारा ॥
अति-सुन्दर सुचि सुखद सुसीला । गावहिँ बेद जासु जस लीला ॥
ajahūm̐ mānahu kahā hamārā | hama tumha kaham̐ bara nīka bicārā ||
ati-sundara suci sukhada susīlā | gāvahim̐ beda jāsu jasa līlā ||
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The rishis go on: even now take our advice; we have thought of a fine groom for you, faultless and sung by the Vedas, the Lord of Lakshmi who dwells in Vaikuntha. We will bring him to you. Bhavani laughs and answers. You are right that this body is born of a mountain; my resolve will not leave even if the body does. Gold too comes from stone and keeps its nature in fire. I will not give up Narada's word, whether my home stays settled or is ruined; I do not fear. Mahadeva may be a house of faults and Vishnu a home of all virtues, but each heart has work only with the one it delights in.
अजहूँ मानहु कहा हमारा । हम तुम्ह कहँ बर नीक बिचारा ॥
अति-सुन्दर सुचि सुखद सुसीला । गावहिँ बेद जासु जस लीला ॥
ajahūm̐ mānahu kahā hamārā | hama tumha kaham̐ bara nīka bicārā ||
ati-sundara suci sukhada susīlā | gāvahim̐ beda jāsu jasa līlā ||
दूषन रहित सकल-गुन-रासी । श्रीपति पुर-बैकुंठ-निवासी ॥
अस बर तुम्हहिँ मिलाउब आनी । सुनत बिहँसि कह बचन भवानी ॥
dūṣana rahita sakala-guna-rāsī | śrīpati pura-baikuṃṭha-nivāsī ||
asa bara tumhahim̐ milāuba ānī | sunata biham̐si kaha bacana bhavānī ||
सत्य कहेहु गिरि-भव तनु एहा । हठ न छूट छूटै बरु देहा ॥
कनकउ पुनि पषान तेँ होई । जारेहुँ सहज न परिहर सोई ॥
satya kahehu giri-bhava tanu ehā | haṭha na chūṭa chūṭai baru dehā ||
kanakau puni paṣāna tem̐ hoī | jārehum̐ sahaja na parihara soī ||
नारद बचन न मैं परिहरऊँ । बसउ भवन उजरउ नहिँ डरऊँ ॥
गुरु कें बचन प्रतीति न जेही । सपनेहुँ सुगम न सुख सिधि तेही ॥
nārada bacana na maiṃ pariharaūm̐ | basau bhavana ujarau nahim̐ ḍaraūm̐ ||
guru keṃ bacana pratīti na jehī | sapanehum̐ sugama na sukha sidhi tehī ||
महादेव अवगुन भवन, बिष्नु सकल-गुन-धाम ।
जेहि कर मन रम जाहि सन, तेहि तेही सन काम ॥
mahādeva avaguna bhavana, biṣnu sakala-guna-dhāma |
jehi kara mana rama jāhi sana, tehi tehī sana kāma ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0