Bala Kanda

Chapter 81: The rishis bow to Jagadamba

5 verses · 81 of 361

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The rishis bow to Jagadamba

Parvati continues: had you met me first, great sages, I would have taken your advice on my head. Now I have staked my life for Shambhu; who weighs merits and faults now? My stubbornness will last ten million births: I will wed Shambhu or stay unmarried. I will not give up Narada's teaching even if Mahesha himself says so a hundred times. Jagadamba then says, I fall at your feet; go home, it is late. Seeing her love, the wise sages cry, victory, victory to you, Jagadambika Bhavani! You are Maya, and Shiva is the Bhagavan, father and mother of the whole world. Bowing at her feet, they leave, thrilled again and again.

81.1

जौँ तुम्ह मिलतेहु प्रथम मुनीसा । सुनतिउँ सिख तुम्हारि धरि सीसा ॥
अब मैं जनम सम्भु हित हारा । को गुन दूषन करै विचारा ॥

jaum̐ tumha milatehu prathama munīsā | sunatium̐ sikha tumhāri dhari sīsā ||
aba maiṃ janama sambhu hita hārā | ko guna dūṣana karai vicārā ||

81.2

जौँ तुम्हरे हठ हृदयँ बिसेषी । रहि न जाइ बिनु किये बरेषी ॥
तौ कौतुकिअन्ह आलस नाहीँ । बर-कन्या अनेक जग माहीं ॥

jaum̐ tumhare haṭha hṛdayam̐ biseṣī | rahi na jāi binu kiye bareṣī ||
tau kautukianha ālasa nāhīm̐ | bara-kanyā aneka jaga māhīṃ ||

81.3

जनम कोटि लगि रगर हमारी । बरउँ सम्मु न त रहउँ कुआरी ॥
तजउँ न नारद कर उपदेसू । आपु कहहिँ सत बार महेसू ॥

janama koṭi lagi ragara hamārī | baraum̐ sammu na ta rahaum̐ kuārī ||
tajaum̐ na nārada kara upadesū | āpu kahahim̐ sata bāra mahesū ||

81.4

मैं पाँ परउँ कहइ जगदम्बा । तुम्ह गृह गवनहु भयउ बिलम्बा ॥
देखि प्रेम बोले मुनि ज्ञानी । जय जय जगदम्बिके भवानी ॥

maiṃ pām̐ paraum̐ kahai jagadambā | tumha gṛha gavanahu bhayau bilambā ||
dekhi prema bole muni jñānī | jaya jaya jagadambike bhavānī ||

दो॰ 81Doha

तुम्ह माया भगवान सिव, सकल जगत पितु मातु ।
नाइ चरन सिर मुनि चले, पुनि पुनि हरषित गातु ॥

tumha māyā bhagavāna siva, sakala jagata pitu mātu |
nāi carana sira muni cale, puni puni haraṣita gātu ||

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