जाइ मुनिन्ह हिमवन्त पठाये । करि बिनती गिरजहिं गृह ल्याये ॥
बहुरि सप्तरिषि सिव पहिं जाई । कथा उमा कै सकल सुनाई ॥
jāi muninha himavanta paṭhāye | kari binatī girajahiṃ gṛha lyāye ||
bahuri saptariṣi siva pahiṃ jāī | kathā umā kai sakala sunāī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 82: Tarakasura and Brahma's counsel
5 verses · 82 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Tarakasura and Brahma's counsel
The sages send Himavan, who pleads with Girija and brings her home. Then the seven rishis go to Shiva and tell him all of Uma's story. Hearing of her love Shiva is absorbed in joy, and the rishis go home glad. Steadying his mind, the wise Shambhu sits in meditation on Raghunayaka. At that time the asura Taraka arises, mighty and blazing. He conquers all the worlds and their guardians, and the devas are stripped of joy and wealth. He cannot age or die and cannot be beaten; the devas fight in many ways and lose. They go crying to Brahma, who sees them in distress. Brahma explains: this demon will die only when a son is born of Shambhu's seed; he alone will win this battle.
भये मगन सिव सुनत सनेहा । हरषि सप्तरिषि गवने गेहा ॥
मन थिर करि तब सम्भु सुजाना । लगे करन रघुनायक ध्याना ॥
bhaye magana siva sunata sanehā | haraṣi saptariṣi gavane gehā ||
mana thira kari taba sambhu sujānā | lage karana raghunāyaka dhyānā ||
तारक-असुर भयउ तेहि काला । भुज प्रताप बल तेज बिसाला ॥
तेहिँ सब लोक लोकपति-जीते । भये देव सुख-सम्पति रीते ॥
tāraka-asura bhayau tehi kālā | bhuja pratāpa bala teja bisālā ||
tehim̐ saba loka lokapati-jīte | bhaye deva sukha-sampati rīte ||
अजर अमर सो जीति न जाई । हारे सुर करि बिबिध लराई ॥
तब बिरञ्चि सन जाइ पुकारे । देखे बिधि सब देव दुखारे ॥
ajara amara so jīti na jāī | hāre sura kari bibidha larāī ||
taba birañci sana jāi pukāre | dekhe bidhi saba deva dukhāre ||
सब सन कहा बुझाइ बिधि, दनुज निधन तब होइ ।
सम्भु-सुक्र-सम्भूत-सुत, एहि जीतइ रन सोइ ॥
saba sana kahā bujhāi bidhi, danuja nidhana taba hoi |
sambhu-sukra-sambhūta-suta, ehi jītai rana soi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0