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Brahma goes on: let us see this festival with full eyes, O destroyer of Kama's pride. Burning Kama and then granting Rati a boon was most kind; to punish and then show grace is the natural way of great lords. Parvati has done boundless tapas; now accept her. Hearing Brahma's plea and remembering Shri Rama's word, Shiva gladly says, so be it. The devas beat drums, rain flowers and cry victory to the Lord of the devas. Knowing the moment, the seven rishis arrive, and Brahma sends them at once to Himachal's house. They go first to Bhavani and speak sweet words laced with guile: you would not hear us then, holding to Narada's teaching; now your vow has proved false, for Mahesha has burned Kama.
यह उत्सव देखिय भरि लोचन । सोह कछु करहु मदन-मद-मोचन ॥
काम जारि रति कहँ बर दीन्हा । कृपासिन्धु यह अति भल कीन्हा ॥
yaha utsava dekhiya bhari locana | soha kachu karahu madana-mada-mocana ||
kāma jāri rati kaham̐ bara dīnhā | kṛpāsindhu yaha ati bhala kīnhā ||
सासति करि पुनि करहिँ पसाऊ । नाथ प्रभुन्ह कर सहज-सुभाऊ ॥
पारबतीं तप कीन्ह अपारा । करहु तासु अब अङ्गीकारा ॥
sāsati kari puni karahim̐ pasāū | nātha prabhunha kara sahaja-subhāū ||
pārabatīṃ tapa kīnha apārā | karahu tāsu aba aṅgīkārā ||
सुनि विधि बिनय समुझि प्रभु बानी । ऐसेइ होउ कहा सुख मानी ॥
तब देवन्ह दुंदुभीं बजाईं । बरषि सुमन जय जय सुर-साँई ॥
suni vidhi binaya samujhi prabhu bānī | aisei hou kahā sukha mānī ||
taba devanha duṃdubhīṃ bajāīṃ | baraṣi sumana jaya jaya sura-sām̐ī ||
अवसर जानि सप्तरिषि आये । तुरतहिं बिधि गिरि-भवन पठाये ॥
प्रथम गये जहँ रही भवानी । बोले मधुर बचन छल-सानी ॥
avasara jāni saptariṣi āye | turatahiṃ bidhi giri-bhavana paṭhāye ||
prathama gaye jaham̐ rahī bhavānī | bole madhura bacana chala-sānī ||
कहा हमार न सुनेहु तब, नारद कें उपदेस ।
अब भा झूठ तुम्हार पन, जारेउ काम महेस ॥
kahā hamāra na sunehu taba, nārada keṃ upadesa |
aba bhā jhūṭha tumhāra pana, jāreu kāma mahesa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
