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sunata bacana bisamita mahatārī. sapana sunāya'u girihi ham̐kārī. 6.
mātu pitahi bahubidhi samujhā'ī. calīṁ umā tapa hita haraṣā'ī. 7.
priya parivāra pitā aru mātā. bha'ē bikala mukha āva na bātā. 8.
Hearing these mysterious words from her daughter, the mother was amazed. She
called her husband Giri, and narrated the daughter’s dream to him. (6)
The parents, the mother as well as the father, explained the things to their
daughter in various ways (to remove her doubts and confusions, as well as to inject
confidence and determination in her mind and heart so that she does Tapa with a firm
conviction and succeeds in it).
Then, encouraged and convinced, Uma cheerfully (and with great confidence)
started-ff on her mission of doing Tapa. (7)
As she went away to do Tapa, her dear kith and kin, her loving family
members, her parents, everyone, were overcome with grief so much so that they could
not utter a word.^1 (8)
[Note—^1 Doing Tapa is not a joke nor a child’s play. Its severity would shake the
confidence of even the hardened war veterans. Just how tough it is to do Tapa and
how severely punishing it is will be clear if one reads the following instances in Ram
Charit Manas, Baal Kand—(i) Uma’s Tapa as described in Chaupai line nos. 1-8 that
precede Doha no. 74; (ii) Manu and Satrupa’s Tapa as described in from Chaupai line
no. 1 that precedes Doha no. 144—to Chaupai line no. 4 that precedes Doha no. 145.
Even a single casual reading of the way Tapa is done and its effect on the body
will make even those with stern hearts whince in fear. It is imaginable how hard and
difficult it would have been for a girl as young as Uma to bear with the rigidities and
hardships of doing Tapa. The mere imagination of the hardships and sufferings
involved in doing Tapa sent chill down the spine of the loved ones of Uma, viz. her
friends, family members and parents, and they were all drowned in gloom and
despair. But there was no way out; Uma was determined to do Tapa.
An interesting lesson is to be learnt here: If a person has firm determination, if
one is convinced of the path he or she has chosen, of one has self-confidence in the
strength of the Spirit, then there is no hurdle in this creation that can come in his or
her path, and for such a resolute person victory and success are virtually served on a
platter.]
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dōhā.
bēdasirā muni ā'i taba sabahi kahā samujhā'i.
pārabatī mahimā sunata rahē prabōdhahi pā'i. 73.
At the time when all the family members were thus overwhelmed in distress and
gloom, sage Ved-siraa came and consoled them, explaining the glories of Parvati and
extolling her divine virtues.