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dōhā.
bhaya'u manōratha suphala tava sunu girirājakumāri.
pariharu dusaha kalēsa saba aba milihahiṁ tripurāri. 74.
[The voice from the heaven said—] ‘Listen, oh daughter of Giri! All your desires
have been fulfilled; all your wishes are granted.
Now henceforth, set aside all your sorrows and grief, and you need not suffer
any longer for now you will have access to Lord Tripurari (Shiva). (Doha no. 74)
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caupā’ī.
asa tapu kāhum̐ na kīnha bhavānī. bha'ē anēka dhīra muni gyānī. 1.
aba ura dharahu brahma bara bānī. satya sadā santata suci jānī. 2.
[The voice from the sky, the heaven, which was like the voice of an Oracle, said—]
‘Oh Bhavaani! No one has ever done the type of Tapa as you have done, though there
were many a patient, courageous and wise sages and hermits^1. (1)
Now have faith in the eclectic and wise words of Brahm, the supreme Lord of
creation. Realising that these words are always truthful, honest and sincere, as well as
sacred and venerable, you must keep them in your heart^2. (2)
[Note—^1 Refer: “Parvati Mangal”, verse no. 40 also.
Sages and hermits did Tapa as a routine affair. Their whole life was virtually
devoted to Tapa, but it had become more of a religious duty and a sort of ritual for
them rather than a concerted and single-minded effort to achieve a particular goal.
And amongst them who actually did Tapa in the rigourous and intensive way Uma
had done, they were successful in acquiring special super-natural powers and spiritual
seniority that others lacked.
Patience and courage are the hall-marks of all dedicated saints, sages and hermits
because without these virtues they can’t cope with the rigour of the life they have
chosen for themselves, a life that requires strict self-discipline, remaining distanced
from the charms of the physical world, overcoming the natural instincts of the body
and the desire of the sense organs for gratification, and the other natural pulls and
tugs of worldly life.
It’s like the case of a university class. Hundred and thousands of students pass
through the portals of a university, but only a few selected ones do something that is
path-breaking and unique which will make them remembered in history as legends.
The severity of Uma’s Tapa was one of its kind, and no one had suffered so much
for the objective she had in mind—viz. to have a husband. Refer also to: Kalidas’
“Kumar Sambhava”, Canto 5, verse no. 29 which also says that the severity of Uma’
Tapa was unprecedented.
So, the voice of Brahma, the Creator, praised Parvati for her Tapa.
(^2) The voice Uma heard was not the voice of an ordinary creature, not even of any
ordinary god, but the voice of the Lord of creation. The words that the Lord speaks
are never false or cloaked in deceit or driven by vested interest; these words are
sacred and honourable. Not everyone is fortunate to hear them; only a few privileged