[Note—^1 Externally, Lord Shiva maintained a stoic expression of dispassion and
neutrality, but internally his heart was uneasy. This uneasiness was not because he
had some hidden passions inside him, but because his devotee known as Uma was
suffering for him. Being a compassionate Lord, this made him restless, and this is the
primary reason why he left his mountainous abode in Mt. Kailash to come down to
the plains and visit the different hermitages of sages to preach and listen to the stories
of Lord Ram. This helped him to keep his remorseful heart at peace and engaged so
that it is kept diverted from his deep-seated sorrows generated by his awareness of the
sufferings of Uma.
Shiva has acknowledged this fact—that he was remorseful, very sad and
overcome with grief at his separation from Sati due to unfortunate circumstances—
later on in Ram Charit Manas, Uttar Kand, Chaupai line no. 5 that precedes Doha no.
56.]∞Á„U Á’Áœ ªÿ©U ∑§Ê‹È ’„ÈU ’ËÃË – ÁŸÃ ŸÒ „UÙß ⁄UÊ◊ ¬Œ ¬ ̋ËÃËH 3H
ēhi bidhi gaya'u kālu bahu bītī. nita nai hō'i rāma pada prītī. 3.
In this way, a lot of time passed away. In the meanwhile, affection and devotion for
Lord Ram kept on sprouting in the heart of Lord Shiva with renewed vigour and
freshness on a daily basis. (3)
Ÿ◊È ¬ ̋◊È ‚¢∑§⁄U ∑§⁄U ŒπÊ – •Á’ø‹ NUŒÿ° ÷ªÁà ∑Ò§ ⁄UπÊH 4H
¬ ̋ª≈U ⁄UÊ◊È ∑ΧÃÇÿ ∑Χ¬Ê‹Ê – M§¬ ‚Ë‹ ÁŸÁœ á Á’‚Ê‹ÊH 5H
’„ÈU ¬ ̋∑§Ê⁄U ‚¢∑§⁄UÁ„U ‚⁄UÊ„UÊ – ÃÈEg Á’ŸÈ •‚ ’ ̋ÃÈ ∑§Ù ÁŸ⁄U’Ê„UÊH 6H
nēmu prēmu saṅkara kara dēkhā. abicala hṛdayam̐ bhagati kai rēkhā. 4.
pragaṭē rāmu kṛtagya kṛpālā. rūpa sīla nidhi tēja bisālā. 5.
bahu prakāra saṅkarahi sarāhā. tumha binu asa bratu kō nirabāhā. 6.
Observing the steadfastness and sincerity of Shiva’s self-discipline and affection for
him (for Lord Ram), and the fact that the eclectic virtue of Bhakti (devotion,
submission and dedication) was as permanent in Shiva’s heart as an indelible line
(marked on stone), (4)---
---Lord Ram felt highly thankful and grateful to Lord Shiva, and was obliged
to reveal himself before the latter. When Lord Ram appeared before Shiva, the Lord
(Ram) looked most amiable and charming in his beautiful and splendorous form that
was radiant with a bright halo of exceptional brilliance and divinity. (5)
Lord Ram praised Shiva in many ways, lauding the latter’s virtues and glories.
Lord Ram told Shiva—‘Who else would have been successful in observing so strict
vows as you have done? [That is, no one in this world can be so strict and steady in
observing the disciplined way of life as Shiva does—both from the perspective of
remaining detached from everything associated with this world as well as from the
spiritual perspective by having steady and robust devotion for Lord Ram who
personifies the Supreme Being himself.]^1 (6)
[Note—^1 Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line nos. 4-5 that precede
Doha no. 57 which endorses this statement.^
Lord Ram explains why he was obliged to manifest himself before Lord Shiva.
Lord Ram saw that Shiva’s devotion for him was unprecedented, that Shiva
remembers him day in and day out, and that Shiva’s heart was not at peace (refer: