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satya kahēhu giribhava tanu ēhā. haṭha na chūṭa chūṭai baru dēhā. 5.
kanaka'u puni paṣāna tēṁ hō'ī. jārēhum̐ sahaju na parihara sō'ī. 6.
[Parvati had tried her best to hear out the Sapta-rishis patiently, but her patience was
progressively wearing out in the light of the way the seven sages had tried to deride
Lord Shiva, her object of adoration and devotion, in addition to defaming sage Narad,
her father and even herself by proposing to marry her to Vishnu who was already
married to Laxmi, and even that by doing it secretly without the knowledge and
consent of her parents. This was surely incredulous and unethical act on their part, and
it hugely embarrassed and infuriated Parvati.
So now we find that when she had had enough of this nonsense, she finally
decided to cut it short. Hence, she curtly told the Sapta-rishis—]
‘Yes, you are truthful when you say that I am stubborn because I am born in
the land of the mountains (and therefore inherit the dumbness and stubbornness of the
mountains)^1.
This being the case, I will not abandon my vows or rescind on my decision (to
marry Lord Shiva) even if I have to leave this body (or die for my stubbornness and
stupidity). (5)
See, gold is also produced from a rock (i.e. from the gold mines found in the
earth, and is as hard and lifeless as the rock of a mountain). But when this gold is put
in fire (in a symbolic gesture to punish it so that it can change its rocky, hard and
gross nature), it does not yield but remains as stubborn as before^2.
[The gold is not afraid of being punished by being put in fire, but continues to
remain hard, rocky and lifeless. But tell me oh sages, can anyone say a piece of gold
is the same as a piece of ordinary rock? Fire only enhances its value and purifies it
further; the stubbornness of gold pays it rich dividends in the sense that it becomes
more valuable. My Tapa and my firm determination to remain steadfast in my vows to
marry Shiva will come in good stead for me. You need not worry about me or my
future. Thank you!!] (6)
[Note—Refer also to “Parvati Mangal”, verse nos. 58—65 which are very
explicit in the way Parvati has defended her position and her decision to marry Lord
Shiva.
Refer also to Shiva Puran, 2/3/25/57.
(^1) Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Doha no. 78.
(^2) A similar idea is expressed elsewhere also—refer: Ram Charit Manas, Ayodhya
Kand, Chaupai line no. 5 that precedes Doha no. 205. It is in the context of Bharat
who says that the unique quality of gold is that the more you heat it in fire the more
purified and valuable it becomes instead of evaporating like water or getting reduced
to ashes like wood, or even cracking and getting dark by heat and soot as in the case
of rock or stone.]
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nārada bacana na maiṁ parihara'ūm̐. basa'u bhavanu ujara'u nahiṁ ḍara'ūm̐.
7.