Ayodhya Kand, 2nd line of Doha no. 269; and (v) Ayodhya Kand, Chaupai line no. 7
that precedes Doha no. 318.]¡ı¥ ÃÈEg⁄U „UΔU NUŒÿ° Á’‚·Ë – ⁄UÁ„U Ÿ ¡Êß Á’ŸÈ Á∑§∞° ’⁄U·ËH 3H
Ãı ∑§ıÃÈÁ∑§•ã„U •Ê‹‚È ŸÊ„UË¥ – ’⁄U ∑§ãÿÊ •Ÿ∑§ ¡ª ◊Ê„UË¥H 4H
¡ã◊ ∑§ÙÁ≈U ‹Áª ⁄Uª⁄U „U◊Ê⁄UË – ’⁄U©°U ‚¢÷È Ÿ à ⁄U„U©°U ∑ȧ•Ê⁄UËH 5H
jauṁ tumharē haṭha hṛdayam̐ bisēṣī. rahi na jā'i binu ki'ēm̐ barēṣī. 3.
tau kautuki'anha ālasu nāhīṁ. bara kan'yā anēka jaga māhīṁ. 4.
janma kōṭi lagi ragara hamārī. bara'um̐ sambhu na ta raha'um̐ ku'ārī. 5.
If your heart is so determined that you can’t refrain yourself from match-making (and
perhaps finding a suitable partner for Vishnu for whom you act like a marriage agent)-
--(3)
---Then for active and diligent persons who do not know what is laziness as
they are very energetic in whatever they decide to do, there is no dearth of either a
groom or a bride in this vast world because they are plenty of them there.^1 (4)
Now listen to me. It is my firm vow that I will marry only Shiva and no one
else even if I have to remain unmarried for thousands of births. (5)
[Note—^1 Parvati must have told the Sapta-rishis—“You can find so many eligible
bachelors to become a groom, and equal numbers of girls to become a bride for them.
Why do you insist and poke me unnecessarily when I am unwilling and not interested
in playing ball with you! This world is a vast place, and you can surely find greener
pastures elsewhere. You have already said that I belong to the mountains which are
un-inhabitable places. Please go to greener pastures where you will find wonderful
maidens eagerly wanting to line-up for an interview with you so that you can help
them find a suitable match. Or else, you would find a suitable maiden for Vishnu who
has commissioned you to find a girl for him!
Forget about me, and also forget about finding a suitable bride for Vishnu in the
hostile mountainous terrain. Go to the world where I am sure you will meet not one,
not two, but countless girls suitable for your purpose. Please don’t waste your
precious time here.]
á©°U Ÿ ŸÊ⁄UŒ ∑§⁄U ©U¬Œ‚Í – •Ê¬È ∑§„U®„U ‚à ’Ê⁄U ◊„U‚ÍH 6H
◊Ò¥ ¬Ê ¬⁄U©°U ∑§„Uß ¡ªŒ¢’Ê – ÃÈEg ªÎ„U ªflŸ„ÈU ÷ÿ©U Á’‹¢’ÊH 7H
taja'um̐ na nārada kara upadēsū. āpu kahahiṁ sata bāra mahēsū. 6.
maiṁ pā para'um̐ kaha'i jagadambā. tumha gṛha gavanahu bhaya'u bilambā.
7.
I will not abandon or disregard Narad’s words (advice) even if Lord Shiva (for whom
I have done such a severe Tapa, who is the Lord of my life, and to whom I am fully
devoted and committed) himself tells me to do so.^1 (6)
[Parvati was very exasperated by now, so she bluntly told the sages—] I fall at
your feet and most politely ask you to go home as it is getting too late. [I am fed-up
with you. Please go away from here and leave me alone. Thank you for all your time
and advice which, however, I don’t need.]’ (7)
[Note—^1 Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line nos. 7-8 that precede
Doha no. 80. The reason is implied in these two verses: “One should not disobey