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biṣnu biran̄ci ādi surabrātā. caḍhi caḍhi bāhana calē barātā. 7.
sura samāja saba bhām̐ti anūpā. nahiṁ barāta dūlaha anurūpā. 8.
Lord Vishnu, Biranchi (i.e. Brahma) and a host of other gods rode their respective
vehicles and proceeded to join the marriage procession. (7)
The society of gods that constituted the marriage party looked exceptionally
marvellous in every possible way, but this marriage procession did not match the type
of groom for whom it was meant^1. (8)
[Note—^1 All the gods had magnificent forms, looked divine, and were well decorated.
Their vehicles and attendants were also wonderful to behold. But the main hero of
this gathering, the ‘groom’, i.e. Lord Shiva, was at odds with this grand setup.
We shall soon read about the attendants and followers of Shiva who were
accompanying him as his close friends and confindentes: they were fear-inspiring
ghosts, phantoms, ogres and spirits of all denominations and descriptions (refer: Ram
Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Sortha/Doha no. 93 along with its preceding Chaupai line
nos. 7-8 and Chanda line nos. 1-4). This group was obviously at odds with the group
that consisted of gods and their attendants who were all divine-looking and charming
in their appearance.]
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Á’‹ª Á’‹ª „UÙß ø‹„ÈU ‚’ ÁŸ¡ ÁŸ¡ ‚Á„Uà ‚◊Ê¡H 92H
dōhā.
biṣnu kahā asa bihasi taba bōli sakala disirāja.
bilaga bilaga hō'i calahu saba nija nija sahita samāja. 92.
Lord Vishnu then summoned all the different guardians of the world (i.e. the different
gods) and advised them with a smile—‘Look, every one of you should march
separately with your own retinue (group of companions).’ (Doha no. 92)
[Note—Till this point no attendant of Shiva has joined the marriage procession. All
of them longed to do so; all of them wished to join in the celebration of the marriage
of their Lord, Shiva. But they were hesitant to do so; they were feeling shy and
reluctant to step forward because of the presence of a large number of magnificent
looking gods and their divine attendants.
Vishnu realised this. After all, this was Shiva’s marriage procession, and not of
any one of other gods. So therefore, the marriage procession should represent the
groom, i.e. Lord Shiva, and this would be possible only when Shiva’s close attendants
took the lead and joined the celebrations. The marriage party as of now looked like it
was the procession of gods, with none of Shiva’s attendants in sight.
Vishnu is a wise and intelligent god. So he devised a method to help Shiva’s
attendants join the procession. It would be possible only when he directs all the gods
to move in separate groups, surrounded by their companions. For instance, the Water-
God would move ahead with his companions, such as all the aquatic creatures. Shiva
will find himself alone, and so he will be constrained to call his own attendants to
mill around and form a distinct group around him.
When the rest of the gods would have moved away from Shiva to form their own
groups, sufficient space would be created around Shiva so that his personal group of
attendants can join him.]