[Parvati’s mother Maina paryed to Lord Shiva—] ‘Oh Lord! Uma (Parvati) is very
dear to me as if she is a part-and-parcel of my own life. Please treat her with the same
affection as you accept her as a humble member of your own home.
As such (i.e. with this view in mind), please overlook and forgive all her
faults and shortcomings. Now be pleased and grant me this boon (as desired by me).’
[This second half of the Doha can also be read as follows: ‘I request you that
please be kind to me, and realising how Parvati is dear to me, assure me that you will
treat her with the greatest of love and affection even as you accept her as an
inseparable member of your home.’] (Doha no. 101)
[Note—Refer: “Parvati Mangal”, verse no. 142.
Refer also to Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Doha no. 336 along with Chanda
line nos. 1-4 that precede it where Sita’s mother has made a similar request to Lord
Ram.]
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bahu bidhi sambhu sāsu samujhā'ī. gavanī bhavana carana siru nā'ī. 1.
Lord Shiva comforted his mother-in-law in various ways (just like he had done with
his father-in-law in Chanda line no. 3 that precedes Doha no. 101)^1. After that, she
went back to her home. (1)
[Note—^1 Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line no. 2 that precedes Doha
no. 337 where Lord Ram has similarly comforted his mother-in-law.]
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jananīṁ umā bōli taba līnhī. lai uchaṅga sundara sikha dīnhī. 2.
karēhu sadā saṅkara pada pūjā. nāridharamu pati dē'u na dūjā. 3.
After Maina returned home, she called Uma and made her sit affectionately on her lap
so that she could give some final good advice to her daughter before her departure
with her husband. (2)
Maina adivised her daughter—‘Always worship the feet of (your husband)
Lord Shiva. (Remember that—) For a woman, her husband is like a revered god, and
no other god is more respectable for her than her husband^1 .’ (3)
[Note—^1 A similar advice was given to Sita, the wife of Lord Ram, on three
occasions. (i) The first was by her mother who had made Sita sit on her lap
affectionately as she gave her the same advice as Maina has done to Parvati—refer:
Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line nos. 3-6 that precede Doha no. 334.
(ii) The second occasion was when her father king Janak had advised her at
the time of her departure of the marriage party from Janakpur for Ayodhya—refer:
Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line no. 1 that precedes Doha no. 339.
(iii) And the third occasion was in the forest where Anusuiya, the wife of sage
Atri, has explained the code of conduct for a wise wife—refer: Ram Charit Manas,
Aranya Kand, Sortha/Doha no. 5 and its preceding Chaupai line nos. 1-19.]