33-34. Seeing Girija’s (Parvati’s) firm resolve and determination (that she will do
anything to marry Shiva), the mother, the father, and other relatives returned back.
When a person has developed an intensity of affection and love for somebody that the
person’s mind and heart are completely possessed by the thoughts of the lover, when
the person’s existence is overshadowed by the thoughts of the object of his adoration,
then it is futile to talk of anything else with such a person. For this person, there is no
one dearer than the one whom he or she loves and adores. [In the case of Parvati, this
‘dear and beloved one’ was Lord Shiva. So she would listen to no entreaties and could
not be persuaded to return home.] (33)
[Finally, Parvati embarked upon doing severe Tapa to attain her goal of
accessing Lord Shiva and marrying him at all costs.] She forsook worldly comforts
and pleasures as if they were some kind of disease. [That is, she tried her best to avoid
them just like one avoids catching so disease.]
She avoided all company and preferred to remain alone in solitude by treating
people as if they were snakes. [That is, just like one runs away on seeing a serpent,
Parvati avoided all forms of social contact and ran away if someone approached her or
attempted to meet her. She liked being left alone.]
She concentrated herself in doing Tapa of such severity that even sages and
hermits find it difficult of even contemplating of doing. [Parvati’s Tapa was of the
severiest kind that hermits and sages never think of doing. Refer: Ram Charit Manas,
Baal Kand, Chaupai line no. 1 that precedes Doha no. 75 where Brahma, the creator,
has declared that the type of Tapa that Parvati had done was never attempted by
anyone though there are many resolute sages and hermits who have been regularly
doing very stern and steady form of Tapa, but their Tapa was no match with that done
by Parvati.]^1 (34)
[Note—^1 The severity of Parvati’s Tapa has been described in Ram Charit Manas,
Baal Kand, Doha no. 74 along with Chaupai line nos. 1-8 that precede it. See note of
Chanda no. 4 above for detail.]
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sakucahiṁ basana bibhūṣana parasata jō bapu.
tēhiṁ sarīra hara hētu arambhē'u baṛa tapu. 35.
pūja'i sivahi samaya tihum̐ kara'i nimajjana.
dēkhi prēmu bratu nēmu sarāhahiṁ sajjana. 36.
35-36. The body which was so delicate and tender that even the clothes and
ornaments felt most hesitant and reluctant to touch it, Parvati used the same body to
do terribly severe Tapa for Har (Lord Shiva)^1. (35)
She bathed three times a day and worshipped Lord Shiva. Even saintly and
pious gentlemen lauded her love and affection, her stern vows and steadfastness, and
her daily routine of worship, adoration, service, Tapa etc. (36)
[Note—See note of Chanda no. 4 as well as verse nos. 33-34 above.
(^1) Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line no. 2 that precedes Doha no. 74.]