of Lord Ram, and in fact this story of Ram Charit Manas was conceived by him in his
Mana (heart and mind) and then was first revealed by him to his consort Uma—refer:
Ram Charit Manas, (a) Baal Kand—(i) Chaupai line no. 3 that precedes Doha no. 30;
(ii) Chaupai line no. 1 that precedes Doha no. 33; (iii) Chaupai line no. 11 that
precedes Doha no. 35; (iv) Chaupai line nos. 5-7 that precede Doha no. 104; (b)
Lanka Kand, from Chaupai line no. 6 that precedes Doha no. 2—to Chaupai line no. 4
that precedes Doha no. 3; (c) Uttar Kand—(i) Chaupai line no. 1 that precedes Doha
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satīṁ sō dasā sambhu kai dēkhī. ura upajā sandēhu bisēṣī. 5.
saṅkaru jagatabandya jagadīsā. sura nara muni saba nāvata sīsā. 6.
tinha nṛpasutahi kīnha paranāmā. kahi saccidānanda paradhāmā. 7.
bha'ē magana chabi tāsu bilōkī. ajahum̐ prīti ura rahati na rōkī. 8.
When Sati observed this emotional condition of Shiva, she was confused and great
doubts sprouted in her heart.^1 (5)
She thought to herself—‘Lord Shankar (Shiva) is the Lord of the world
(“Jagdish”) to whom the whole world pays its obeisance and whom the world
worships. All the gods, the humans, the sages and seers bow their head before him
(Shiva). (6)
The same Lord (i.e. Shiva) has bowed his head to the son of a king (“Nrip-sut”
= the “king’s” “son”) and exclaimed that the latter was “Sacchidaanand” and
“Pardhaam” (i.e. he is eternal, truthful and the supreme abode of spiritual bliss, as
well as the supreme destination of the soul). [How is it possible?] (7)
Not only this, Shiva had also become so enchanted by the sight of this prince
(Lord Ram) that he has been dazed since then. Shiva is so lost in the thoughts of Ram
and is so much thrilled that he seems to be overcome with affection for the prince, and
this affection does not seem to abate at all. It rather seems to overwhelm him. [I am
utterly confused, as Shiva is a renunciate god and he is not easily charmed by
anything at all, let alone by the beautiful form of a human being. Besides this, Shiva is
an enlightened god and the wisest amongt them. So, his odd behaviour has become a
mystery for me.]^2 (8)
[Note—This confusion in the mind of Sati shows that she wasn’t paying attention to
the discussion between her husband Lord Shiva and sage Agastya as narrated ealier in
Baal Kand, Chaupai line nos. 1-5 that precedes Doha no. 48. The two had been
discussing at length about the divinity of Lord Ram and had narrated the story of the
Lord during the course of this discussion.
This state of immaturity of Sati’s mind will come to the fore once again a little
later when she would assume the form of Sita, the stolen wife of Lord Ram, and walk
in front of the Lord to find out if he is able to recognise her as Sati, or thinks that she
is Sita. In the latter case it will be proved that Ram was an ordinary prince, but should
he recognise her as Sati then it will be certain that he is indeed the Lord whom Shiva
worships. In her zeal to determine the reality of Lord Ram, Sati forgot that to assume