wisdom, and it causes so much perplexities and confusions in him as if he has been
bitten by a serpent.]¡lÁ¬ ¬ ̋ª≈U Ÿ ∑§„U©U ÷flÊŸË – „U⁄U •¢Ã⁄U¡Ê◊Ë ‚’ ¡ÊŸËH 5H
jadyapi pragaṭa na kahē'u bhavānī. hara antarajāmī saba jānī. 5.
Although Bhavani (Sati) did not openly expressed the confusions and doubts that
were deluging her mind and heart and taking a heavy toll of her peace, Lord Har
(Shiva) became aware of it as he is ‘Antaryaami’, i.e. he knows the internal thoughts
of all. (5)
[Note—Sati had acknowledged that Shiva is omniscent in Chaupai line no. 1 herein
above. Nothing could be hidden from him.]
‚ÈŸÁ„U ‚ÃË Ãfl ŸÊÁ⁄U ‚È÷Ê™§ – ‚¢‚ÿ •‚ Ÿ œÁ⁄U• ©U⁄U ∑§Ê™§H 6H
¡Ê‚È ∑§ÕÊ ∑È¢§÷¡ Á⁄UÁ· ªÊß ̧ – ÷ªÁà ¡Ê‚È ◊Ò¥ ◊ÈÁŸÁ„U ‚ÈŸÊß ̧H 7H
‚Ùß ◊◊ ßCÔUŒfl ⁄UÉÊÈ’Ë⁄UÊ – ‚flà ¡ÊÁ„U ‚ŒÊ ◊ÈÁŸ œË⁄UÊH 8H
sunahi satī tava nāri subhā'ū. sansaya asa na dhari'a ura kā'ū. 6.
jāsu kathā kumbhaja riṣi gā'ī. bhagati jāsu maiṁ munihi sunā'ī. 7.
sō'i mama iṣṭadēva raghubīrā. sēvata jāhi sadā muni dhīrā. 8.
Thus, Shiva told Sati (even though she did not ask the Lord for any clarification as
she was afraid to do so lest her husband would be annoyed at her impertinence and
stupidity)—‘Look Sati. Your temperament is like an ordinary woman (though you are
a goddess in your own right and my consort who is supposed to be above such
delusory thoughts). It is not good and wise to harbour such baseless doubts in one’s
heart (as they do more harm and serve no purpose whatsoever).^1 (6)
He whose divine story had been narrated by sage Kumbhaj (Agastya), and the
virtues of whose Bhakti (devotion and submission) I had explained to the sage a short
while ago^2 [7],---
---It is the same Lord Raghubir (Sri Ram, the brave warrior of the dynasty of
king Raghu) whom I adore as my revered deity (“Istha-Dev”— ßCÔUŒfl) and who is
constantly being served (worshipped) by wise, learned and realised sages to whom I
have bowed my head and paid my obeisance a little while ago [8].
[In other words, the warrior prince before whom I bowed and upon whom you
have cast your doubts is the same Lord Ram whom I worship as my revered deity. He
is not an ordinary warrior prince of the Raghu dynasty as you think him to be. Have
wisdom, and refrain from falling prey to falsehoods and temptations of Maya—the
Lord’s maverick power to create delusions. It won’t help you in anyway.] (7-8)
[Note—^1 In other words, you behave like an ordinary woman who is full of doubts,
and is habituated to question the wisdom and actions of her husband. You are a
goddess, and have been living with me for so long. You have always accompanied
me whenever I had gone to some sage’s hermitage to discuss spiritual and
metaphysical topics. You have always observed that I meditate upon Lord Ram and
his holy name and form. You also know that I am immune to delusions and don’t play
fools around with nonsensical things. You are well aware of the level of my wisdom
and intellectual prowess, and the fact that gods and their patriarch, the creator