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jhūṭhi na hō'i dēvariṣi bānī. sōcahiṁ dampati sakhīṁ sayānī. 7.
ura dhari dhīra kaha'i girirā'ū. kahahu nātha kā kari'a upā'ū. 8.
‘The celestial sage’s words can’t be false’—thought the couple (i.e. Uma’s parents)
and her friends. (7)
So, keeping patience in his heart and gathering courage, the king of the
mountains (“Gri-raau”; “Giri” = mountain; “Raau” = king) asked the sage (Narad),
‘Oh Lord! Please advice me what solution can be devised (to help us overcome the
predicament about Uma’s future in relation to the sort of husband you have described
for her^1 )’. (8)
[Note—^1 The father of Uma was naturally worried about her future because of the sort
of weird husband Narad said she was destined to get—refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal
Kand, Doha no. 67 along with its preceding Chaupai line no. 8. Therefore he
requested the sage to tell him if any way can be found to bypass or overcome this
negativity.
This verse also explains whey he and his wife had tears in their eyes according to
verse no. 3 herein above.]
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dōhā.
kaha munīsa himavanta sunu jō bidhi likhā lilāra.
dēva danuja nara nāga muni kō'u na mēṭanihāra. 68.
The sage replied—‘Listen Himwant (the king of the snow-covered mountains)!
Whatever the ‘Bidhi’ (the creator who determines the destiny of the entire creation)
has written in a person’s destiny and decided to be his or her fate cannot be changed
or erased by anyone, be it a god, a demon, a human being, a Naga (serpents who have
mystical powers) or even a sage (no matter how powerful and resourceful he may
be)^1 *. (Doha no. 68)
[Note—Bidhi is the creator Brahma. Out of the three Trinity Gods, he is the one who
writes or determines a creature’s fate. The other two gods, viz. Vishnu and Shiva, are
responsible for sustenance and conclusion of the creation, but not tamper with destiny
determined by Brahma. There is a clear demarcation of duties of the three gods; no
one of them interferes with the duty and responsibility of the other.
Hence, if it is written in the fate of Uma that her husband would be a person like
the one described by Narad, then it cannot be changed. However, there may be many
candidates who may all have the characteristics outlined by Narad, but by effort a
solution can be devised in the sense that the best amongst them can be found for
Uma. And Narad advised this solution below.
(^1) Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Chaupai line no. 6 that precedes Doha no.
97 where Parvati has affirmed the same thing while pacifying her mother Maina who
was excessively agitated to see the physical unconventional form of Lord Shiva when
the latter came to marry Parvati.
*Narad had said that whatever the creator of one’s destiny, the Creator known as
Vidhi or Brahma, has written, no god, demon, human, serpent or sage can alter. But