taba janamē'u ṣaṭabadana kumārā. tāraku asuru samara jēhiṁ mārā. 7.
āgama nigama prasid'dha purānā. ṣanmukha janmu sakala jaga jānā. 8.
In due course of time, ‘Shatbadan’ (i.e. Lord Kartikeya; the deity who has six heads)
was born to them, who had later on killed the demon (Tarkaasur) in battle^1. (7)
This story of the birth of Shiva’s son with six heads is well known in the
world, and is also well documented in the scriptures such as the Aagams (the ancient
Vedas), the Nigams (the Tantras; the scriptures that followed the original Vedas), as
well as the Purans (ancient mythological history). (8)
[Note—^1 Refer notes appended to Baal Kand, Doha no. 82, and Chaupai line no. 5 that
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jagu jāna ṣanmukha janmu karmu pratāpu puruṣārathu mahā. 1.
tēhi hētu maiṁ bṛṣakētu suta kara carita san̄chēpahiṁ kahā. 2.
yaha umā sambhu bibāhu jē nara nāri kahahiṁ jē gāvahīṁ. 3.
kalyāna kāja bibāha maṅgala sarbadā sukhu pāvahīṁ. 4.
The entire world knows about the birth of the deity with six heads, and about his
glories deeds, as well as about his immense valour, courage and strength. (Chanda
line no. 1)
That is why I^1 have briefly mentioned about the story of the birth and deeds of
the son of Lord Brishketu (Shiva). [Since the story related to the birth of Kartikeya
and how he slayed the demon Tarkaasur is well documented in the scriptures and well
known in the world, I have refrained from detailing it. Another reason for not
narrating it in detail is that it would be out of context as the focus of my narration is
the marriage of Lord Shiva, and to explain the reason as to why the Lord had married
in the first place.] (Chanda line no. 2)
Verily, those men and women who narrate and hear this divine episode of the
marriage of Uma with Lord Sambhu---(Chanda line no. 3)
---They would be blessed with auspiciousness and success in all their
endeavours related to any activity pertaining to marriage (in their families and the
society at large), and at the same time they would always find happiness and peace.^2
(Chanda line no. 4)
[Note—^1 This episode of Lord Shiva’s marriage with Parvati is being narrated by sage
Yagyawalkya to sage Bharadwaj—refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, from
Chaupai line no. 4 that precedes Doha no. 45—to Doha no. 47; and Chaupai line no.
1 that follows Doha no. 103.
However, this original narration is cited by the author of our present book “Ram
Charit Manas” who is Goswami Tulsidas, and this is clear in Doha no. 103 herein
below. So therefore, it can be either sage Yagyawalkya or Goswami Tulsidas who is
meant by the pronoun “I” here.