t; lacr Qkxqu lqfn ik¡pSa xq# fNuqA
vfLofu fcjpsm¡ eaxy lqfu lq[k fNuq fNuqAA5AA
jaya sambata phāguna sudi pām̐caiṁ guru chinu.
asvini biracē'um̐ maṅgala suni sukha chinu chinu. 5.
- [In this verse, Tulsidas specifies the exact date when he penned this book narrating
the divine marriage of Lord Shiva, the third of the Trinity Gods, with Parvati, the
Mother Goddess.]
I have penned this auspicious book in the Samvat (Hindi calendar year) called
Jai^1 , on the 5th day of the bright lunar fortnight of the month of Phalgun
(approximately March), which fell on a Thursday, during the asterism of Ashwini
Nakshatra.
This book is a provider of all auspiciousness as well as happiness and well-
being to those who recite it, hear it or read it. (5)
[Note—^1 This corresponds to Vikram Samvat 1643, and to 1586 A.D.]
xqu fu/kkuq fgeokuq /kjfu/kj /kqj /kfuA
eSuk rklq ?kjfu ?kj f=Hkqou fr;efuAA6AA
guna nidhānu himavānu dharanidhara dhura dhani.
mainā tāsu gharani ghara tribhuvana tiyamani. 6.
- Amongst the mountains, the snow-capped mountain called ‘Himwan’ (the
Himalayas) is highly regarded and is the most respected. It is said to possess the best
of virtues one can expect from a mountain.
In the household of the king of this mountain, named ‘Himwan’, was a great
queen named ‘Maina’. She was the wife of king Himwan, and was a jewel amongst
womenfolk of the entire Triloki. [The word ‘Triloki’ means the three world, and it
consists of the heavens, the earth, and the nether or the lower world.] (6)
[Note—The king of the snow-capped Himalayan mountain range got the name of the
kingdom he ruled, i.e. ‘Himwan’, which literally means the ‘snow mountain’. Maina
was his esteemed wife.]
dggq lqÑr dsfg Hkk¡fr ljkfg; frUg djA
yhUg tkb tx tufu tueq ftUg ds ?kjAA7AA
eaxy [kkfu Hkokfu çxV tc rs HkbA
rc rs fjf/k&flf/k laifr fxfj x`g fur ubAA8AA
kahahu sukṛta kēhi bhām̐ti sarāhiya tinha kara.
līnha jā'i jaga janani janamu jinha kē ghara. 7.
maṅgala khāni bhavāni pragaṭa jaba tē bha'i.
taba tē ridhi-sidhi sampati giri gṛha nita na'i. 8.
7-8. Say, how can one laud the good deeds and the good luck of the king (Himwan) in
whose household the mother of the world (Parvati, also known as Bhavani) took birth.
(7)