The Story Of Lord Shiva’s Marriage With Parvati

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59-60. Anyone who attempts to interfere with and stem the tide of true love and
sincere affection that one has for someone is making a futile attempt to do so which is
similar to an attempt to divert the flow of a surging river, which is in spate during the
rainy season as it gushes with enthusiasm towards the ocean, with the help of a
winnowing basket!
[In other words, as it is impossible to stop or divert the flow of the river in
spate with a humble winnowing basket, it is also impossible to divert the attention of a
lover from his or her object of adoration and love. It’s a futile attempt.] (59)
A serpent without its Mani (which is a luminescent sac that consists of the sap
that is secreted from the hood of a special category of snakes), and a fish without
water cannot survive. Similarly, anyone who loves someone very dearly and is
completely overwhelmed by the thoughts of his beloved pays little or no heed to the
latter’s virtues and goodnesses or shortcomings and faults. [When one begins to love
someone sincerely, he is not bothered about the goodness or the weakness of his
lover. Any attempt to point out the faults will only invite angry retort from the lover.]
(60)


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karana kaṭuka caṭu bacana bisiṣa sama hiya ha'ē.
aruna nayana caḍhi bhṛkuṭi adhara pharakata bha'ē. 61.
bōlī phira lakhi sakhihi kām̐pu tana thara thara.
āli bidā karu baṭuhi bēgi baṛa barabara. 62.


61-62. His (the Batu’s) words appeared to lacerate her (Parvati’s) ears, and hurt and
wounded her heart as if they were arrows shot at her. Her eyes became furiously red
(with anger and indignation), her eyebrows became taut, and her lips fluttered. (61)
Her body shook and trembled in anger. She looked askance at her companion
and said (with contempt and disgust)—‘Oh friend! Bid farewell to this Batu; get rid of
him. He is very impolite and uncivilised, is very loud mouthed, talking too much even
when the other person is not interested in hearing his long irreverent lectures. It is
unnecessarily creating enormous annoyance in me. So tell him to scoot from here
please.’^1 (62)
[Note—In Ram Charit Manas, Parvati tells the seven celestial sages, the Sapta-Rishis,
the same thing in Baal Kand, Chaupai line no. 7 that precedes Doha no. 81 where she
tells them to go home as she is not going to change her views and determination to
marry Shiva.]


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kahum̐ tiya hōhiṁ sayāni sunahiṁ sikha rā'uri.
baurēhi kaiṁ anurāga bha'i'um̐ baḍi bā'uri. 63.
dōṣa nidhāna isānu satya sabu bhāṣē'u.

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