139-140. Experts and bards sang melodious, sweet songs using the clarinet. Having
eaten to their full, Hari (Vishnu) accompanied by Brahma and other compatriots and
brotherly Gods made their way out of the venue of the grand feast. (139)
The king of mountains made all the preparations necessary for the farewell
ceremony. In the morning, all the Gods prepared their chariots, and to the
accompaniment of the sound of musical drums they made their ceremonial exits (from
the places they had been lodged in). (140)
luekus lqj ldy nhUg ifgjkofuA
dhUg cM+kbZ fcu; lusg lqgkofuAA141AA
xfg flo in dg lklq fcu; e`nq ekufcA
xkSfj lthou ewfj eksfj ft;¡ tkufcAA142AA
sanamānē sura sakala dīnha pahirāvani.
kīnha baṛā'ī binaya sanēha suhāvani. 141.
gahi siva pada kaha sāsu binaya mṛdu mānabi.
gauri sajīvana mūri mōri jiyam̐ jānabi. 142.
141-142. He (Himwan) honoured all the Gods by giving them ceremonial robes of
honour and praised them most humbly and affectionately. (141)
Then the mother-in-law caught hold of Shiva’s feet and said—‘Pay heed to
one humble prayer of mine, oh Lord. Recognise (realise, understand) that Gauri is the
very root of my life—i.e. she is very dear to me, and if any harm comes to her, then I
will be ruined. [In other words, please take proper care of my daughter.]’ (142)
[Note—^1 Refer: Ram Charit Manas, Baal Kand, Doha no. 101 and its preceding
Chanda. The only difference between these two versions is that while in the current
book Parvati Mangal it is the mother of Parvati who prays to Lord Shiva, in Ram
Charit Manas it is her father.]
HksafV fcnk dfj cgqfj HksafV igq¡pkofgaA
gq¡dfj gq¡dfj lq yokb /ksuq tuq /kkofgaAA143AA
mek ekrq eq[k fujf[k uSu ty ekspfgaA
ukfj tueq tx tk; l[kh dfg lkspfgaAA144AA
bhēṇṭi bidā kari bahuri bhēṇṭi pahum̐cāvahiṁ.
hum̐kari hum̐kari su lavā'i dhēnu janu dhāvahiṁ. 143.
umā mātu mukha nirakhi naina jala mōcahiṁ.
nāri janamu jaga jāya sakhī kahi sōcahiṁ. 144.
143-144. She met them (Shiva and Parvati) and bid them farewell repeatedly, running
behind them again and again to say good-bye repeatedly in quick succession just like
a cow who has only recently given birth to her calf bellows and runs behind it again
and again when her young-one (the calf) is being taken away from her. (143)
Uma (Parvati) looked at the face of her mother and tears rolled down her eyes,
while the womenfolk lamented woefully that ‘in this world, the life of a women is in
vain, it is futile and useless’ (because she is always dependent upon others, and she
has to always suffer the agony of separation from her parents at the time of
marriage).^1 (144)