Doha 100
बोलि सकल सुर सादर लीन्हे। सबहि जथोचित आसन दीन्हे॥ बेदी बेद बिधान सँवारी। सुभग सुमंगल गावहिं नारी॥१॥
सिंघासनु अति दिब्य सुहावा। जाइ न बरनि बिरंचि बनावा॥ बैठे सिव बिप्रन्ह सिरु नाई। हृदयँ सुमिरि निज प्रभु रघुराई॥२॥
बहुरि मुनीसन्ह उमा बोलाईं। करि सिंगारु सखीं लै आईं॥ देखत रूपु सकल सुर मोहे। बरनै छबि अस जग कबि को है॥३॥
जगदंबिका जानि भव भामा। सुरन्ह मनहिं मन कीन्ह प्रनामा॥ सुंदरता मरजाद भवानी। जाइ न कोटिहुँ बदन बखानी॥४॥
Meaning
Himavān politely sent for all the gods and assigned appropriate seats to each of them. An altar was prepared in accordance with the Vedic ritual and women chanted charming festal strains. (1) A divinely beautiful throne with the images of a pair of lions for its arms was placed on the altar; being the handiwork of the Creator himself, it beggared description. Bowing His head to the Brāhmaṇas and calling to His mind His own Master, Śrī Raghunātha, Śiva took His seat on the throne. (2) The great sages then sent for Pārvatī, who was brought in by Her girl companions richly adorned. All the gods were enraptured at Her beauty. What poet in the world could describe such loveliness? (3) Recognizing in Her the Mother of the universe and Spouse of Śiva, the divinities mentally bowed to Her. The perfection of beauty that Bhavānī was, She could not be adequately admired even with millions of tongues. (4)
कोटिहुँ बदन नहिं बनै बरनत जग जननि सोभा महा। सकुचहिं कहत श्रुति सेष सारद मंदमति तुलसी कहा॥ छबिखानि मातु भवानि गवनीं मध्य मंडप सिव जहाँ। अवलोकि सकहिं न सकुच पति पद कमल मनु मधुकरु तहाँ॥
Meaning
The superb beauty of the Mother of the universe could not be described even with millions of tongues. When even the Vedas, Śeṣa (the serpent-god) and Sarasvatī (the goddess of learning) shrink, feeling abashed, of what account is the dull-witted Tulasīdāsa? Mother Bhavānī, the mine of beauty, walked to the middle of the marriage-pavilion (Maṇḍapa) where Śiva was. Out of shyness She could not gaze on Her lord’s lotus feet, although Her heart was fixed thereon like a bee.
मुनि अनुसासन गनपतिहि पूजेउ संभु भवानि। कोउ सुनि संसय करै जनि सुर अनादि जियँ जानि॥१००॥
Meaning
At the direction of the sages Śiva and Pārvatī paid divine honours to Lord Gaṇapati. Let no one be puzzled to hear this; for one should bear in mind that gods have existed from time without beginning.* (100) * Lord Gaṇapati is reputed to be an offspring of Śiva and Pārvatī. It may, therefore, be asked how He came to be worshipped by the divine pair even at the time of their wedding. The poet meets this question by stating that Gaṇeśa and the other gods are eternal and unbegotten and that they only appear to be born.
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