Doha 134
जेहिं समाज बैठे मुनि जाई। हृदयँ रूप अहमिति अधिकाई॥ तहँ बैठे महेस गन दोऊ। बिप्रबेष गति लखइ न कोऊ॥ १ ॥
करहिं कूटि नारदहि सुनाई। नीकि दीन्हि हरि सुंदरताई॥ रीझिहि राजकुअँरि छबि देखी। इन्हहि बरिहि हरि जानि बिसेषी॥२॥
मुनिहि मोह मन हाथ पराएँ। हँसहिं संभु गन अति सचु पाएँ॥ जदपि सुनहिं मुनि अटपटि बानी। समुझि न परइ बुद्धि भ्रम सानी॥३॥
काहुँ न लखा सो चरित बिसेषा। सो सरूप नृपकन्याँ देखा॥ मर्कट बदन भयंकर देही। देखत हृदयँ क्रोध भा तेही॥४॥
Meaning
In the row where sat Nārada, exceedingly proud of his beauty, the two attendants of Śiva too seated themselves. Being disguised as Brāhmaṇas they could not be detected.(1) They flung sarcastic remarks at Nārada, saying, “Hari has given this man such excellent beauty that the princess will be enamoured to look at and shall certainly choose him, taking him for Hari* Himself.” (2) * The word ‘Hari’ also means a monkey: the attendants of Śiva, therefore, indirectly hinted that the sage looked like a monkey. The sage was under a spell of delusion, for his heart was totally obsessed by infatuation. The attendants of Śiva felt amused at this and greatly enjoyed the fun. Even though the sage heard their ironical talk, he could not follow it, his reason being clouded by infatuation. (3) No one perceived this extraordinary phenomenon; the princess alone saw his ugly form. The moment she beheld his monkey-like face and frightful form, she was filled with rage. (4)
सखीं संग लै कुअँरि तब चलि जनु राजमराल। देखत फिरइ महीप सब कर सरोज जयमाल॥१३४॥
Meaning
Accompanied by her girl-companions the princess then glided like a swan. With a wreath of victory in her lotus hands, she moved about surveying her royal suitors. (134)
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