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title: "Bal Kand Doha 140"
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# Bal Kand · Doha 140

The austerities of Manu and Śatarūpā and their receiving boon from the Lord

**चौ०** 
> एहि बिधि जनम करम हरि केरे। सुंदर सुखद बिचित्र घनेरे॥  
> कलप कलप प्रति प्रभु अवतरहीं। चारु चरित नानाबिधि करहीं॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> तब तब कथा मुनीसन्ह गाई। परम पुनीत प्रबंध बनाई॥  
> बिबिध प्रसंग अनूप बखाने। करहिं न सुनि आचरजु सयाने॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> हरि अनंत हरिकथा अनंता। कहहिं सुनहिं बहुबिधि सब संता॥  
> रामचंद्र के चरित सुहाए। कलप कोटि लगि जाहिं न गाए॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> यह प्रसंग मैं कहा भवानी। हरिमायाँ मोहहिं मुनि ग्यानी॥  
> प्रभु कौतुकी प्रनत हितकारी। सेवत सुलभ सकल दुखहारी॥४॥

Meaning: Thus Śrī Hari’s births and exploits are many; they are all charming, delightful and marvellous. In every cycle of creation the Lord manifests Himself and enacts lovely sports of various kinds; (1)

and the great sages have on each such occasion sung His stories in most beautiful verses, relating wonderful anecdotes of diverse kinds, hearing which the wise marvel not. (2)

Infinite is Śrī Hari and infinite are His episodes; saints sing and listen to them in various ways. The lovely sports of Śrī Rāmacandra cannot be sung even in millions of Kalpas. (3)

“This episode, O Pārvatī, has been narrated by me in order to show that even enlightened sages are deluded by Śrī Hari’s Māyā. The Lord is sportive and a friend of the suppliant; He is easy to serve and rids one of all sorrows. (4)

**सो०** 
> सुर नर मुनि कोउ नाहिं जेहि न मोह माया प्रबल।  
> अस बिचारि मन माहिं भजिअ महामाया पतिहि॥१४०॥

Meaning: “There is no god, man or sage whom Śrī Hari’s powerful Māyā cannot infatuate. Bearing this in mind, one should adore the Lord of this great Māyā. (140)

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