Doha 185
बैठे सुर सब करहिं बिचारा। कहँ पाइअ प्रभु करिअ पुकारा॥ पुर बैकुंठ जान कह कोई। कोउ कह पयनिधि बस प्रभु सोई॥१॥
जाके हृदयँ भगति जसि प्रीती। प्रभु तहँ प्रगट सदा तेहिं रीती॥ तेहिं समाज गिरिजा मैं रहेऊँ। अवसर पाइ बचन एक कहेऊँ॥२॥
हरि ब्यापक सर्बत्र समाना। प्रेम तें प्रगट होहिं मैं जाना॥ देस काल दिसि बिदिसिहु माहीं। कहहु सो कहाँ जहाँ प्रभु नाहीं॥३॥
अग जगमय सब रहित बिरागी। प्रेम तें प्रभु प्रगटइ जिमि आगी॥ मोर बचन सब के मन माना। साधु साधु करि ब्रह्म बखाना॥४॥
Meaning
All the gods sat in counsel: “Where can we find the Lord, so that we may appeal to Him?” Someone suggested that they should go to Vaikuṇṭha. Another said, “The Lord has His abode in the ocean of milk.” (1) The Lord always manifests Himself in response to the devotion and love one cherishes in one’s heart. Pārvatī, I too happened to be in that assembly and took the occasion to put in a word: (2) “For aught I know, Śrī Hari is present everywhere alike and is revealed only by love. Tell Me any place, time, quarter or direction where the Lord is not. (3) “Having taken the form of all creation, both animate and inanimate, He is yet bereft of everything and passionless; He is revealed by love even as fire is manifested by friction.” My words found favour with all and Brahmā applauded by saying, “Well said! well said!!” (4)
सुनि बिरंचि मन हरष तन पुलकि नयन बह नीर। अस्तुति करत जोरि कर सावधान मतिधीर॥१८५॥
Meaning
Brahmā was glad at heart to hear My words, the hair on his body bristled and tears flowed from his eyes. Recovering himself, the stable-minded Brahmā folded his hands and prayed: (185)
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