Doha 74
उर धरि उमा प्रानपति चरना। जाइ बिपिन लागीं तपु करना॥ अति सुकुमार न तनु तप जोगू। पति पद सुमिरि तजेउ सबु भोगू॥१॥
नित नव चरन उपज अनुरागा। बिसरी देह तपहिं मनु लागा॥ संबत सहस मूल फल खाए। सागु खाइ सत बरष गवाँए॥२॥
कछु दिन भोजनु बारि बतासा। किए कठिन कछु दिन उपबासा॥ बेल पाती महि परइ सुखाई। तीनि सहस संबत सोइ खाई॥३॥
पुनि परिहरे सुखानेउ परना। उमहि नामु तब भयउ अपरना॥ देखि उमहि तप खीन सरीरा। ब्रह्मगिरा भै गगन गभीरा॥४॥
Meaning
Cherishing in her heart the feet of her dear lord, Umā went to the forest and began her penance. Her too delicate body was scarcely fit for austerities; yet she had (already) renounced all sensory delights, fixing her mind on the feet of her lord. (1) Her devotion to the feet of her lord presented a new phase everyday; and she got so absorbed in penance that she lost all consciousness of her body. For a thousand years she lived on roots and fruits alone; while for another hundred years she subsisted on vegetables. (2) For some days her only sustenance was water and air; while for a few days she observed a rigorous fast. For three thousand years she maintained herself on dry leaves of the Bela* tree that dropped on the ground. (3) * The Bela tree (Asgls Marmelos) is specially sacred to Śiva. Finally, she gave up even dry leaves; Umā then came to be known by the name of Aparṇā (living without leaves). Seeing her body emaciated through self-mortification, the deep celestial voice of Brahmā (the Creator) resounded through the heavens: (4)
भयउ मनोरथ सुफल तव सुनु गिरिराजकुमारि। परिहरु दुसह कलेस सब अब मिलिहहिं त्रिपुरारि॥७४॥
Meaning
“Listen, O daughter of the mountain-king, your desire is accomplished. Cease all your rigorous penance; Śiva, the slayer of Tripura, will soon be yours. (74)
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