Doha 76
Śrī Rāma’s intercession with Bhagavān Śiva for marriage · Pārvatī’s unique fidelity as revealed through Her test by the seven seers
कतहुँ मुनिन्ह उपदेसहिं ग्याना। कतहुँ राम गुन करहिं बखाना॥ जदपि अकाम तदपि भगवाना। भगत बिरह दुख दुखित सुजाना॥१॥
एहि बिधि गयउ कालु बहु बीती। नित नै होइ राम पद प्रीती॥ नेमु प्रेमु संकर कर देखा। अबिचल हृदयँ भगति कै रेखा॥२॥
प्रगटे रामु कृतग्य कृपाला। रूप सील निधि तेज बिसाला॥ बहु प्रकार संकरहि सराहा। तुम्ह बिनु अस ब्रतु को निरबाहा॥३॥
बहुबिधि राम सिवहि समुझावा। पारबती कर जन्मु सुनावा॥ अति पुनीत गिरिजा कै करनी। बिस्तर सहित कृपानिधि बरनी॥४॥
Meaning
Here He instructed the sages in wisdom and there He extolled the virtues of Śrī Rāma. Though passionless and all-wise, the Lord was smitten with the pangs of separation from His devotee (Satī). (1) In this way a considerable time elapsed. Devotion to the feet of Śrī Rāma was ever blooming in His heart. When Śrī Rāma saw the (severe) self-discipline and (intense) affection of Śaṅkara and the indelible stamp of devotion on His heart, (2) the merciful Lord, who fully recognizes services rendered to Him, and is a mine of beauty and amiability and an embodiment of great splendour, appeared before Śaṅkara and extolled Him in ways more than one. “Who else than You can accomplish such a vow?” He said. (3) Śrī Rāma admonished Him in many ways and told Him of the birth of Pārvatī. The Lord in His infinite compassion narrated at full length the most pious doings of Pārvatī. (4)
अब बिनती मम सुनहु सिव जौं मो पर निज नेहु। जाइ बिबाहहु सैलजहि यह मोहि मागें देहु॥७६॥
Meaning
“Now, Śiva, if You have affection for Me, listen to My appeal. Go and marry Pārvatī: grant this supplication of mine.” (76)
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