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# Bal Kand · Doha 96

**चौ०** 
> लै अगवान बरातहि आए। दिए सबहि जनवास सुहाए॥  
> मैनाँ सुभ आरती सँवारी। संग सुमंगल गावहिं नारी॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> कंचन थार सोह बर पानी। परिछन चली हरहि हरषानी॥  
> बिकट बेष रुद्रहि जब देखा। अबलन्ह उर भय भयउ बिसेषा॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> भागि भवन पैठीं अति त्रासा। गए महेसु जहाँ जनवासा॥  
> मैना हृदयँ भयउ दुखु भारी। लीन्ही बोलि गिरीसकुमारी॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> अधिक सनेहँ गोद बैठारी। स्याम सरोज नयन भरे बारी॥  
> जेहिं बिधि तुम्हहि रूपु अस दीन्हा। तेहिं जड़ बरु बाउर कस कीन्हा॥४॥

Meaning: The party which had gone ahead to receive the marriage procession returned with the procession and assigned beautiful lodgings to all the guests. Menā (Pārvatī’s mother) kindled auspicious lights for Āratī* of the bridegroom; the women accompanying her sang melodious songs of rejoicing. (1)

* Waving Ghee-fed wick lamp(s) before a deity in adoration or honoured guest on ceremonial occasions.

A salver of gold adorned Menā’s fair hands and she proceeded to welcome Lord Hara with great delight. The women were seized with terrible fear when they saw Mahādeva in frightful accoutrements. (2)

They fled in great panic and entered the house; while the great Lord Śiva repaired to the lodgings of the bridegroom’s party. Menā was sore distressed at heart and sent for Pārvatī. (3)

With great affection she seated her in her lap; tears rushed to her eyes, which resembled a pair of blue lotuses. “To think that the Creator, who has made you so beautiful, should have been so thoughtless as to give you such a raving madman for a bridegroom! (4)

**छं०** 
> कस कीन्ह बरु बौराह बिधि जेहिं तुम्हहि सुंदरता दई।  
> जो फलु चहिअ सुरतरुहिं सो बरबस बबूरहिं लागई॥  
> तुम्ह सहित गिरि तें गिरौं पावक जरौं जलनिधि महुँ परौं।  
> घरु जाउ अपजसु होउ जग जीवत बिबाहु न हौं करौं॥

Meaning: “How strange that the Creator, who has made you so lovely, should have given you a crazy fellow for a bridegroom! A fruit which should have adorned the wish-yielding tree is helplessly appearing on a thorny Babūla. Taking you in my arms I would sooner fall from a mountain-top, cast myself into the flames or drown myself into the sea. Let my home be ruined and let me earn a bad reputation throughout the world; but in no case would I marry you with this maniac so long as there is life in me.”

**दो०** 
> भईं बिकल अबला सकल दुखित देखि गिरिनारि।  
> करि बिलापु रोदति बदति सुता सनेहु सँभारि॥९६॥

Meaning: All the ladies assembled there were distressed when they saw the consort of Himācala sad. Recalling the affection of her daughter she wailed, wept and exclaimed: (96)

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