Baal Kaanda Parvati's unique fidelity as revealed through Her test by the seven seers - Chaupais
Ramcharitmanas · Baal Kaanda Parvati's unique fidelity as revealed through Her test by the seven seers · Verse Chaupais 1620
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जौं तुम्ह मिलतेहु प्रथम मुनीसा। सुनतिउँ सिख तुम्हारि धरि सीसा।। अब मैं जन्मु संभु हित हारा। को गुन दूषन करै बिचारा।। जौं तुम्हरे हठ हृदयँ बिसेषी। रहि न जाइ बिनु किएँ बरेषी।। तौ कौतुकिअन्ह आलसु नाहीं। बर कन्या अनेक जग माहीं।। जन्म कोटि लगि रगर हमारी। बरउँ संभु न त रहउँ कुआरी।। तजउँ न नारद कर उपदेसू। आपु कहहि सत बार महेसू।। मैं पा परउँ कहइ जगदंबा। तुम्ह गृह गवनहु भयउ बिलंबा।। देखि प्रेमु बोले मुनि ग्यानी। जय जय जगदंबिके भवानी।।
jauṃ tumha milatēhu prathama munīsā. sunatiu sikha tumhāri dhari sīsā.. aba maiṃ janmu saṃbhu hita hārā. kō guna dūṣana karai bicārā.. jauṃ tumharē haṭha hṛdayaom bisēṣī. rahi na jāi binu kiēom barēṣī.. tau kautukianha ālasu nāhīṃ. bara kanyā anēka jaga māhīṃ.. janma kōṭi lagi ragara hamārī. barau saṃbhu na ta rahau kuārī.. tajau na nārada kara upadēsū. āpu kahahi sata bāra mahēsū.. maiṃ pā parau kahai jagadaṃbā. tumha gṛha gavanahu bhayau bilaṃbā.. dēkhi prēmu bōlē muni gyānī. jaya jaya jagadaṃbikē bhavānī..
Had you met me earlier, O great sages! I would have listened to your advice with reverence. But now that I have staked my life for Sambhu, who will weigh His merits and demerits? If you are specially bent upon uniting a pair and cannot help negotiating a match, there is no dearth of suitors and maidens; and those who take delight in such games know no weariness. As for myself I must wed Sambhu or remain a virgin, no matter if I have to continue the struggle for ten million lives. I will not disregard Nradas admonition even if Sambhu Himself tells me a hundred times to do so. I fall at your feet, continued Parvati, the Mother of the universe, Please return to your home. It is already late. Seeing Parvatis devotion the enlightened sages exclaimed, Glory, all glory to You, O Bhavns, Mother of the universe! (1-4)