Baal Kaanda
25 - The god's prayer to Siva for marriage; the seven seers' visit to Parvati
Chaupais
Description
O humbler of the pride of Love! Devise some means whereby we may be enabled to feast our eyes on this glad event. Having burnt the god of love You have done well in granting a boon to Rati, O ocean of compassion. Having meted out punishment, good masters shower their grace as a matter of course: such is their natural habit. Parvati has practised penance the magnitude of which cannot be estimated; kindly accept her now. Hearing the entreaty of Brahm and remembering the words of the Lord (Sri Rama), Siva gladly said, Amen! The gods thereupon sounded their kettledrums; and raining down flowers they exclaimed, Victory, victory to the Lord of celestials! Considering it to be an opportune moment, the seven seers arrived on the scene. Brahm immediately sent them to the abode of Himavn. They approached Bhavns in the first instance and addressed the following sweet yet deceptive words to her: (1-4)