Baal Kaanda
31 - Princess Visvamohini's self-election of a husband; Narada's pronouncing a curse on the attendants of Siva as well as on the Lord Himself and his subsequent freedom from the spell of infatuation
Chaupais
Description
When Sri Hari lifted the spell of His Maya, there was neither Rama nor the princess to be seen by His side. In dire dismay the sage then clasped the feet of Hari and said, "O Reliever of the distress of the suppliant, save me! O gracious lord! let my curse prove ineffectual." It was My will," replied the Lord, who is so merciful to the humble. "I poured many abuses at You," the sage repeated, "how shall my sins be expiated? "Go and repeat the names of Sankara a hundred times; your heart will be disburdened at once. No one is so dear to Me as Siva: never give up this belief even by mistake. O sage, he who does not earn the good-will of Siva shall never attain true devotion to Me. Bearing this in mind, go and perambulate the globe. My Maya shall haunt you no more."