hardly justified

Jai Sri Ram
Now, Shiva, if you have any affection for me,

Listen to my appeal, Go and Marry Sailja, the daughter of Himachal, Grant this Boon to Me,

Shiva replied, although this is hardly justified,

The words of master cannot be set aside,

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most pious doings of Girija

Jai sri Ram,
Lord appeared before Sankara and extolled him in many ways,

Who else than you can accomplish such a vow,

Sri Rama admonished him in many ways and told him of the birth of Parvati,

The Lord in his infinite compassion narrated at full length the most pious doings of Girija,

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Sri Rama

Jai sri Ram,
In this way a considerable time elapsed,

Devotion to the feet of Sri Rama was ever budding in his heart,

When Sri Rama saw the self disciplined and affection of Sankara and the indelible stamp of devotion on his heart,

The merciful Lord, who fully recognized services rendered to him, is mine of beauty and amiability and an embodiment of splendor,

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he extolled the virtues of sri Rama

Jai sri Ram
For three thousand years she maintained herself on the withered leaves of the Bela-aegle marmelos,  Finally gave up even dry leaves, then known by the name of Aparna, seeing her body emaciated through self mortification the deep voice of Brahma resounded through the heavens, 

O Daughter of Mountain king, your desire is accomplished, cease all rigorous penance, the shiva will soon be yours, there have been many self possessed and illuminated sages but no one of them performed such penance, cherish in your heart, when your father comes to call you, give up all resistance and return home at once,

The abode of Happiness, Shiva, who is ever free from error, and desire, roamed about on earth with his heart fixed on sri Hari, the delight of the world, Here he instructed the sages in wisdom and there he extolled the virtues of sri Rama,

Though passionless and all wise, the lord was smitten with the pangs of separation from his devotee Sati,

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she observed a rigorous fast

Jai Sri Ram
Her Devotion to the feet of her lord presented a new feet of her lord,

She got so absorbed in penance that she lost all conscious of her body,

For a thousand years she lived on roots and fruits alone,

While for another hundred years she subsisted on vegetables, for some days only substance was water and air, while for few days she observed a rigorous fast,

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Uma went to the forest and began her penance

Jai Sri Ram
Cherishing in her heart the feet of her dear lord,

Uma went to the forest and began her penance,

Her delicate frame was little fit for austerity,

Yet she renounced all luxuries fixing her mind on the feet of her Lord,

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The Sage Vedasara

Jai Sri Ram
Consoling her parents in many ways Uma set out for penance in a joyous mood,

Her loving household and parents felt miserable and none could speak a word,

The Sage Vedasara then came and consoled them all,

They were comforted when they heard of the glory of Parvati,

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Hare Rama

Jai Sri Ram
In fact, the entire creation rests on penance,

Bhavani, bearing this in mind, go and practice austerity,

Hearing these words the mother was filled with wonder,

She sent for Himalaya and communicated the vision to him,

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