full of tears

Jai sri Ram
Even Narada could not perceive this difference,

Even though their outer expression were the same, their feeling was different,

Girija and all her playmates, Himalaya and his wife, Mena, all had their standing on their end, and their eyes were full of tears,

The word of the celestial sage Narada could not be untrue, Uma cherished them in her heart, she, however, felt different in her mind; unison with Shiva appeared difficult to her,

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words of the sage

Jai Sri Ram
O Himalaya_Your daughter is endowed with auspicious marks,

Hear now few drawback she possesses,

Devoid of merits, free from pride, without father or mother, unconcerned and free from doubts, an ascetic with muted hair and a heart devoid of longing, stark naked and with hideous accouterments, such a one shall be her Lord, i can read from the lines of her palm, 

Hearing the words of the sage and believing them to be true, Himalaya and his wife became disconsolate,

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her fidelity

Jai Sri Ram
Adorned with all good traits, the girl shall win the unfailing love of her husband,

She shall ever remains united with her lord and bring glory to her parents,

She shall command the respect of whole universe,

He who waits upon her shall lack nothing, by the mere thought of her name women in this world shall enable to tread the path of her fidelity to their lord,

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Uma, Ambica, and Bhavani

Jai Sri Ram,
You know everything, including the past, present and future, and have access everywhere in the world,

Therefore, O good sage, tell me what is good and what is bad about my daughter after a mature consideration,

The Sage smilingly replied in the following soft significant words,

Your daughter is a mine of all virtues-pretty, amiable and intelligent by nature, she will be called Uma, Ambica, and Bhavani,

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Himachala extolled his own good luck

Jai sri Ram
Washing the sage's feet he led him to a beautiful seat,

He bowed his head at the sage's feet along with his wife,

And had mansion sprinkled with the water hallowed by his feet,

Himachala extolled his own good luck and summoning his daughter, placed her at the sage's feet,

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Narada eagerly went to the house of Himachala,

Jai Sri Ram
Everyday brought a new delight to the house of Himachala,

Whose glory was sung even by great gods like Brahma,

Receiving all the news Narada eagerly went to the house of Himachala,

The King of mountain received him with great honor,

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a cheerful look

Jai Sri Ram
Sages build hermitages here and there and Himalaya assigned them suitable abodes in the forms of caves ect,

All the rivers bore holy waters, birds and beasts and bees, all rejoiced,

All animals gave up their natural antipathies and all those who dwelt on the mountain loved one another,

With the advent of Girija, a synonym of Parvati, the Himalaya wore a cheerful look even as devotion to sri Rama light up the face of a devotee,

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She was Reborn as Parvati,

Jai Sri Ram,
While dying, Sati asked a boon of Sri Hari that she might remain devoted to the feet of Shiva in all successive births,

That is Why She was Reborn as Parvati, daughter of mountain in the house of Himachala,

The presiding deity of Himalaya mountain,

Ever since Parvati was born in the house of Himalaya the mountain became an abode of all blessings and prosperity,

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As is well known to the world

Jai sri Ram,
Seeing the sacrifice being destroyed, the great sage Bhrgu protected it,

Sankara got all the news and in His wrath He sent Virabhadra,

Going there the later make havoc of the sacrifice and requited all the gods according to their deserts,

As is well known to the world, Daksha meet the same fate which an opponent of Shambhu generally meets,

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a plaintive cry rose the whole world

Jai sri Ram,
Hear ye elders of the assembly and all great sages, All of you who have reviled Sankara or heard him reviled must forthwith reap the fruit of your sin, My father too shall fully repent,

Where you hear a saint, Sambhu, Vishnu vilified, the rule is that if it lies within your power you should tear out the tongue of the reviler or you should run away closing your ears,

The slayer of Tripura, the great Lord Shiva, is universal spirit, is father of the universe and is beneficent to all, it is him that my stupid father vilifies and this body of mine is sprung from the loins of Daksha, therefore installing in my heart Lord Shiva, i shall immediately quite this body,

As she spoke thus she burnt her body with fire of yoga, a plaintive cry rose the whole world, hearing Sati's death, the attendants of Shambhu began to destroy the sacrifice,

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in this world

Jai Sri Ram,
The former grief that of repudiation by her Lord, did not torment her heart so much as the great agony she now felt as a result of the insult offered to her husband,

Although there are terrible agonies of various kinds in this world,

But the insult offered to one's own people is the most painful of them all,

The thought of the same made Sati furious, her mother tries to pacify Her in many ways,

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Then she realize

Jai sri Ram
Daksha would not even inquire about her health,

He burnt all over with rage at the very sight of Sati, Sati then went to have a look at the sacrifice,

But nowhere dis she find any sphere of oblations set apart for Shambhu,

Then she realize the force of Shankar's Warning, her heart burnt within her at the thought of the insult offered to her Lord,

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solitary figure

Jai Sri Ram
Having reasoned with her in ways more than one when Hara at last perceived that the daughter of Daksha was not going to stay,

The slayer of Tripura detailed a few of his principal attendants as her Escort and sent her Away,

  When she reached her father's house, no one greeted her for fear of incurring Daksha's appearance,

Her Mother was the solitary figure who met her kindly, her sisters received her with profuse smiles,

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Shambhu expostulated with Sati in so many ways

Jai sri Ram
Shambhu expostulated with Sati in so many ways,

But as fate had willed it wisdom would not dawn on her,

The Lord repeated once more,

If she went to her father's place uninvited, he anticipated no good result from it,

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In the court of Brahma

Jai Sri Ram
In the court of Brahma, he once took offence at our behavior,

That is why he insults us even now,

If you go there uninvited, all decorum, affection and honor will be cast to the winds,

It is no doubt true one should call on one's friend, master, father or teacher without waiting for a formal invitation, yet where someone nurses a grudge against you, you reap no good by going there,

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Lord Shiva replied

Jai sri Ram
At last Sati spoke in a charming voice tinged with awe, misgiving and affection,

There is great rejoicing at my father's house.

O Lord, if you grant me leave, i would fain go and see it, O storehouse of compassion,

Lord Shiva replied, your suggestion is good and has commanded itself to me as well, but anomaly your father has sent no invitation to us, Daksha has invited all daughters but because of the grudge he bear us you have been ignored,

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Repudiation by her lord tormented her heart not a little

Jai sri Ram
Celestial damsels were singing melodious strains,

When Sati inquired  about stir in the air, Shiva explained the whole thing,

She was somewhat delighted to hear the sacrifice commenced by Her Father and thought of Making excuse for staying few days with his Father in case the Lord Shiva granted her leave,

Repudiation by her lord tormented her heart not a little, but conscious of her Guilt she would not utter a word,

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Sati beheld beautiful areal cars

Jai Sri Ram
Daksha got together all the sages and they began to perform a big sacrifice,

All the gods who obtain a share of oblations offered at a sacrifice were cordially invited to attend,

A species of demigods, Nagas, Siddhas, Gandharvas and whole host of gods proceeded to the sacrifice along with their wives,

All gods with exception of Vishnu, Creator and great Lord Shiva, set out in their aerial cars, Sati beheld beautiful areal cars of various patters coursing through the air,

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The Pride of his heart

Jai Sri Ram
When Daksha attained this high position,

The Pride of his heart knew no bounds,

Never was a creature born in this world,

Whom power did not intoxicate,

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began to narrate the delightful stories of sri Hari

Jai Sri Ram
She went and bowed at the feet of Shambhu,

Sankara gave Her a seat opposite himself,

He began to narrate the delightful stories of sri Hari,

Meanwhile Daksha-Sati's father-had come to be the lord of created beings, on careful consideration the creator Brahma found Daksha qualified in every way and appointed him as the supreme lord of created beings,

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eighty seven thousand years elapsed

Jai Sri Ram
When eighty seven thousand years elapsed,

The Immortal Shambhu emerged from His Trance,

Shiva Started repeating the name of Rama,

Then Sati came to know that the lord of the universe had come to the waking stale,

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i may die and thus rid of this unbearable calamity without much exertion

Jai Sri Ram
If I have devotion to the lotus feet of Shiva,

And if i am true to my vow in thought, word and deed,

Then, O all perceived lord, Listen to me and specially devise some plan whereby i may die and thus rid of this unbearable calamity without much exertion,

Then Daughte of Daksha, Sati, thus felt very miserable, her deep agony was terrible beyond words,

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Vedas have glorified You as dispeller of sorrow

Jai Sri Ram
O God, it does not behove you that you should make me survive even after alienating me from Sankara,

The anguish of her heart was beyond words,

The Sane Lady invoked the presence of Rama in her heart and addressed him thus,

If they refer to you as compassionate to the poor and if the Vedas have glorified You as dispeller of sorrow, i beseech with joined palms, O Lord, that i may be speedily rid of this body of mine,

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Sati's mind was ever new

Jai Sri Ram
The Grief that preyed on Sati's mind was ever new,

For she did not know when she would be able to cross the ocean of Sorrow,

I slighted the lord Rama and again took my husband's words to be untrue,

Providence has repaid me for any sins and has done only that which i deserved,

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commuted with his Own Self

Jai sri Ram,
Then, recalling his Vow, Sambhu sat down there under a banyan tree in the yogic pose known as Padamasana, the pose of a lotus,

Shankara commuted with his Own Self and passed into an unbroken and indefinitely long trance that Samadhi,

Then Sati dwelt in Kailasa, her mind grieved sorrowing,

Nobody knew anything about what was going in her mind, but the days hung heavy on her like so may Yugas or ages,

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Conscious of her guilt

Jai sri Ram
Conscious of her guilt She could not utter a word in protest,

But all the while her heart smoldered like a furnace,

Perceiving sad look of Sati, Shiva narrated beautiful stories in order to divert Her Mind,

Relating various legends while on his way, Lord of the universe, Shiva, reached Kailasha,

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Lord had abandoned Her

Jai Sri Ram
Sati felt perturbed in Her heart of the thought of what she had done,

The extent of Her anxiety could neither be gauged nor described,

She realized that Lord Shiva is a supreme unfathomable ocean of mercy, hence he did not openly declare her fault,

From the attitude of Sankara, however, she judged that the Lord had abandoned Her,

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The Water

Jai Sri Ram
Sati concluded that the omnipresent Lord had come to know everything,

Sati felt sorry that she had tried to deceive Sambhu,

Even Water sells as milk, look at the unifying process of love,

The water, however, is separated from the milk and the taste also disappears the moment a drop of acid is introduced into it in the form of a falsehood,

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TELL ME-O MERCIFUL LORD_

Jai sri Ram
Sati felt troubled at heart when she heard the heavenly voice,

She addressed Shiva in a faltering voice,

TELL ME-O MERCIFUL LORD_

What vow You have taken, you are an embodiment of truth and compassion to the Poor, Even though Sati enquired in many ways, Sankara spoke not a word,

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Glory to Lord Shiva

Jai Sri Ram
Even as he stepped forward a charming voice from heaven thundered forth,

Glory to Lord Shiva, who has so staunchly upheld the cause of devotion,

Who else than you can take such a vow,

You are a devotee of sri Rama and all powerful lord at the same Time,

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so long as she continued to remain in that body

Jai Sri Ganesha,
Then Sankara bowed His head at the lotus feet of Lord Rama,

As soon as He invoked Sri Rama the idea came to his mind,

That He should have no connection with Sati so long as she continued to remain in that body,

Shiva resolved accordingly and heaving so resolved the stable minded Lord Sankara proceeded towards His Home,

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so chaste

Jai sri Ram
Sati is so chaste to be abandoned,

It is great sin to love her any more as wife,

The great Lord Shiva uttered not a single word aloud,

Although there was great agony in his heart,

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the cult of devotion

Jai Sri Ram,
What has been preordained by the will of Sri Hari must have its way,

The all wise Sambhu thought within Himself,

Sati has assumed the disguise of Sita, this made Shiva much disconsolate at Heart,

If I continue to love Sati as heretofore, the cult of devotion will disappear and it will be indecorous on my part to do so,

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prompted Sati to tell a lie

Jai Sri Ram
I made no test my Lord, I made obeisance just like you,

What you said cannot be untrue, I am fully convinced in my heart,

Lord Shiva then looked within by fully contemplation and came to know all that Sati had done,

Again, he bowed his head to the delusive power of sri Rama, that had prompted Sati to tell a lie,

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concealed that truth

Jai Sri Ram
When she came near,

Lord Shiva smilingly inquired if all was well with her and then said,

Tell me now the whole truth, how did you test Sri Rama,

Heaving realized the greatness of Sri Rama, Sati in her awe concealed that truth From Shiva,

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gazed once more

Jai sri Ram
When she opened Her eyes and gazed once more,

The daughter of Daksha saw nothing there,

Repeatedly bowing Her Head at the feet of Sri Rama,

She proceeded to the spot where the Lord of Kailash was,

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The appearance of sri Rama

Jai Sri Ram
The appearance of sri Rama was the same in every case,

Although she saw many Rama with as many Sitas, their garb did not vary,

Seeing the same Rama, the same Laxmana and the same Sita, Sati was struck with great awe,

Heart quivered and she lost all consciousness of her body, closing her eyes sat down on the wayside,

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peerless in beauty

Jai sri Ram
She also beheld a whole host of gods bowing at the Lord's feet and waiting upon Him in their different garbs,

She further perceived innumerable Satis that consorts of Shiva, consorts of Brahma and consorts of Vishnu,

All peerless in beauty, they confirmed in their appearance to the garb in which Brahma and the other gods appeared,

Each separate vision of Rama was attested by a whole host of gods with their feminine counterparts,

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Sita in an attractive garb,

Jai Sri Ram
She looked back and there too She saw the lord with his brother and Sita in an attractive garb,

Whichever way she turned Her eyes,

There was the Lord enthroned with Siddhas that adepts and illuminated sages ministering to Him,

Sati saw more than one sets of Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, each set possessing a glory infinitely greater than that of the others,

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Strange Phenomena

Jai Sri Ram
What reply shall i give to my lord now,

The agony of her heart was most terrible,

Sri Rama perceived that Sati had got vexed,

He, therefore, revealed to her a part of his glory, as she went on the way sati beheld a strange phenomena, Rama was going ahead of her along with his consort Sita and Brother Laxmana,

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felt very uncomfortable

Jai sri Ram
Sati felt very uncomfortable when she heard these soft yet significant words of Rama,

She turned towards the great lord Shiva with a feeling of awe and much dejected at heart,

I heeded not the words of Sankara and imposed My own ignorance on Rama,

What reply shall i gave to my lord now,

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all alone in the forest

Jai Sri Ram
Extolling in His heart the potency of Maya,

Sri Rama smilingly accosted Her in a mild tone,

Joining the palms of his hands, He first made obeisance to her mentioning his Name along with his father's,

He then asked Her the whereabouts of Lord Shiva and wondered what made Her roam about all alone in the forest

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see how deep rooted the nature of woman is

Jai sri Ram
The Sagacious brother was acquainted with the lord's glory,

Sri Rama took no time in detecting the false appearance of Sati,

Sri Rama was he same omnipresent Lord whose very thought  wipes out the ignorance,

Sati sought to practice deception even on him, see how deep rooted the nature of woman is,

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assumed the form of Sita

Jai sri Ram
After many an anxious thought Sati assumed the form of Sita,

And Moved ahead on the same route along which the ruler of men Sri Rama was Passing,

When Laxmana saw Uma Kalyani that Devi Sati in her disguise,

He was astonished and much puzzled, was tongue tied and looked very grave,

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all blissful Lord Sri Rama

Jai Sri Ram
After all, whatever sri Rama has willed must come to pass,

Why should one add to the complication by indulging in further speculation,

So Saying Lord Shiva began to mutter the name of sri Hari,

While Sati proceeded to the spot where the all blissful Lord Sri Rama was.

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Hare Rama

Jai sri Ram
On this side Shiva Came to conclusion that mischief was in store for Sati,

When her doubt did not yield even to my assurances,

He said to himself, it seems the stars are unpropitious to her,

And No good come out of it,

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critical judgement

Jai Sri Ram
I shall be waiting in the shed of this Banyan tree till you come back to me,

Using your critical judgement you should resort to some device whereby the stupendous error born of your ignorance may be rectified,

Thus obtaining leave of Shiva, Sati proceeded on her mission,

She racked her brains to find out what step she should take in order to test the divinity of Sri Rama,

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If you have great doubt in your mind

Jai Sri Ram
Although Lord Shiva repeated this time after time,

His exhortation made no impression on the heart of Sati,

Then the great Lord Shiva smilingly said_

Realizing in his heart the potency of Sri Hari's Maya-----If you have great doubt in your mind, why not go and verify the thing,

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Not This

Jai sri Ram
He who has embodied Himself forth as the jewel of Raghu's race for the sake of his devotees is no other than the supreme eternal,

Who is all pervading and ever free,

Who is ruler of the worlds and the Lord of Maya,

Whom illuminated sages, mystics and adepts constantly meditate upon with their sinless mind and whose glory is sung by the Vedas as well as the Puranas and the other scripture in Negative terms as Not This,

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He is No other than Rama

Jai sri Ram
Look Here Sati, The woman is foremost in you,

You should never harbor such a doubt in your mind,

He is No other than Rama, the hero of Raghu's Race,

My beloved deity, whose story was sung by the jar born sage Agastya, faith in whom was the subject of the talk i gave to him and whom, illumined sages ever wait upon,

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series of doubts

Jai Sri Ram
Thus her mind was filled with an interminable series of doubts,

Her heart could not be pacified by any means,

Although Goddess Parvati did not open her lips,

Lord Shiva, who is inner controller of all, came to know everything,

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he is all-wise

Jai Sri Ram
Even Vishnu who takes a human form for the sake of gods, is omniscient like the slayer of Tripura,

Can he wonder in search of his consort like an ignorant man,

He who is s repository of knowledge, the lord of goddess of prosperity and slayer of demons,

The words of Shambhu too cannot be false, everyone knows that he is all-wise,

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Can it assume the shape of man

Jai Sri Ram
He was enraptured to behold his beauty and felt an upsurge of emotion in his Heart,

Which He is unable to control even to this moment,

The Supreme eternal, which is all pervading, unbegotten, without parts, free from desire, beyond Maya and beyond all distinction and which not even the Vedas can comprehend,

Can it assume the shape of man,

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all truth, conscious and bliss

Jai Sri Ram,
Sankara is Lord of this universe Himself,

And deserve universal adoration, gods sages, men all bow their head to him,

Yet he made obeisance to this Prince,

Referring him to be as the supreme being who is all truth, conscious and bliss,

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thrilled with Joy

Jai Sri Ram
As Shiva went on his way with Devi Sati,

The all merciful Lord was repeatedly thrilled with Joy,

When Devi Sati Beheld Shiva's this state,

A Grave doubt arose in her Mind,

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