The Famous Son of the Bull Bannered Lord
Bala Kanda, Chhand 17
Doha 103 · Movement 2 of 3
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The world already knows Shanmukha's birth, deeds, glory, and immense courage. His six faces and victories belong to a celebrated river of sacred narration beyond the present current. Temple courtyards and household fires already carry his fame from voice to voice.
Tulsidas therefore speaks only briefly of Shiva's son. The Manas must turn again toward Ram, yet it pauses to honour the child whose birth fulfilled the cosmic need behind Parvati's tapasya and wedding.
Those who tell or sing the marriage of Uma and Shambhu receive blessing in their own auspicious rites and enduring happiness within married life.
Kartikeya rides toward his renowned battles as the Manas turns back toward Ram.
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AI-created devotional illustration · Chhand 17
Final two lines praising recounting and singing Shiva-Uma marriage; Shanmukha summary fully retained in metadata.
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Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 120 · printed pages 118. Reader passage: bala-kanda-chhand-017. Printed numbering may differ.
Source facts
- The world knows Shanmukha's birth, deeds, glory and great prowess.
- For that stated reason the narrator briefly told the deeds of Shiva's son; an exclusively Rama-centered reason is not supplied here.
- Men and women who recount or sing Shiva-Uma marriage are said to find joy in welfare works and auspicious wedding occasions.
- Fresh primary source reads यह उमा संभु बिबाहु; reader snapshot reads यह उमा संगु बिबाहु. Both readings retained as unresolved, no corpus correction.
Artistic choices
- Waist-up pose, jasmine frame, affection, color panels and chosen placement are artistic staging.
- No physical benediction effects or Shanmukha depicted; complete other source facts retained in metadata.
- Complete source facts retained in metadata; source and existing translations unchanged.
- Actual seated waist-up couple, mutual gaze, jasmine canopy, gold bead ring at topknot and complete background lattice are imagined staging.
An imaginative interpretation, not a historical portrait or documentary evidence.
जगु जान षन्मुख जन्मु कर्मु प्रतापु पुरुषारथु महा। तेहि हेतु मैं बृषकेतु सुत कर चरित संछेपहिं कहा।। यह उमा संगु बिबाहु जे नर नारि कहहिं जे गावहीं। कल्यान काज बिबाह मंगल सर्बदा सुखु पावहीं।।
The whole world knows the birth, deeds, glory, and great valor of Shanmukha, the six-faced one. For that reason, I have told only briefly the story of the son of Vrishaketu (Shiva).