The Sorrowful Cow Enters Brahma's Realm
Bala Kanda, Chhand 19
Doha 184 · Movement 2 of 3
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Gods, sages, and Gandharvas gather around the trembling Earth. Her cow form carries the grief of burned settlements, silenced mantras, violated dharma, and creatures forced beneath Ravana's command.
No single celestial power steps forward as sufficient. The assembly moves together toward the realm of Brahma, carrying petition, fear, music fallen silent, and the hope that creation's lord will know where protection may be found.
Earth walks among them, shaken by sorrow. The path rises away from the afflicted world, yet every step bears its weight. Before Brahma, the suffering of soil and creature will be placed into words.
Through the gates of Brahma's realm walks a weeping cow attended by the powers of heaven.
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- Gods, sages and Gandharvas all go together to Brahma's realm.
- Earth accompanies them in cow form, greatly distressed with fear and sorrow.
- Brahma knows all and reasons inwardly that he has no power over the matter.
- Brahma speaks to Earth: the imperishable Lord whose maidservant she is helps both her and him.
- The courage and Hari-feet assurance of the following Soratha is a separate passage and is not included as present chhand content.
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- Solo waist-up crop, four-head/four-arm conventional iconography, visible three-face arrangement, ruby crowns, bead and book props, robe colors and low speaking gesture are artistic additions.
- Cow-form Earth and visiting classes are deliberately outside the selected portrait, not omitted from source metadata.
- Complete source facts retained in metadata; source and existing translations unchanged.
- Actual seated crop extends to a bent cream-clothed knee with a low gold scalloped arch; pose and arch are artistic staging. Crown shapes and conventional four-head/four-arm depiction are inherited artistic iconography, not a verse count.
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सुर मुनि गंधर्बा मिलि करि सर्बा गे बिरंचि के लोका। सँग गोतनुधारी भूमि बिचारी परम बिकल भय सोका।। ब्रह्माँ सब जाना मन अनुमाना मोर कछू न बसाई। जा करि तैं दासी सो अबिनासी हमरेउ तोर सहाई।।
The gods, the sages, and the gandharvas all assembled together and went to the realm of Brahma. With them went the sorrowful Earth in the form of a cow, deeply shaken by fear and grief.