Narada Seals the Blessing
Bala Kanda, Doha 70
Doha 70 · Movement 2 of 2
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Narada remembers Hari before placing his blessing upon Girija. The prophecy, the strange description, and the path of tapasya are gathered into one assurance.
This blessed fulfilment will come to pass. The sage asks Himavan to release doubt, not because the road will be easy, but because its destination is held within divine purpose.
His hand lifts above Parvati. The household still sees uncertainty, while the blessing already beholds Shiva and Uma seated together beyond the austerities to come. The unseen marriage is already complete in the certainty of grace.
With Hari in his remembrance, Narada blesses the bride whose wedding only heaven can yet see.
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AI-created devotional illustration · Doha 70
Narada inwardly remembers Hari and blesses Girija, who stands with joined hands; no wedding signs or future event is shown.
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Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 89, 90 · printed pages 87, 88. Reader passage: bala-kanda-doha-071. Printed numbering may differ.
Source facts
- Narada remembers Hari inwardly, blesses Girija and tells Himavan to set doubt aside about the coming well-being
Artistic choices
- Select blessing portion, Himavan outside chosen frame; no literal divine apparition or realized future marriage/outcome
- Conventional imaginative Narada/young-adult Uma appearances reused, low raised blessing palm, inwardly lowered eyes, Uma's joined hands/slight bow, selected two figures, plain cushioned seat, inactive vina, courtyard, boughs and soft mountains added; precise pose/age not source-specified
An imaginative interpretation, not a historical portrait or documentary evidence.
अस कहि नारद सुमिरि हरि गिरिजहि दीन्हि असीस। होइहि यह कल्यान अब संसय तजहु गिरीस।।70।।
Speaking thus, Narada remembered Hari and blessed Girija (Parvati): "This kalyana (blessed fulfillment) shall surely come to pass. O Girisha (king of mountains), cast away all doubt."