The Universal Parents Recognized
Bala Kanda, Doha 81
Doha 81 · Movement 2 of 2
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The seven sages name what stands before them. Parvati is Maya, the divine power through which worlds appear. Shiva is Bhagavan, the consciousness that no appearance can bind.
Together they are father and mother of the universe. The forest ascetic and the ash clad wanderer are not two private lives seeking an ordinary household. Their union belongs to the structure of creation.
The sages place their heads at Parvati's feet and depart with bodies thrilled by joy. The ones sent to test her leave as worshippers. Their laughter has become a hymn.
Seven ancient heads bow, and the silent forest becomes a shrine to the Mother.
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AI-created devotional illustration · Doha 81
Two representative sages bow respectfully before Uma before departing; the other five sages are outside the close view.
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Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 98 · printed pages 96. Reader passage: bala-kanda-doha-082. Printed numbering may differ.
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- Sages address Uma as maya and Shiva as Bhagavan, mother/father of the whole world
- They bow heads at her feet and depart joyfully; selected image shows respectful bow before departure
Artistic choices
- Two representative sages shown, remaining five outside close crop; approved imaginative appearances reused, kneeling inclined heads/joined hands at own chests as respectful bow without touching her body
- Uma seated calmly with covered feet/small toes at mat edge, sage foreheads remain above ground; exact poses/ages/faces/robe arrangements/mat/stone/tree/stream/mountains and small distant pavilion added
- Theological words remain speech, no literal Shiva pairing/world creation or simultaneous walking departure
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तुम्ह माया भगवान सिव सकल जगत पितु मातु। नाइ चरन सिर मुनि चले पुनि पुनि हरषत गातु।।81।।
"You are Maya, and Lord Shiva is the Supreme. Together you are the mother and father of all the world." Bowing their heads at her feet, the sages departed, their bodies thrilling with joy again and again.