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Do.: muni anusåsana ganapatihi pµujeu sa≈bhu bhavåni,
kou suni sa≈saya karai jani sura anådi jiya° jåni.100.
At the direction of the sages ›ambhu and Bhavån∂ paid divine honours to Lord
Gaƒapati. Let no one be puzzled to hear this; for one should bear in mind that gods have
existed from time without beginning.* (100)
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Cau.: jasi bibåha kai bidhi ‹ruti gå∂, mahåmuninha so saba karavå∂.
gahi gir∂sa kusa kanyå pån∂, bhavahi samarap∂° jåni bhavån∂.1.
pånigrahana jaba k∂nha maheså, hiya° harae taba sakala sureså.
bedama≈tra munibara uccarah∂°, jaya jaya jaya sa≈kara sura karah∂°.2.
båjahiÚ båjana bibidha bidhånå, sumanabæ¢i nabha bhai bidhi nånå.
hara girijå kara bhayau bibåhµu, sakala bhuvana bhari rahå uchåhµu.3.
dås∂° dåsa turaga ratha någå, dhenu basana mani bastu bibhågå.
anna kanakabhåjana bhari jånå, dåija d∂nha na jåi bakhånå.4.
The great sages had the nuptial ceremony performed in all its details as laid down
in the Vedas. Taking sacred Ku‹a grass in his hand and holding the bride by Her hand,
the mountain-king Himålaya made Her over to Bhava (›iva) knowing Her to be His
eternal consort. When the great Lord ›iva took the hand of the bride, all the great gods
were glad at heart. The principal sages chanted the Vedic formulas, while the gods
exclaimed, ìVictory, victory, all victory to ›a∆kara !î Musical instruments of various kinds
were sounded and flowers of different varieties were rained down from the heavens. The
wedding of Hara and Girijå was thus concluded. A spirit of rejoicing pervaded the whole
universe. Men-servants and maid-servants, horses and chariots, elephants and cows,
raiment, jewels and various other articles and even so cart-loads of foodgrains and gold
utensils were given as dowry, which was more than one could describe. (1ó4)
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* Lord Gaƒapati is reputed to be an offspring of ›iva and Pårvat∂. It may, therefore, be asked how He
came to be worshipped by the divine pair even at the time of their wedding. The poet meets this question by
stating that Gaƒe‹a and the other gods are eternal and unbegotten and that they only appear to be born.