Lage kahan harikatha rasala

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 60 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

लगे कहन हरिकथा रसाला। दच्छ प्रजेस भए तेहि काला॥ देखा बिधि बिचारि सब लायक। दच्छहि कीन्ह प्रजापति नायक॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

lage kahana harikathā rasālā। daccha prajesa bhae tehi kālā॥ dekhā bidhi bicāri saba lāyaka। dacchahi kīnha prajāpati nāyaka॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Shiva began to speak the sweet stories of Hari. At that very time, Daksha became a Prajapati. Brahma, considering him worthy in every way, made Daksha the leader of the Prajapatis.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 60 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Shiva Renounces Sati”. The episode describes Shiva inwardly renouncing Sati and entering deep, unworldly samadhi.