What Fate Has Written
Bala Kanda, Doha 68
Doha 68 · Movement 2 of 2
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Narada answers the mountain king with the gravity of one reading a mark beyond revision. What providence has written upon the forehead cannot be erased by god, asura, human being, naga, or sage.
The whole hierarchy of power stands unable to alter the line. To anxious parents, the words close every ordinary avenue of escape. To Parvati, they seal the certainty that no force can prevent union with Shiva.
The same destiny appears as threat or promise according to the heart that beholds it. Beneath both readings, the divine design remains unmoved.
Across the forehead of time, one line leads from Parvati back to Shiva.
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कह मुनीस हिमवंत सुनु जो बिधि लिखा लिलार। देव दनुज नर नाग मुनि कोउ न मेटनिहार।।68।।
The great sage said: "Listen, Himavan. What fate has written upon the forehead, no god, demon, human, serpent, or sage can erase."