The Refuge of All Worlds Appears
Bala Kanda, Doha 191
Doha 191 · Movement 2 of 2
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The hosts of gods complete their prayers and return to their respective abodes. Celestial music recedes, flowers settle, and the sky clears above Ayodhya.
Then the Lord appears. He is the dwelling place of the universe, the One within whom every world arises, rests, and finds refuge, now manifest inside the royal house.
No distance remains between the cosmic shelter and a mother's chamber. The answer to Earth's tears, the boon of Manu and Shatarupa, Narada's curse, the promise to Kashyapa and Aditi, and the prayer of heaven meet in the birth of Ram.
The One who shelters the universe appears within the shelter of Kausalya's love.
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सुर समूह बिनती करि पहुँचे निज निज धाम। जगनिवास प्रभु प्रगटे अखिल लोक बिश्राम।।191।।
The hosts of the gods, having offered their prayers, returned each to their own abode. Then the Lord appeared: He who is the dwelling-place of the universe, the rest and refuge of all the worlds.