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निज अवगुण गुनि शनि मन माहीं। बालक, देखन चाहत नाहीं॥
Deeply aware of his inauspicious gaze (a curse that destroys whatever he looks at directly), Shani cast down his eyes, not wanting to look upon the divine infant.
english translation
गिरिजा कछु मन भेद बढायो। उत्सव मोर, न शनि तुही भायो॥
Mother Girija (Parvati), noticing Shani’s lowered eyes, felt slightly slighted. She asked, ‘O Shani, does My joyful festival not please you at all?’
english translation
कहत लगे शनि, मन सकुचाई। का करिहौ, शिशु मोहि दिखाई॥
Hesitating with profound apprehension, Shani replied: ‘What will You gain by making me look at the child? My direct gaze is immensely destructive.’
english translation
नहिं विश्वास, उमा उर भयऊ। शनि सों बालक देखन कहयऊ॥
Unconvinced and dismissing the danger, Mother Uma insisted that Shani must look at the divine child.
english translation
पदतहिं शनि दृग कोण प्रकाशा। बालक सिर उड़ि गयो अकाशा॥
The moment Shani cast merely a slanted, brief glance from the corner of his eye, the infant’s ordinary head was immediately severed and flew into the vast sky.
english translation