J. Beames — Translations from Chand Tardai s Epic. 
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Beloved of my soul, giver of bliss, 
Wife, free from all evil qualities, 13 
(Thou) who hast obtained the fruit of the worship of Gauri. 
As many poems as there have been from first to last 
Consider how endless a string (there is) of them, 
The description of this matter (is in) many books, 
Thus having taken in the best counsel. 14 
11. Paddhari metre. 
First reverencing my first of gods 
Who uttered the imperishable word Om ! 
Who made the Formed out of the Formless, 
The will of his mind blossomed and bore fruit, 
The sheen of the three qualities, inhabiting the three worlds, 
Shining on gods in heaven, men on earth, serpents (in hell). 
Then in the form of Brahma leaving the Brahma-egg, 15 
The lord, the essence of truth said the four Yedas, 
The creator uttered them, unwritten, 
Without qualities, having neither form nor line, 
He who made the heaven, earth, and hell, 
Yama, Brahma, Indra, the Rishis, and guardians of the worlds, 
Winds, fire, clouds, ether, 
Rivers, ocean, earth, mountains, and their inhabitants, 
He created eighty-four lakhs of living beings 
I cannot come to an end of the description of them. 
He made a tendril of eighteen colours, 
Of various kinds, subject to all qualities, 
No one can resist his commands, 
Placing the order on his head (one) bears grief in the body. 
Day by day the sun-god when night turns to dawn 16 
Rises ; this comes to pass by force of the lord’s command. 
The moon every night obedient to order 
Rises in the sky, being without division, 
The guardians of the regions remain patiently pressed down by the 
earth, 
Their joints do not ache though they remain firmly pressed. 
He appoints to the wind its measure and the place of its going, 
It neither exceeds nor falls short, makes joy to the body. 
Indra’s heaven, clouds, and sky (obey his) order, 
He makes the rain to rain joyfully. 
Firm and immoveable remains the earth (like) the glory of the lord, 
It cannot shake or move for an instant in distress. 
The wave rising touches the sky, 
