[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Early Hindi literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi) › [Histories, biographies and hagiographies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa) › [Ardhakathanak](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak) › 262 # Ardhakathanak 262 Ardhakathānak 262 - **Language:** Braj Bhāṣā ### [262](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.262) eka divasa Bānārasidāsa. ekākī ūpara āvāsa. baiṭhyau mana maĩ cintai ema. maĩ Siva-pūjā kīnī kema. // > One day Banārasīdās was alone in his upstairs room. > He sat and pondered in his mind: "Why did I worship Śiva? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 261](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.261) - [Next: 263](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.263) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.262) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.262](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.262) · Pramāṇa