[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) › [Ardhakathānak](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt) › 262 # Ardhakathanak 262 English (machine translation) 262 - **Language:** English ### [262](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.262) One day Banārasīdās was alone in his upstairs room. He sat and pondered in his mind: "Why did I worship Śiva? - [Previous: 261](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.261) - [Next: 263](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.263) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ardhakathānak](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.262) — Banārasīdās 1641, Braj Bhāṣā --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.262](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.262) · Pramāṇa