12.249
स्थाणुरुवाच॥
sthāṇuruvāca॥
[स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - the immovable one; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The immovable one said;)
Sthāṇu (the immovable one) said.
प्रजासर्गनिमित्तं मे कार्यवत्तामिमां प्रभो। विद्धि सृष्टास्त्वया हीमा मा कुप्यासां पितामह ॥१२-२४९-१॥
prajāsarganimittaṃ me kāryavattāmimāṃ prabho। viddhi sṛṣṭāstvayā hīmā mā kupyāsāṃ pitāmaha ॥12-249-1॥
[प्रजा (prajā) - offspring; सर्ग (sarga) - creation; निमित्तं (nimittaṃ) - for the sake of; मे (me) - my; कार्यवत्ताम् (kāryavattām) - effectiveness; इमां (imām) - this; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; हि (hi) - indeed; इमा (imā) - these; मा (mā) - do not; कुप्यासां (kupyāsāṃ) - be angry; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandsire;]
(For the sake of the creation of offspring, O lord, know this effectiveness as mine. These have indeed been created by you. O grandsire, do not be angry.)
O lord, for the purpose of creating offspring, know that this effectiveness is mine. These beings have indeed been created by you. O grandsire, please do not be angry.
तव तेजोग्निना देव प्रजा दह्यन्ति सर्वशः। ता दृष्ट्वा मम कारुण्यं मा कुप्यासां जगत्प्रभो ॥१२-२४९-२॥
tava tejo'gninā deva prajā dahyanti sarvaśaḥ। tā dṛṣṭvā mama kāruṇyaṃ mā kupyāsāṃ jagatprabho ॥12-249-2॥
[तव (tava) - your; तेजः-अग्निना (tejaḥ-agninā) - by the fire of (your) brilliance; देव (deva) - O god; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; दह्यन्ति (dahyanti) - are being burned; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely; ताः (tāḥ) - they; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मम (mama) - my; कारुण्यम् (kāruṇyam) - compassion; मा (mā) - do not; कुप्यासाम् (kupyāsām) - become angry; जगत्प्रभो (jagatprabho) - O lord of the world;]
(O god, by the fire of your brilliance, creatures are being burned entirely. Seeing them, my compassion (arises); O lord of the world, do not become angry.)
O god, all creatures are being burned by the fire of your brilliance. Seeing this, my compassion is stirred; O lord of the world, please do not be angry.
प्रजापतिरुवाच॥
prajāpatiruvāca॥
[प्रजापति (prajāpati) - lord of creatures; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The lord of creatures said.)
Prajāpati said.
न कुप्ये न च मे कामो न भवेरन्प्रजा इति। लाघवार्थं धरण्यास्तु ततः संहार इष्यते ॥१२-२४९-३॥
na kupye na ca me kāmo na bhaveranprajā iti। lāghavārthaṃ dharaṇyāstu tataḥ saṃhāra iṣyate॥12-249-3॥
[न (na) - not; कुप्ये (kupye) - I become angry; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; न (na) - not; भवेरन् (bhaveran) - would be; प्रजा (prajā) - offspring; इति (iti) - thus; लाघवार्थम् (lāghavārtham) - for the sake of lightness; धरण्याः (dharaṇyāḥ) - of the earth; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; संहारः (saṃhāraḥ) - destruction; इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired;]
(I do not become angry, nor is it my desire, nor would there be offspring thus. For the sake of lightness of the earth, therefore, destruction is desired.)
I am not angry, nor do I desire it, nor would there be offspring for this reason. The destruction is sought for the sake of the earth's lightness.
इयं हि मां सदा देवी भारार्ता समचोदयत्। संहारार्थं महादेव भारेणाप्सु निमज्जति ॥१२-२४९-४॥
iyaṃ hi māṃ sadā devī bhārārtā samacodayat। saṃhārārthaṃ mahādeva bhāreṇāpsu nimajjati ॥12-249-4॥
[इयं (iyaṃ) - this (feminine); हि (hi) - indeed; माम् (mām) - me; सदा (sadā) - always; देवी (devī) - goddess; भारार्ता (bhārārtā) - distressed by burden; समचोदयत् (samacodayat) - urged together; संहारार्थम् (saṃhārārtham) - for the purpose of destruction; महादेव (mahādeva) - O great god; भारेण (bhāreṇa) - by the burden; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; निमज्जति (nimajjati) - is sinking;]
(This indeed always the goddess, distressed by the burden, urged me. For the purpose of destruction, O great god, by the burden, (she) is sinking in the waters.)
This goddess has always urged me, being distressed by the burden. O Mahadeva, for the sake of destruction, she is sinking in the waters due to the weight.
यदाहं नाधिगच्छामि बुद्ध्या बहु विचारयन्। संहारमासां वृद्धानां ततो मां क्रोध आविशत् ॥१२-२४९-५॥
yadāhaṃ nādhigacchāmi buddhyā bahu vicārayan। saṃhāramāsāṃ vṛddhānāṃ tato māṃ krodha āviśat॥12-249-5॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; अधिगच्छामि (adhigacchāmi) - attain; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect; बहु (bahu) - much; विचारयन् (vicārayan) - considering; संहारम् (saṃhāram) - destruction; असाम् (asām) - of these; वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders; ततः (tataḥ) - then; माम् (mām) - me; क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered;]
(When I do not attain (a solution) by intellect, considering much, the destruction of these elders, then anger entered me.)
Whenever I, after much consideration by intellect, could not find a solution regarding the destruction of these elders, then anger seized me.
स्थाणुरुवाच॥
sthāṇuruvāca॥
[स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - the firm one; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(The firm one said.)
The firm one spoke.
संहारान्तं प्रसीदस्व मा क्रुधस्त्रिदशेश्वर। मा प्रजाः स्थावरं वैच जङ्गमं च विनीनशः ॥१२-२४९-६॥
saṃhārāntaṃ prasīdasva mā krudhastridaśeśvara। mā prajāḥ sthāvaraṃ vaica jaṅgamaṃ ca vinīnaśaḥ ॥12-249-6॥
[संहारान्तम् (saṃhārāntam) - till destruction; (saṃhāra = destruction, anta = end;) प्रसीदस्व (prasīdasva) - be gracious; (prasāda = grace, sva = imperative;) मा (mā) - do not; (prohibitive particle;) क्रुध (krudha) - be angry; (from krodha = anger;) त्रिदशेश्वर (tridaśeśvara) - O lord of the gods; (tridaśa = gods, īśvara = lord;) मा (mā) - do not; (prohibitive particle;) प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; (offspring, beings;) स्थावरं (sthāvaraṃ) - immobile; (fixed, stationary;) वै (vai) - indeed; (emphatic particle;) च (ca) - and; (conjunction;) जङ्गमं (jaṅgamaṃ) - mobile; (moving, animate;) च (ca) - and; (conjunction;) विनीनशः (vinīnaśaḥ) - destroy; (vi = apart, nī = lead, naśa = perish; imperative;) १२-२४९-६ (12-249-6) - 12-249-6; (verse number; not translated;]
(Till destruction, be gracious, do not be angry, O lord of the gods. Do not destroy the creatures, both immobile indeed and mobile.)
O lord of the gods, be gracious till the end of destruction; do not be angry. Do not destroy the creatures, both immobile and mobile.
पल्वलानि च सर्वाणि सर्वं चैव तृणोलपम्। स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव भूतग्रामं चतुर्विधम् ॥१२-२४९-७॥
palvalāni ca sarvāṇi sarvaṃ caiva tṛṇolapam। sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ caiva bhūtagrāmaṃ caturvidham ॥12-249-7॥
[पल्वलानि (palvalāni) - marshes; च (ca) - and; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; सर्वं (sarvam) - everything; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तृणोलपम् (tṛṇolapam) - blades of grass; स्थावरं (sthāvaram) - immobile; जङ्गमं (jaṅgamam) - mobile; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भूतग्रामं (bhūtagrāmam) - aggregate of beings; चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - of four kinds;]
(Marshes and all, everything indeed, blades of grass; immobile, mobile and indeed, the aggregate of beings of four kinds.)
All marshes, everything including every blade of grass, all immobile and mobile beings, and the aggregate of beings of four kinds.
तदेतद्भस्मसाद्भूतं जगत्सर्वमुपप्लुतम्। प्रसीद भगवन्साधो वर एष वृतो मया ॥१२-२४९-८॥
tadetadbhasmasādbhūtaṃ jagatsarvamupaplutam। prasīda bhagavansādho vara eṣa vṛto mayā ॥12-249-8॥
[तत् (tat) - that; एतत् (etat) - this; भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - to ashes; भूतम् (bhūtam) - become; जगत् (jagat) - world; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; उपप्लुतम् (upaplutam) - overwhelmed; प्रसीद (prasīda) - be gracious; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; साधो (sādho) - O noble one; वरः (varaḥ) - boon; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(That, this, having become ashes, the whole world overwhelmed. Be gracious, O Lord, O noble one. This boon has been chosen by me.)
This entire world has been reduced to ashes and overwhelmed. Be gracious, O Lord, O noble one. This is the boon I have chosen.
नष्टा न पुनरेष्यन्ति प्रजा ह्येताः कथञ्चन। तस्मान्निवर्त्यतामेतत्तेजः स्वेनैव तेजसा ॥१२-२४९-९॥
naṣṭā na punareṣyanti prajā hyetāḥ kathaṃcana। tasmānnivartyatāmetattejaḥ svenaiva tejasā ॥12-249-9॥
[नष्टाः (naṣṭāḥ) - destroyed; न (na) - not; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - will come; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; हि (hi) - indeed; एताः (etāḥ) - these; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; निवर्त्यताम् (nivartyatām) - let it be withdrawn; एतत् (etat) - this; तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy; स्वेन (svena) - by one's own; एव (eva) - only; तेजसा (tejasā) - by energy;]
(Destroyed not again will come creatures indeed these in any way. Therefore let it be withdrawn this energy by one's own only energy.)
These creatures, once destroyed, will not return in any way. Therefore, let this energy be withdrawn by your own energy alone.
उपायमन्यं सम्पश्य प्रजानां हितकाम्यया। यथेमे जन्तवः सर्वे निवर्तेरन्परन्तप ॥१२-२४९-१०॥
upāyam anyaṃ sampaśya prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā। yatheme jantavaḥ sarve nivarteran parantapa ॥12-249-10॥
[उपायम् (upāyam) - means; method; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - another; different; सम्पश्य (sampaśya) - consider; look for; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the subjects; of the people; हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - with desire for welfare; wishing for benefit; यथा (yathā) - so that; in such a way that; इमे (ime) - these; जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - creatures; beings; सर्वे (sarve) - all; निवर्तेरन् (nivarteran) - may turn back; may desist; परन्तप (parantapa) - O scorcher of foes;]
(Consider another means for the people with desire for welfare, so that all these beings may turn back, O scorcher of foes.)
O scorcher of foes, consider another method for the welfare of the people, so that all these beings may desist.
अभावमभिगच्छेयुरुत्सन्नप्रजनाः प्रजाः। अधिदैवनियुक्तोऽस्मि त्वया लोकेष्विहेश्वर ॥१२-२४९-११॥
abhāvam abhigaccheyur utsanna-prajanāḥ prajāḥ। adhidaiva-niyukto'smi tvayā lokeṣv iheśvara ॥12-249-11॥
[अभावम् (abhāvam) - non-existence; अभिगच्छेयुः (abhigaccheyuḥ) - would attain; उत्सन्नप्रजनाः (utsanna-prajanāḥ) - whose progeny is destroyed; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; अधिदैव (adhidaiva) - by higher powers; नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among the worlds; इह (iha) - here; ईश्वर (īśvara) - O Lord;]
(Creatures whose progeny is destroyed would attain non-existence. I am appointed by you, O Lord, here among the worlds by higher powers.)
O Lord, creatures whose progeny has been destroyed would fall into non-existence; I have been appointed here among the worlds by you through higher powers.
त्वद्भवं हि जगन्नाथ जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम्। प्रसाद्य त्वां महादेव याचाम्यावृत्तिजाः प्रजाः ॥१२-२४९-१२॥
tvad-bhavaṃ hi jagannātha jagat-sthāvara-jaṅgamam। prasādya tvāṃ mahādeva yācāmy āvṛttijāḥ prajāḥ ॥12-249-12॥
[त्वत् (tvat) - from you; भवम् (bhavam) - originated; हि (hi) - indeed; जगन्नाथ (jagannātha) - O Lord of the Universe; जगत् (jagat) - the world; स्थावर (sthāvara) - immobile; जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - mobile; प्रसाद्य (prasādya) - having propitiated; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; महादेव (mahādeva) - O great god; याचामि (yācāmi) - I request; आवृत्तिजाः (āvṛttijāḥ) - born of rebirth; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings;]
(Indeed, O Lord of the Universe, the world, both immobile and mobile, has originated from you. Having propitiated you, O great god, I request for beings born of rebirth.)
O Lord of the Universe, truly the world, both immobile and mobile, has arisen from you. Having propitiated you, O great god, I request for the beings who are born again through rebirth.
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said.
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं देवः स्थाणोर्नियतवाङ्मनाः। तेजस्तत्स्वं निजग्राह पुनरेवान्तरात्मना ॥१२-२४९-१३॥
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ devaḥ sthāṇorniyatavāṅmanāḥ। tejastatsvaṃ nijagrāha punarevāntarātmanā ॥12-249-13॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; वचनं (vacanam) - speech; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; स्थाणोः (sthāṇoḥ) - of Sthāṇu (Śiva); नियतवाक्-मनाः (niyatavāk-manāḥ) - with controlled speech and mind; तेजः (tejas) - energy; तत् (tat) - that; स्वं (svam) - his own; निजग्राह (nijagrāha) - he seized; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - with his inner self;]
(Having heard the speech, the god Sthāṇu, with controlled speech and mind, seized that energy, his own, again indeed with his inner self.)
After hearing the words, the god Sthāṇu (Śiva), whose speech and mind were controlled, again seized his own energy with his inner self.
ततोऽग्निमुपसङ्गृह्य भगवाँल्लोकपूजितः। प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कल्पयामास वै प्रभुः ॥१२-२४९-१४॥
tato'gnim-upasaṅgṛhya bhagavāṁ-lokapūjitaḥ। pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca kalpayāmāsa vai prabhuḥ ॥12-249-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; उपसङ्गृह्य (upasaṅgṛhya) - having taken up; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; लोकपूजितः (lokapūjitaḥ) - honored by the world; प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - activity; च (ca) - and; निवृत्तिम् (nivṛttim) - cessation; च (ca) - and; कल्पयामास (kalpayāmāsa) - established; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(Then, having taken up the fire, the venerable one honored by the world indeed established both activity and cessation, the lord.)
Then the venerable lord, honored by the world, having taken up the fire, established both activity and cessation.
उपसंहरतस्तस्य तमग्निं रोषजं तदा। प्रादुर्बभूव विश्वेभ्यः खेभ्यो नारी महात्मनः ॥१२-२४९-१५॥
upasaṁharatas tasya tam agniṁ roṣajaṁ tadā। prādurbabhūva viśvebhyaḥ khebhyo nārī mahātmanaḥ ॥12-249-15॥
[उपसंहरतः (upasaṁharataḥ) - of the one withdrawing; तस्य (tasya) - his; तम् (tam) - that; अग्निम् (agniṁ) - fire; रोषजम् (roṣajam) - born of anger; तदा (tadā) - then; प्रादुर्बभूव (prādurbabhūva) - appeared; विश्वेभ्यः (viśvebhyaḥ) - to all; खेभ्यः (khebhyaḥ) - from the skies; नारी (nārī) - woman; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled;]
(Then, as he was withdrawing that fire born of anger, a woman appeared to all from the skies, of the great-souled one.)
As he was withdrawing that fire born of anger, a woman of the great-souled one appeared in the sky before all.
कृष्णा रक्ताम्बरधरा रक्तनेत्रतलान्तरा। दिव्यकुण्डलसम्पन्ना दिव्याभरणभूषिता ॥१२-२४९-१६॥
kṛṣṇā raktāmbaradharā raktanetratalāntarā। divyakuṇḍalasampannā divyābharaṇabhūṣitā ॥12-249-16॥
[कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - dark-complexioned (feminine); रक्ताम्बरधरा (raktāmbaradharā) - wearing red garments; रक्तनेत्रतलान्तरा (raktanetratalāntarā) - having the lower part of the eyes red; दिव्यकुण्डलसम्पन्ना (divyakuṇḍalasampannā) - adorned with divine earrings; दिव्याभरणभूषिता (divyābharaṇabhūṣitā) - decorated with divine ornaments;]
(Dark-complexioned, wearing red garments, having the lower part of the eyes red, adorned with divine earrings, decorated with divine ornaments.)
She is dark-complexioned, dressed in red garments, with the lower part of her eyes tinged red, adorned with divine earrings and decorated with divine ornaments.
सा विनिःसृत्य वै खेभ्यो दक्षिणामाश्रिता दिशम्। ददृशातेऽथ तौ कन्यां देवौ विश्वेश्वरावुभौ ॥१२-२४९-१७॥
sā viniḥsṛtya vai khebhyo dakṣiṇām āśritā diśam। dadṛśāte'tha tau kanyāṃ devau viśveśvarāvubhau ॥12-249-17॥
[सा (sā) - she; विनिःसृत्य (viniḥsṛtya) - having come out; वै (vai) - indeed; खेभ्यः (khebhyaḥ) - from the skies; दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern; आश्रिता (āśritā) - having taken refuge; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - saw; अथ (atha) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden; देवौ (devau) - the two gods; विश्वेश्वरौ (viśveśvarau) - the lords of the universe; उभौ (ubhau) - both;]
(She, having come out indeed from the skies, having taken refuge in the southern direction, then those two, the two gods, the lords of the universe, both saw the maiden.)
She emerged from the skies and took refuge in the southern direction; then, the two gods, the lords of the universe, both saw the maiden.
तामाहूय तदा देवो लोकानामादिरीश्वरः। मृत्यो इति महीपाल जहि चेमाः प्रजा इति ॥१२-२४९-१८॥
tām āhūya tadā devo lokānām ādir īśvaraḥ। mṛtyo iti mahīpāla jahi cemāḥ prajā iti ॥12-249-18॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; (accusative singular of sā, she); आहूय (āhūya) - having summoned; (from ā-hū, to call); तदा (tadā) - then; at that time; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; (nominative singular); लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; (genitive plural of loka); आदि (ādi) - beginning; origin; (nom. sing.); ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; ruler; (nominative singular); मृत्यः (mṛtyo) - O Death; (vocative singular of mṛtyu); इति (iti) - thus; so; महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king; (vocative singular); जहि (jahi) - destroy; kill; (imperative of han, to strike); च (ca) - and; इमाः (cemāḥ) - these; (accusative plural feminine); प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; subjects; (accusative plural); इति (iti) - thus; so;]
(Having summoned her then, the god, the origin and lord of the worlds, (said): "O Death," thus, "O king, destroy these creatures," thus.)
Then, having summoned her, the god, the origin and lord of the worlds, said: "O Death, O king, destroy these creatures."
त्वं हि संहारबुद्ध्या मे चिन्तिता रुषितेन च। तस्मात्संहर सर्वास्त्वं प्रजाः सजडपण्डिताः ॥१२-२४९-१९॥
tvaṃ hi saṃhāra-buddhyā me cintitā ruṣitena ca। tasmāt saṃhara sarvāḥ tvaṃ prajāḥ sa-jaḍa-paṇḍitāḥ ॥12-249-19॥
[त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; संहारबुद्ध्या (saṃhāra-buddhyā) - with the intention of destruction; मे (me) - by me; चिन्तिता (cintitā) - considered; रुषितेन (ruṣitena) - by the angry (one); च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; संहर (saṃhara) - destroy; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; सजडपण्डिताः (sa-jaḍa-paṇḍitāḥ) - both the dull and the wise;]
(You indeed, with the intention of destruction, by me considered, by the angry (one) and; therefore destroy all you creatures, both the dull and the wise.)
You have been considered by me, in anger, as one with the intention to destroy; therefore, destroy all creatures, both the dull and the wise.
अविशेषेण चैव त्वं प्रजाः संहर भामिनि। मम त्वं हि नियोगेन श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यसि ॥१२-२४९-२०॥
aviśeṣeṇa caiva tvaṃ prajāḥ saṃhara bhāmini। mama tvaṃ hi niyogena śreyaḥ paramavāpsyasi ॥12-249-20॥
[अविशेषेण (aviśeṣeṇa) - without distinction; by no special means; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; beings; संहर (saṃhara) - withdraw; destroy; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O radiant one; मम (mama) - my; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; नियोगेन (niyogena) - by command; by instruction; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the highest good; benefit; परमवाप्स्यसि (paramavāpsyasi) - you will attain the supreme; you will reach the highest; १२-२४९-२० (12-249-20) - 12-249-20;]
(Without distinction and indeed you withdraw the beings, O radiant one. By my command you indeed will attain the highest good.)
O radiant one, withdraw all beings without distinction. By my command, you will surely attain the highest good.
एवमुक्ता तु सा देवी मृत्युः कमलमालिनी। प्रदध्यौ दुःखिता बाला साश्रुपातमतीव हि ॥१२-२४९-२१॥
evamuktā tu sā devī mṛtyuḥ kamalamālinī। pradadhyau duḥkhitā bālā sāśrupātamatīva hi ॥12-249-21॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - having been addressed; तु (tu) - but; सा (sā) - she; देवी (devī) - goddess; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Mṛtyu (Death, personified); कमलमालिनी (kamalamālinī) - one adorned with a garland of lotuses; प्रदध्यौ (pradadhyau) - she pondered; दुःखिता (duḥkhitā) - distressed; बाला (bālā) - girl; साश्रुपात (sāśrupāta) - with falling tears; मतीव (matīva) - exceedingly; हि (hi) - indeed;]
(Thus having been addressed, but she, the goddess Mṛtyu, adorned with a garland of lotuses, pondered, the distressed girl, with falling tears, exceedingly indeed.)
Thus addressed, the goddess Mṛtyu, adorned with a garland of lotuses, pondered deeply; the distressed girl shed tears exceedingly.
पाणिभ्यां चैव जग्राह तान्यश्रूणि जनेश्वरः। मानवानां हितार्थाय ययाचे पुनरेव च ॥१२-२४९-२२॥
pāṇibhyāṃ caiva jagrāha tānyaśrūṇi janeśvaraḥ। mānavānāṃ hitārthāya yayāce punareva ca ॥12-249-22॥
[पाणिभ्यां (pāṇibhyām) - with (his) hands; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took; तानि (tāni) - those; अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears; जन-ईश्वरः (jana-īśvaraḥ) - lord of men; मानवानां (mānavānām) - of men; हित-अर्थाय (hita-arthāya) - for the purpose of welfare; ययाचे (yayāce) - he begged; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(With (his) hands and indeed he took those tears, the lord of men; for the purpose of the welfare of men, he begged again and indeed.)
The lord of men took those tears with his hands; for the welfare of mankind, he again earnestly begged.
