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नहुष उवाच । एवं भवतु सुश्रोणि यथा मामभिभाषसे । ज्ञात्वा चागमनं कार्यं सत्यमेतदनुस्मरेः॥५-१३-६॥
Nahuṣa said: “So be it, O fair-hipped one, as you speak to me. After learning what is to be learned, you must return; remember this as true.”
english translation
शल्य उवाच । नहुषेण विसृष्टा च निश्चक्राम ततः शुभा । बृहस्पतिनिकेतं सा जगाम च तपस्विनी॥५-१३-७॥
Śalya said: Released by Nahuṣa, the auspicious lady departed from there; the ascetic-minded one went to the dwelling of Bṛhaspati.
english translation
तस्याः संश्रुत्य च वचो देवाः साग्निपुरोगमाः । मन्त्रयामासुरेकाग्राः शक्रार्थं राजसत्तम॥५-१३-८॥
Having heard her words, the gods—led by Agni—deliberated with single-pointed attention for the sake of Śakra, O best of kings.
english translation
देवदेवेन संगम्य विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । ऊचुश्चैनं समुद्विग्ना वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदाः॥५-१३-९॥
Meeting with Viṣṇu, the God of gods, mighty in power, the gods—anxious—addressed him with well-considered speech.
english translation
ब्रह्महत्याभिभूतो वै शक्रः सुरगणेश्वरः । गतिश्च नस्त्वं देवेश पूर्वजो जगतः प्रभुः । रक्षार्थं सर्वभूतानां विष्णुत्वमुपजग्मिवान्॥५-१३-१०॥
‘Śakra, lord of the hosts of gods, is indeed overwhelmed by the consequence of brahma-hatyā. You are our refuge, O Lord of gods—primeval, sovereign of the world—who have assumed the state of Viṣṇuhood for the protection of all beings.’
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