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बृहस्पतिश्च पप्रच्छ ब्राह्मणं काविमाविति । भवन्तं नोपतिष्ठेते तौ नः शंस पितामह॥५-४८-६॥
Bṛhaspati asked Brahmā, “Who are these two sages?” “They do not attend upon you—tell us of them, O Grandsire.”
english translation
ब्रह्मोवाच । यावेतौ पृथिवीं द्यां च भासयन्तौ तपस्विनौ । ज्वलन्तौ रोचमानौ च व्याप्यातीतौ महाबलौ॥५-४८-७॥
Brahmā said: These two ascetics illumine both earth and heaven; blazing and resplendent, they pervade the worlds and yet transcend them, being of great power.
english translation
नरनारायणावेतौ लोकाल्लोकं समास्थितौ । ऊर्जितौ स्वेन तपसा महासत्त्वपराक्रमौ॥५-४८-८॥
These two—Nara and Nārāyaṇa—have taken their station from world to world; strengthened by their own tapas, they possess great excellence and effective power.
english translation
एतौ हि कर्मणा लोकान्नन्दयामासतुर्ध्रुवौ । असुराणामभावाय देवगन्धर्वपूजितौ॥५-४८-९॥
Indeed, these two, steadfast, have gladdened the worlds through their deeds; honored by gods and Gandharvas, their work is directed toward ending the Asuras’ ascendancy.
english translation
वैशंपायन उवाच । जगाम शक्रस्तच्छ्रुत्वा यत्र तौ तेपतुस्तपः । सार्धं देवगणैः सर्वैर्बृहस्पतिपुरोगमैः॥५-४८-१०॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Hearing this, Śakra (Indra) went to the place where those two were practicing tapas, together with all the hosts of gods, led by Bṛhaspati.
english translation