Ramayana
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अमरेन्द्र मया बह्व्यः प्रजाः सृष्टास्तथा प्रभो । एकवर्णाः समाभाषा एकरूपाश्च सर्वशः ॥ 7-30-21 ॥
"O lord of the immortals, O master, many creatures were created by me, and they were all of one color, of like speech, and of one form in every respect."
english translation
तासां नास्ति विशेषो हि दर्शने लक्षणे ऽपि वा । ततो ऽहमेकाग्रमनास्ताः प्रजाः परिचिन्तयम् ॥ 7-30-22 ॥
"Among them there was no distinction whatever, neither in appearance nor in marks; therefore, with single-minded attention, I pondered over those creatures."
english translation
सो ऽहं तासां विशेषार्थं स्त्रियमेकां विनिर्ममे । यद्यत्प्रजानां प्रत्यङ्गं विशिष्टं तत्तदुद्धृतम् ॥ 7-30-23 ॥
"So, for the sake of distinction among them, I fashioned a single woman; and whatever was most excellent in each limb of the creatures, that was drawn out and taken up."
english translation
ततो मया रूपगुणैरहल्या स्त्री विनिर्मिता । हलं नामेह वैरूपं हल्यं तत्प्रभवं भवेत् ॥ 7-30-24 ॥
"Then by me, through her beauty and qualities, the woman Ahalya was fashioned. Here 'hala' means ugliness, and 'halya' would be that which arises from it."
english translation
यस्मान्न विद्यते हल्यं तेनाहल्येति विश्रुता । अहल्येति मया शक्र तस्या नाम प्रवर्तितम् ॥ 7-30-25 ॥
"Because no ugliness (halya) is found in her, therefore she is renowned as Ahalya; and thus the name Ahalya was given to her by me, O Shakra."
english translation