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सूत् उवाच ॥ इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य स्वपतेश्शंकरस्य वै ॥ सुप्रसन्ना विहस्याशु पार्वती वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ २१ ॥
On hearing the words of her husband Śiva, the delighted Pārvatī laughed and spoke these words.
english translation
पार्वत्युवाच ॥ भवदीयं वचस्तथ्यं युगांते संभविष्यति ॥ तावच्च तामसी सृष्टिर्भवत्विति मतं मम ॥ २२॥
Pārvatī said:— “Your words will be true at the end of this Yuga. Till then, I think, there can be the Tāmasaic creations as well.
english translation
अन्यथा प्रलयस्स्याद्वै सत्यं मे व्याहृतं शिव ॥ प्रमाणीक्रियतां नाथ त्वदीयास्मि त्वदाश्रया ॥ २३॥
Otherwise the dissolution will take place even now. O Śiva, let the words uttered by me be proved true. O lord, I belong to you. I depend on you.
english translation
इयं च दारुका देवी राक्षसी शक्तिका मम ॥ बलिष्ठा राक्षसीनां च रक्षोराज्यं प्रशास्तु च ॥ २४॥
This Rākṣasī Dārukā is my own Śakti. She is the most powerful among the Rākṣasīs. Let her rule over the kingdom of the Rākṣasas.
english translation
इमा राक्षसपत्न्यस्तु प्रसविष्यंति पुत्रकान् ॥ ते सर्वे मिलिताश्चैव वने वासाय मे मताः ॥ २५ ॥
These wives of the Rākṣasas will give birth to sons. I have permitted all of them to live jointly in the forest.
english translation