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ते बाला अपि सर्वे वै विलोक्यानुसमागताः ॥ एतेषां या गतिः स्याद्वै ह्यस्माकं सा भवत्विति ॥ ७६ ॥
The fawns too seeing all these followed them thinking. “Let what befalls them happen to us as well.”
english translation
तान् दृष्ट्वा हर्षितो व्याधो बाणं धनुषि संदधे ॥ पुनश्च जलपत्राणि पतितानि शिवोपरि ॥ ७७ ॥
On seeing them, the delighted hunter fitted the arrow to bis bow. Water and leaves of the Bilva tree fell on Śiva again.
english translation
तेन जाता चतुर्थस्य पूजा यामस्य वै शुभा ॥ तस्य पापन्तदा सर्वं भस्मसादभवत् क्षणात् ॥ ७८ ॥
Thanks to that, the worship of the fourth part of the night too became auspiciously performed. Thereafter his sins were reduced to ashes in a trice.
english translation
मृगी मृगी मृगश्चोचुश्शीघ्रं वै व्याधसत्तम ॥ अस्माकं सार्थकं देहं कुरु त्वं हि कृपां कुरु ॥ ७९ ॥
The senior hind, the junior hind and the stag said—“O excellent hunter, make our body purposeful. Be merciful to us.”
english translation
॥ शिव उवाच ॥ इति तेषां वचश्श्रुत्वा व्याधो विस्मयमागतः ॥ शिवपूजाप्रभावेण ज्ञानं दुर्लभमाप्तवान् ॥ ८० ॥
Sūta said:— On hearing their words the hunter was surprised. Thanks to the power of the worship of Śiva, he acquired perfect knowledge inaccessible to others.
english translation