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इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा कश्यपाद्युदितं मुने ॥ आश्वासयन्मुनीन्देवान् हरिर्वाक्यमुपाददे ॥ २१ ॥
O sage, on hearing these words of Kaśyapa and others, Viṣṇu consoled the sages and the gods and spoke thus.
english translation
विष्णुरुवाच ॥ हे देवा मुनयस्सर्वे मद्वचः शृणुतादरात् ॥ किमर्थं दुःखमापन्ना दुखं तु त्यजताखिलम् ॥ २२ ॥
Viṣṇu said: O gods, O sages, you listen to my words with attention. Why are you distressed? Eschew your sorrows.
english translation
महदाराधनं देवा न सुसाध्यं विचार्य्यताम् ॥ महदाराधने पूर्वं भवेद्दुःखमिति श्रुतम् ॥ विज्ञाय दृढतां देवाः प्रसन्नो भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ २३ ॥
O gods ponder over this. This propitiation of the great is not an easy task. It is heard that there is great difficulty at first in propitiating the great. The lord will certainly be pleased after coming to know of your resolute nature.
english translation
शिवस्सर्वगणायक्षस्सहसा परमेश्वरः ॥ विचार्यतां हृदा सर्वैः कथं वश्यो भवेदिति ॥२४॥
Let this be pondered over well by all of you, how can lord Śiva, the presiding deity of the Gaṇas be made favourable immediately.
english translation
प्रणवं पूर्वमुच्चार्य्य नमः पश्चादुदाहरेत् ॥ शिवायेति ततः पश्चाच्छुभद्वयमतः परम् ॥ २५ ॥
O scholars, the following mantra shall be repeated—Utter the syllable Oṃkāra first, then repeat the word Namaḥ (obeisance).
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