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सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। मुनिस्तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य मौनकपटमास्थितः ।। कर्त्तुं स्वार्थं विधानज्ञः कृपयोर्द्ध्वमवैक्षत ।।२१।।

Sanatkumāra said: On hearing her words, the sage feigned a deceptive silence. Fully aware of the means of achieving his selfish ends he looked up sympathetically.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca || munistadvAkyamAkarNya maunakapaTamAsthitaH || karttuM svArthaM vidhAnajJaH kRpayorddhvamavaikSata ||21||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तावत्कपीशावायातौ तं प्रणम्याग्रतः स्थितौ ।। ततस्तद्भ्रूलतासंज्ञानियुक्तौ गगनं गतौ ।। २२ ।।

In the meantime two lordly monkeys came there and stood bowing down in front of him. At a significant gesture from his eyebrows, the monkeys rose into the sky again.

english translation

tAvatkapIzAvAyAtau taM praNamyAgrataH sthitau || tatastadbhrUlatAsaMjJAniyuktau gaganaM gatau || 22 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नीत्वा क्षणार्द्धमागत्य पुनस्तस्याग्रतः स्थितौ ।। तस्यैव कं कबंधं च हस्तावास्तां मुनीश्वर ।। २३ ।।

O great sage, within a trice, they came back taking with them his head, body and limbs and stood in front of the sage.

english translation

nItvA kSaNArddhamAgatya punastasyAgrataH sthitau || tasyaiva kaM kabaMdhaM ca hastAvAstAM munIzvara || 23 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिरः कबंधं हस्तौ तौ दृष्ट्वाब्धितनयस्य सा ।। पपात मूर्छिता भूमौ भर्तृव्यसनदुःखिता ।। २४ ।।

On seeing the head, body and limbs of her husband, Vṛndā fell unconscious, extremely pained at the misery of her lord.

english translation

ziraH kabaMdhaM hastau tau dRSTvAbdhitanayasya sA || papAta mUrchitA bhUmau bhartRvyasanaduHkhitA || 24 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

।। वृन्दोवाच ।। यः पुरा सुखसंवादैर्विनोदयसि मां प्रभो ।। स कथं न वदस्यद्य वल्लभां मामनागसम् ।। २५ ।।

Vṛndā said: O lord, formerly you used to humour me with pleasant chats. How is it that you do not speak to me now, to your pious beloved?

english translation

|| vRndovAca || yaH purA sukhasaMvAdairvinodayasi mAM prabho || sa kathaM na vadasyadya vallabhAM mAmanAgasam || 25 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript