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अहं स्वस्वामिनं गंतुमिच्छामि त्वरितं हरम् ॥ गत्वा वक्ष्यामि किं शंभोस्तथा त्वं वद मामिह ॥ १६ ॥
I wish to return to my lord Śiva immediately. After going back what shall I tell Śiva, you clearly let me know.
english translation
॥ सनत्कुमार उवाच इत्थं च पुष्पदंतस्य शिवदूतस्य सत्पतेः ॥ आकर्ण्य वचनं राजा हसित्वा तमुवाच सः ॥ १७ ॥
Sanatkumāra said: On hearing these words of Puṣpadanta who was the emissary of lord Śiva, the king laughed, then spoke to him.
english translation
शंखचूड उवाच ॥ राज्यं दास्ये न देवेभ्यो वीरभोग्या वसुंधरा ॥ रणं दास्यामि ते रुद्र देवानां पक्षपातिने ॥१८॥
Śaṅkhacūḍa said: I will never return the kingdom to the god. The earth shall be enjoyed by heroic warriors. O Śiva, I shall fight with you who are a partisan of the gods.
english translation
यस्योपरि प्रयायी स्यात्स वीरो भुवेनऽधमः। अतः पूर्वमहं रुद्र त्वां गमिष्याम्यसंशयम्॥१९॥
The hero who allows another to supercede him is the basest in the world. Hence O Śiva I shall certainly march towards you just now.
english translation
प्रभात आगमिष्यामि वीरयात्रा विचारतः ॥ त्वं गच्छाचक्ष्व रुद्राय हीदृशं वचनं मम ॥ 2-5-२० ॥
I reach there in the morning in the course of my victorious campaign. O messenger, go and tell all this to Siva.
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