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तेषां तु वदतां' तत्र मारयच्छेदयेति माम् ॥ वचः श्रुत्वा विधिं कामः प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे ॥ ३६ ॥
While they were shouting “Kill—Cut”, Kāma heard those words and began to speak to me.
english translation
मुनेऽथ मां समाभाष्य तान् दृष्ट्वा मदनो गणान् ॥ उवाच वारयन् ब्रह्मन्गणानामग्रतः स्मरः ॥ ३७ ॥
O Brahminical sage, on seeing the groups of beings Kāma stopped them and on their presence, said.
english translation
काम उवाच ॥ हे ब्रह्मन् हे प्रजानाथ सर्वसृष्टिप्रवर्तक ॥ उत्पन्नाः क इमे वीरा विकराला भयंकराः ॥ ३८ ॥
Kāma said: O Brahmā, O lord of subjects, O initiator of all creations, who are these terrible, awful heroes?
english translation
किं कर्मैते करिष्यंति कुत्र स्थास्यंति वा विधे ॥ किन्नामधेया एते तद्वद तत्र नियोजय ॥ ३९ ॥
O Brahmā what is the work that these will be doing? Tell me. where will they be staying? Please employ them there.
english translation
नियोज्य तान्निजे कृत्ये स्थानं दत्त्वा च नाम च ॥ मामाज्ञापय देवेश कृपां कृत्वा यथोचिताम् ॥ 2-2-9-४० ॥
O lord of Gods, after employing them in their task and assigning them proper names and places, be pleased to assign me my future course of action.
english translation