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देवानां वा नृणां रक्षां कुरु सत्याऽनया सताम् ॥ संसारसारिणां शम्भो मंगलं सर्वदा तथा ॥ ॥ ६ ॥
O Śiva, along with this Satī, protect the good people and the devas. Similarly always bestow auspicious goodness upon the people of this world.
english translation
य एनां साभिलाषो वै दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वाथवा भवेत् ॥ तं हन्यास्सर्वभूतेश विज्ञप्तिरिति मे प्रभो ॥ ७ ॥
O lord of living beings, this is my humble submission. you shall kill the man, whoever it may be, who sees or hears her with lust in his mind.
english translation
॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ ॥ इति श्रुत्वा वचो विष्णोर्विहस्य परमेश्वरः ॥ एवमस्त्विति सर्वज्ञः प्रोवाच मधुसूदनम् ॥ ८ ॥
Brahmā said: On hearing these words of Viṣṇu, lord Śiva laughed. The omniscient lord told the slayer of Madhu, “Be it so.”
english translation
स्वस्थानं हरिरागत्य स्थित आसीन्मुनीश्वर ॥ उत्सवं कारयामास जुगोप चरितं च तत् ॥९॥
O great sage, after this, Viṣṇu returned to his abode. He kept the incident quite secret but asked the people to continue the festivities.
english translation
अहं देवीं समागत्य गृह्योक्तविधिनाऽखिलम् ॥ अग्निकार्यं यथोद्दिष्टमकार्षं च सुविस्तरम् ॥2-2-19-१०॥
I approached the Goddess (Satī) and performed in detail all the sacrificial rites as laid down in the Gṛhyasūtras.
english translation