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लोकपाला ऊचुः ॥ गुरो बृहस्पते तात महाप्राज्ञ दयानिधे ॥ शीघ्रं वद पृच्छतो नः कुतोऽ स्माकं जयो भवेत् ॥२१॥
The guardians of the quarters said: O dear preceptor Bṛhaspati, intelligent and merciful, please tell us quickly how we can be victorious.
english translation
ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां स्मृत्वा शंभुं प्रयत्नवान् ॥ बृहस्पतिरुवाचेदं महेन्द्रं ज्ञानदुर्बलम् ॥ २२ ॥
Brahmā said: On hearing their words, Bṛhaspati remembered Śiva and spoke to Indra who was confused and confounded to slove the difficulty.
english translation
बृहस्पतिरुवाच ॥ यदुक्तं विष्णुना पूर्वं तत्सर्वं जातमद्य वै ॥ तदेव विवृणोमीन्द्र सावधानतया शृणु ॥ २३ ॥
Bṛhaspati said: O Indra, what Viṣṇu had said before has taken place now. I shall explain it further. Listen attentively.
english translation
अस्ति यक्षेश्वरः कश्चित् फलदः सर्वकर्मणाम् ॥ कर्तारं भजते सोपि न स्वकर्त्तुः प्रभुर्हि सः ॥ २४ ॥
There is the presiding deity of sacrifices who dispenses the fruits of all sacrifices. He does it with reference to the performer. He is not independent of the performer.
english translation
अमंत्रौषधयस्सर्वे नाभिचारा न लौकिकाः ॥ न कर्माणि न वेदाश्च न मीमांसाद्वयं तथा ॥ २५ ॥
All mantras and medicinal herbs become ineffective, neither black magic nor worldly means work; neither rituals, nor even the Vedas, nor the dual philosophies of Mīmāṃsā are effective (in such a time).
english translation