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इति बुद्धिं समास्थाय कमलादवरोहयन् ॥ नाले नालेगतस्तत्र वर्षाणां शतकं मुने ॥१ १॥
Having firmly decided thus, he descended from the lotus. O sage! He moved through the hollow of its stalk for a hundred years.
english translation
न लब्धं तु मया तत्र कमलस्थानमुत्तमम् ॥ संशयं च पुनः प्राप्तः कमले गन्तुमुत्सुकः ॥ १२ ॥
The source of the lotus was not attained by me. In the doubt-tormented state I became eager to go up on to the top of the lotus.
english translation
आरुरोहाथ कमलं नालमार्गेण वै मुने ॥ कुड्मलं कमलस्याथ लब्धवान्न विमोहिताः ॥१३॥
O sage, I climbed up to the lotus by the stalk.But the upper part of the lotus I could not reach. I was disappointed.
english translation
नालमार्गेण भ्रमतो गतं वर्षशतं पुनः ॥ क्षणमात्र तदा तत्र ततस्तिष्ठन्विमोहितः ॥१४॥
Another hundred years elapsed in my wandering up the lotus. I stopped a while in that confounded state.
english translation
तदा वाणी समुत्पन्ना तपेति परमा शुभा ॥ शिवेच्छया परा व्योम्नो मोहविध्वंसिनी मुने ॥१५॥
Then, O sage, by the will of Śiva, an auspicious voice “Perform Penance” was heard from the sky which dispelled my delusion.
english translation