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॥ गिरीश्वर उवाच ॥ हे प्रियेऽपररात्रान्ते स्वप्नो दृष्टो मयापि हि ॥ तं शृणु त्वं महाप्रीत्या वच्म्यहं तं समादरात् ॥२१॥
The lord of the mountains said: O dear, at the end of the latter half of the night, I too had a dream. Please listen to it lovingly. I shall zealously explain it.
english translation
एकस्तपस्वी परमो नारदोक्तवरां गधृक् ॥ पुरोपकंठं सुप्रीत्या तपः कर्तुं समागतः ॥२२॥
A great saint of exquisite limbs, as mentioned by Nārada, arrived near my city with very great pleasure in order to perform penance there.
english translation
गृहीत्वा स्वसुतां तत्रागमं प्रीततरोप्यहम् ॥ मया ज्ञातस्स वै शम्भुर्नारदो क्तवरः प्रभुः ॥ २३ ॥
Delighted much I took my daughter there with me. He was recognised as Lord Śiva, the bridegroom as mentioned by Nārada.
english translation
सेवार्थं तस्य तनयामुपदिश्य तपस्विनः ॥ तं वै प्रार्थितवांस्तस्यां न तदांगीचकार सः ॥ २४ ॥
dvising our daughter to render service to that saint I requested him to approve of it but He didn’t.
english translation
अभूद्विवादस्तुमहान्सांख्यवेदान्तसंमतः ॥ ततस्तदाज्ञया तत्र संस्थितासीत्सुता मम ॥२५॥
A great discussion took place (between her and Śiva based on Sāṅkhya and Vedānta). Thereafter at His bidding my daughter stayed there.
english translation