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अतो हि निर्विकार त्वात्त्वामादातुं वरां हराः ॥ नागमिष्यति देवेशि तं कथं प्रार्थयिष्यसि ॥ ६ ॥
O goddess, hence not being emotional, Śiva will not come to claim you as the excellent lady. Why do you yearn for him?
english translation
गगनस्थो यथा चंद्रो ग्रहीतुं न हि शक्यते ॥ तथैव दुर्गमं शंभुं जानीहि त्वमिहानघे ॥ ७ ॥
Just as the moon in the sky cannot be caught, O sinless girl, so also Śiva is inaccessible. Know this.
english translation
॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ तथैव मेनया चोक्ता तथा सह्याद्रिणा सती ॥ मेरुणा मंदरेणैव मैनाकेन तथैव सा ॥ ८ ॥
Brahmā said: In the same manner, Sati was addressed by Menā, by Mount Sahya, by Meru, by Mandara, and likewise by Maināka.
english translation
एवमन्यैः क्षितिभैश्च क्रौंचादिभिरनातुरा ॥ तथैव गिरिजा प्रोक्ता नानावादविधायिभिः ॥ ९ ॥
In the same way, the calm and composed Girijā (Pārvatī) was addressed by other mountains as well, like Krauñcha and others, who gave her various kinds of advice.
english translation
॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ एवं प्रोक्ता यदा तन्वी सा सर्वैस्तपसि स्थिता ॥ उवाच प्रहसंत्येव हिमवंतं शुचिस्मिता ॥2-3-23-१०॥
Brahmā said: When she was thus addressed by all of them, she with a broad smile, spoke to Himavat.
english translation