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ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ इति पृष्टा तदा तेन सखीं प्रैरयताम्बिका ॥ तन्मुखेनैव तत्सर्वं कथयामास सुव्रता ॥३१॥
Brahmā said: Thus asked by him, Pārvatī urged her maid. She of good rites made everything narrated to him through her maid.
english translation
तया च प्रेरिता तत्र पार्वत्या विजयाभिधा ॥ प्राणप्रिया सुव्रतज्ञा सखी जटिलमब्रवीत् ॥ ३२ ॥
Induced by Pārvatī, her bosom friend Vijayā who knew all about her good rites spoke to the ascetic.
english translation
सख्युवाच ॥ शृणु साधो प्रवक्ष्यामि पार्वतीचरितं परम् ॥ हेतुं च तपसस्सर्वं यदि त्वं श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ ३३ ॥
The maid said: O saintly sir, listen. I shall recount the story of Pārvatī as well as the reason for penance, if you wish to hear.
english translation
सखा मे गिरिराजस्य सुतेयं हिमभूभृतः ॥ ख्याता वै पार्वती नाम्ना सा कालीति च मेनका ॥ ३४ ॥
This my friend is the daughter of Himācala, lord of mountains. She is the daughter of Menakā named Kālī but famous as Pārvatī.
english translation
ऊढेयं न च केनापि न वाञ्छति शिवात्परम् ॥ त्रीणि वर्षसहस्राणि तपश्चरणसाधिनी ॥ ३५ ॥
She is not married to anyone nor does she desire any other than Śiva for her husband. She has performed this penance for three thousand years.
english translation