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किमर्थमागता देवि तन्मे ब्रूहि विशेषतः ॥ अहं दासीसमा ते हि ससुता करुणां कुरु ॥ १६ ॥
O gentle lady, what for is your visit now? Please tell me specifically. My daughter and I are your slaves. Be merciful to us.
english translation
ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ इत्युक्त्वा मेनकां साध्वी बोधयित्वा च तां बहु ॥ तथागता च सुप्रीत्या सास्ते यत्रर्षयोऽपि ते ॥१७॥
Brahmā said: Arundhatī, the chaste lady thus addressed, advised her in various ways and returned to the place where the sages were seated.
english translation
अथ शैलेश्वरं ते च बोधयामासुरादरात्॥ स्मृत्वा शिवपदद्वन्द्वं सर्वे वाक्यविशारदाः ॥ १८ ॥
Then they began to advise the lord of the mountains, after thinking on the feet of Śiva. They were clever in speech and they spoke respectfully.
english translation
ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ शैलेन्द्र श्रूयतां वाक्यमस्माकं शुभकारणम् ॥ शिवाय पार्वतीं देहि संहर्त्तुः श्वशुरो भव ॥ १९ ॥
The sages said: O lord of the mountains, may our words, the cause of everything auspicious, be heard. Give Pārvatī to Śiva. Become the father-in-law of the world-destroyer.
english translation
अयाचितारं सर्वेशं प्रार्थयामास यत्नतः ॥ तारकस्य विनाशाय ब्रह्मासम्बंधकर्म्मणि ॥2-3-33-२०॥
For the destruction of Tāraka, formerly Brahmā requested Śiva who is the lord of all and who does not beg of any one, to strive for this alliance.
english translation