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तव भावपरीक्षार्थं द्विजो भूत्वाहमागतः॥ व्याघ्रेण या परिग्रस्ता साक्षाद्देवी शिवा हि सा ॥ ५६॥
It was to test your feeling? and emotions that I assumed the form of a brahmin and approached you. She who was seized by the tiger is the goddess Śivā herself.
english translation
व्याघ्रो मायामयो यस्ते शरैरक्षत विग्रहः ॥ धीरतान्द्रष्टुकामस्ते पत्नी याचितवानहम् ॥ ५७ ॥
It was an illusory tiger which could not be hit by your arrows. I wanted to test your courage by demanding your wife.
english translation
इत्याकर्ण्य प्रभोर्वाक्यं स भद्रायुर्महीपतिः ॥ पुन प्रणम्य संस्तूय स्वामिनं नतकोऽब्रवीत्॥ ५८॥
On hearing the words of the lord, the king Bhadrāyu eulogised and bowed to the lord with bent head.
english translation
भद्रायुरुवाच ॥ एक एव वरो नाथ यद्भवान्परमेश्वरः॥ भवतापप्रतप्तस्य मम प्रत्यक्षतां गतः ॥ ५९ ॥
Bhadrāyu said:— O lord, this alone is a great boon that you became visible to me searched by the sun of worldly existence.
english translation
यद्ददासि पुनर्नाथ वरं स्वकृपया प्रभो ॥ वृणेहं परमं त्यक्तो वरं हि वरदर्षभात् ॥ ६० ॥
O lord, since out of pity you wish to accord me a boon, I choose it as a great devotee does from his lord, the granter of boons.
english translation