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तपतस्तस्य तपसा संतुष्टोऽभूच्छतक्रतुः ॥ जगाम च वरं दातुं सर्वदेवप्रभुस्तदा ॥ ६ ॥
Indra was delighted at his penance. He, the lord of gods, went to him in order to grant him the boon.
english translation
शिलादमाह सुप्रीत्या शक्रस्तुष्टोऽस्मि तेऽनघ ॥ तेन त्वं मुनिशार्दूल वरयस्व वरानिति ॥ ७ ॥
Indra lovingly spoke to Śilāda—“O excellent sage, O sinless one, I am delighted with you. Therefore choose your boons.”
english translation
ततः प्रणम्य देवेशं स्तुत्वा स्तुतिभिरादरात् ॥ शिलादो मुनिशार्दूलस्तमाह सुकृताञ्जलिः ॥ ८॥
Bowing to the lord of the gods and eulogising him with holy hymns, Śilāda, the most excellent sage, told him with palms joined in reverence.
english translation
शिलाद उवाच ॥ शतक्रतो सुरेशान सन्तुष्टो यदि मे प्रभो॥ अयोनिजं मुत्युहीनं पुत्रमिच्छामि सुव्रतम्॥ ९॥
Śilāda said:— O lord of gods, O Indra, if you are pleased with me, I wish to have a son of holy rites free of death and not born of a womb.
english translation
शक्र उवाच॥ पुत्रं दास्यामि पुत्रार्थिन्योनिजं मृत्युसंयुतम् ॥ अन्यथा ते न दास्यामि मृत्युहीना न सन्ति वै ॥ १०॥
Indra said:— O desirer of a son, I can give you only a son born of a womb and sure to die. I cannot give it to you otherwise. There are no persons who can escape death.
english translation