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वायुरुवाच ॥ ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य पतिमम्बा पतिव्रता ॥ नियम्य च वियोगार्तिं जगाम हिमवद्गिरिम् ॥ १ ॥
Vāyu said:— Then circumambulating the lord and restraining the pangs of separation she went to the mountain Himavat.
english translation
तपःकृतवती पूर्वं देशे यस्मिन्सखीजनैः ॥ तमेव देशमवृनोत्तपसे प्रणयात्पुनः ॥ २ ॥
Out of love she selected the same spot for her penance where she had formerly performed the same along with her friends.
english translation
ततः स्वपितरं दृष्ट्वा मातरं च तयोर्गृहे ॥ प्रणम्य वृत्तं विज्ञाप्य ताभ्यां चानुमता सती ॥ ३ ॥
Then he saw his father and mother in their house. The chaste lady bowed down to them and told them what had happened.
english translation
पुनस्तपोवनं गत्वा भूषणानि विसृज्य च ॥ स्नात्वा तपस्विनो वेषं कृत्वा परमपावनम् ॥ ४ ॥
After returning to the forest of austerities, she left behind her ornaments. Having bathed he dressed himself in the most holy garb of an ascetic.
english translation
संकल्प्य च महातीव्रं तपः परमदुश्चरम् ॥ सदा मनसि सन्धाय भर्तुश्चरणपंकजम् ॥ ५ ॥
Having resolved to perform intense and extremely difficult austerities Always keeping in mind the lotus feet of her husband.
english translation