naināṁ tyaktum ihotsahe
śiṣyaṁ vyācaṣṭa bhārgavaḥ
kāmo 'syāḥ kriyatāṁ rājan
naināṁ tyaktum ihotsahe
The powerful Śukrācārya was angry for a few moments, but then said to Vṛṣaparvā, “O King! Fulfill the desire of Devayānī. I cannot give her up in this world.”
|| 9.18.28 ||
tathety avasthite prāha
devayānī manogatam
pitrā dattā yato yāsye
sānugā yātu mām anu
Vṛṣaparvā agreed to fulfill Devayānī's desire, and he awaited her words. Devayānī expressed her desire. "Whenever I marry by the order of my father, my friend Śarmiṣṭhā must go with me as my maidservant, along with her friends."
Falling at Devayānī’s feet, Vṛṣaparvā remained there. She expressed her desire. “Śarmiṣthā should follow me along with her friends.”
|| 9.18.29 ||
pitrā dattā devayānyai
śarmiṣṭhā sānugā tadā
svānāṁ tat saṅkaṭaṁ vīkṣya
tad-arthasya ca gauravam
devayānīṁ paryacarat
strī-sahasreṇa dāsavat
Seeing the danger for the demons because of Śukrācārya’s anger, and the great gain by pleasing him, Vṛṣaprarvā served him like a servant. Given to Devayānī by her father, Śarmiṣṭhā served Devayānī with a thousand women.
Seeing the dangerous position for the demons (svānām) from the anger of Śukrācārya, and the importance for fulfilling his goals by pleasing him, Vṛṣapravā served Śukrācārya like a servant.
|| 9.18.30 ||
nāhuṣāya sutāṁ dattvā
saha śarmiṣṭhayośanā
tam āha rājañ charmiṣṭhām
ādhās talpe na karhicit
When Śukrācārya gave Devayānī in marriage to Yayāti, along with Śarmiṣṭhā, he warned the King, "My dear King, never allow this girl Śarmiṣṭhā to lie with you in your bed."
“Do not let her sleep in your bed.”
|| 9.18.31 ||
vilokyauśanasīṁ rājañ
charmiṣṭhā suprajāṁ kvacit
tam eva vavre rahasi
sakhyāḥ patim ṛtau satī
O King Parīkṣit, upon seeing Devayānī with a nice son, Śarmiṣṭhā once approached King Yayāti at the appropriate time for conception and in a secluded place, requested the husband of her friend Devayānī for a child.
|| 9.18.32 ||
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