पतितं पादयोर्वीर: कृपया दीनवत्सल: । शरण्यो नावधीच्छ्लोक्य आह चेदं हसन्निव ॥ ३० ॥
patitam padayor virah krpaya dina-vatsalah saranyo navadhic chlokya aha cedam hasann iva
- patitam
- fallen
- padayoh
- at the feet
- virah
- the hero
- krpaya
- out of compassion
- dina-vatsalah
- kind to the poor
- saranyah
- one who is qualified to accept surrender
- na
- not
- avadhit
- did kill
- slokyah
- one who is worthy of being sung
- aha
- said
- ca
- also
- idam
- this
- hasan
- smiling
- iva
- like.
Maharaja Pariksit, who was qualified to accept surrender and worthy of being sung in history, did not kill the poor surrendered and fallen Kali, but smiled compassionately, for he was kind to the poor.