लब्ध्वा गुहं ते स्व:पालं मुचुकुन्दमथाब्रुवन् । राजन् विरमतां कृच्छ्राद् भवान् न: परिपालनात् ॥ १६ ॥
labdhvā guhaṁ te svaḥ-pālaṁ mucukundam athābruvan rājan viramatāṁ kṛcchrād bhavān naḥ paripālanāt
- labdhvā
- after obtaining
- guham
- Kārttikeya
- te
- they
- svaḥ
- of heaven
- pālam
- as the protector
- mucukundam
- to Mucukunda
- atha
- then
- abruvan
- said
- rājan
- O King
- viramatām
- please desist
- kṛcchrāt
- troublesome
- bhavān
- your good self
- naḥ
- our
- paripālanāt
- from the guarding
When the demigods obtained Kārttikeya as their general, they told Mucukunda, “O King, you may now give up your troublesome duty of guarding us.