अन्त:पुरान्तरचरीमनिहत्य बन्धून्- त्वामुद्वहे कथमिति प्रवदाम्युपायम् । पूर्वेद्युरस्ति महती कुलदेवयात्रा यस्यां बहिर्नववधूर्गिरिजामुपेयात् ॥ ४२ ॥
antaḥ-purāntara-carīm anihatya bandhūn tvām udvahe katham iti pravadāmy upāyam pūrve-dyur asti mahatī kula-deva-yātrā yasyāṁ bahir nava-vadhūr girijām upeyāt
- antaḥ-pura
- the women’s quarters of the palace
- antara
- within
- carīm
- moving
- anihatya
- without killing
- bandhūn
- your relatives
- tvām
- you
- udvahe
- I shall carry away
- katham
- how
- iti
- saying such words
- pravadāmi
- I shall explain
- upāyam
- a means
- pūrve-dyuḥ
- on the day before
- asti
- there is
- mahatī
- large
- kula
- of the royal family
- deva
- for the presiding deity
- yātrā
- a ceremonial procession
- yasyām
- in which
- bahiḥ
- outside
- nava
- new
- vadhūḥ
- the bride
- girijām
- goddess Girijā (Ambikā)
- upeyāt
- approaches
Since I will be staying within the inner chambers of the palace, You may wonder, “How can I carry you away without killing some of your relatives?” But I shall tell You a way: On the day before the marriage there is a grand procession to honor the royal family’s deity, and in this procession the new bride goes outside the city to visit Goddess Girijā.