रतिरुवाच भवान् नारायणसुत: शम्बरेणहृतो गृहात् । अहं तेऽधिकृता पत्नी रति: कामो भवान् प्रभो ॥ १२ ॥
ratir uvāca bhavān nārāyaṇa-sutaḥ śambareṇa hṛto gṛhāt ahaṁ te ’dhikṛtā patnī ratiḥ kāmo bhavān prabho
- ratiḥ uvāca
- Rati said
- bhavān
- You
- nārāyaṇa-sutah
- the son of Lord Nārāyaṇa
- śambareṇa
- by Śambara
- hṛtaḥ
- stolen
- gṛhāt
- from Your home
- aham
- I
- te
- Your
- adhikṛtā
- legitimate
- patnī
- wife
- ratiḥ
- Rati
- kāmaḥ
- Cupid
- bhavān
- You
- prabho
- O master
Rati said: You are the son of Lord Nārāyaṇa and were kidnapped from Your parents’ home by Śambara. I, Rati, am Your legitimate wife, O master, because You are Cupid.