श्रीकालिन्द्युवाच अहं देवस्य सवितुर्दुहिता पतिमिच्छती । विष्णुं वरेण्यं वरदं तप: परममास्थित: ॥ २० ॥
śrī-kālindy uvāca ahaṁ devasya savitur duhitā patim icchatī viṣṇuṁ vareṇyaṁ vara-daṁ tapaḥ paramam āsthitaḥ
- śrī-kālindī uvāca
- Śrī Kālindī said
- aham
- I
- devasya
- of the demigod
- savituḥ
- Savitā (the sun-god)
- duhitā
- the daughter
- patim
- as my husband
- icchatī
- desiring
- viṣṇum
- Lord Viṣṇu
- vareṇyam
- the most choice
- vara-dam
- bestower of one’s choice
- tapaḥ
- in austerities
- paramam
- extreme
- āsthitaḥ
- engaged
Śrī Kālindī said: I am the daughter of the sun-god. I desire to get as my husband the most excellent and munificent Lord Viṣṇu, and to that end I am performing severe penances.