एवं मनुष्यपदवीमनुवर्तमानो नारायणोऽखिलभवाय गृहीतशक्ति: । रेमेऽङ्ग षोडशसहस्रवराङ्गनानां सव्रीडसौहृदनिरीक्षणहासजुष्ट: ॥ ४४ ॥
evaṁ manuṣya-padavīm anuvartamāno nārāyaṇo ’khila-bhavāya gṛhīta-śaktiḥ reme ’ṇga ṣoḍaśa-sahasra-varāṅganānāṁ sa-vrīḍa-sauhṛda-nirīkṣaṇa-hāsa-juṣṭaḥ
- evam
- thus
- manuṣya
- of human beings
- padavīm
- the path
- anuvartamānaḥ
- following
- nārāyaṇaḥ
- the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa
- akhila
- of everyone
- bhavāya
- for the welfare
- gṛhīta
- having manifested
- śaktiḥ
- His potencies
- reme
- He enjoyed
- aṅga
- my dear (King Parīkṣit)
- ṣoḍaśa
- sixteen
- sahasra
- thousand
- vara
- most excellent
- aṅganānām
- of women
- sa-vrīḍa
- shy
- sauhṛda
- and affectionate
- nirīkṣaṇa
- by the glances
- hāsa
- and laughter
- juṣṭaḥ
- satisfied
In this way Lord Nārāyaṇa imitated the ways of ordinary humans, manifesting His divine potencies for the benefit of all beings. Thus He enjoyed, dear King, in the company of His sixteen thousand exalted consorts, who served the Lord with their shy, affectionate glances and laughter.