अथापि संवदिष्यामो भवान्येतेन साधुना । अयं हि परमो लाभो नृणां साधुसमागम: ॥ ७ ॥
athāpi saṁvadiṣyāmo bhavāny etena sādhunā ayaṁ hi paramo lābho nṛṇāṁ sādhu-samāgamaḥ
- atha api
- nevertheless
- saṁvadiṣyāmaḥ
- we shall converse
- bhavāni
- my dear Bhavānī
- etena
- with this
- sādhunā
- pure devotee
- ayam
- this
- hi
- indeed
- paramaḥ
- the best
- lābhaḥ
- gain
- nṛṇām
- for men
- sādhu-samāgamaḥ
- the association of saintly devotees
Still, my dear Bhavānī, let us talk with this saintly personality. After all, association with saintly devotees is man’s highest achievement.