कर्दम उवाच तुष्टोऽहमद्य तव मानवि मानदाया: शुश्रूषया परमया परया च भक्त्या । यो देहिनामयमतीव सुहृत्स देहो नावेक्षित: समुचित: क्षपितुं मदर्थे ॥ ६ ॥
kardama uvaca tusto ’ham adya tava manavi manadayah susrusaya paramaya paraya ca bhaktya yo dehinam ayam ativa suhrt sa deho naveksitah samucitah ksapitum mad-arthe
- kardamah uvaca
- the great sage Kardama said
- tustah
- pleased
- aham
- I am
- adya
- today
- tava
- with you
- manavi
- O daughter of Manu
- mana-dayah
- who are respectful
- susrusaya
- by the service
- paramaya
- most excellent
- paraya
- highest
- ca
- and
- bhaktya
- by the devotion
- yah
- that which
- dehinam
- to the embodied
- ayam
- this
- ativa
- extremely
- suhrt
- dear
- sah
- that
- dehah
- body
- na
- not
- aveksitah
- taken care of
- samucitah
- properly
- ksapitum
- to expend
- mat-arthe
- on my account
Kardama Muni said: O respectful daughter of Svayambhuva Manu, today I am very much pleased with you for your great devotion and most excellent loving service. Since the body is so dear to embodied beings, I am astonished that you have neglected your own body to use it on my behalf.