प्रियं प्रभुर्ग्राम्य इव प्रियाया विधित्सुरार्च्छद् द्युतरुं यदर्थे । वज्र्याद्रवत्तं सगणो रुषान्ध: क्रीडामृगो नूनमयं वधूनाम् ॥ ५ ॥
priyam prabhur gramya iva priyaya vidhitsur arcchad dyutarum yad-arthe vajry adravat tam sa-gano rusandhah krida-mrgo nunam ayam vadhunam
- priyam
- of the dear wife
- prabhuh
- the Lord
- gramyah
- ordinary living being
- iva
- in the manner of
- priyayah
- just to please
- vidhitsuh
- wishing
- arcchat
- brought about
- dyutarum
- the parijata flower tree
- yat
- for which
- arthe
- in the matter of
- vajri
- Indra, the King of heaven
- adravat tam
- went forward to fight with Him
- sa-ganah
- with full strength
- rusa
- in anger
- andhah
- blind
- krida-mrgah
- henpecked
- nunam
- of course
- ayam
- this
- vadhunam
- of the wives
Just to please His dear wife, the Lord brought back the parijata tree from heaven, just as an ordinary husband would do. But Indra, the King of heaven, induced by his wives (henpecked as he was), ran after the Lord with full force to fight Him.