विलोक्यानुगतां साध्वीं पृथुं वीरवरं पतिम् । तुष्टुवुर्वरदा देवैर्देवपत्न्य: सहस्रश: ॥ २३ ॥
vilokyanugatam sadhvim prthum vira-varam patim tustuvur varada devair deva-patnyah sahasrasah
- vilokya
- by observing
- anugatam
- dying after the husband
- sadhvim
- the chaste woman
- prthum
- of King Prthu
- vira-varam
- the great warrior
- patim
- husband
- tustuvuh
- offered prayers
- vara-dah
- able to give benediction
- devaih
- by the demigods
- deva-patnyah
- the wives of the demigods
- sahasrasah
- in thousands.
After observing this brave act performed by the chaste wife Arci, the wife of the great King Prthu, many thousands of the wives of the demigods, along with their husbands, offered prayers to the Queen, for they were very much satisfied.