यजमान्युवाच स्वागतं ते प्रसीदेश तुभ्यं नम: श्रीनिवास श्रिया कान्तया त्राहि न: । त्वामृतेऽधीश नाङ्गैर्मख: शोभते शीर्षहीन: कबन्धो यथा पुरुष: ॥ ३६ ॥
yajamany uvaca svagatam te prasidesa tubhyam namah srinivasa sriya kantaya trahi nah tvam rte ’dhisa nangair makhah sobhate sirsa-hinah ka-bandho yatha purusah
- yajamani
- the wife of Daksa
- uvaca
- prayed
- su-agatam
- auspicious appearance
- te
- Your
- prasida
- become pleased
- isa
- my dear Lord
- tubhyam
- unto You
- namah
- respectful obeisances
- srinivasa
- O abode of the goddess of fortune
- sriya
- with Laksmi
- kantaya
- Your wife
- trahi
- protect
- nah
- us
- tvam
- You
- rte
- without
- adhisa
- O supreme controller
- na
- not
- angaih
- with bodily limbs
- makhah
- the sacrificial arena
- sobhate
- is beautiful
- sirsa-hinah
- without the head
- ka-bandhah
- possessed of only a body
- yatha
- as
- purusah
- a person
The wife of Daksa prayed as follows: My dear Lord, it is very fortunate that You have appeared in this arena of sacrifice. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, and I request that You be pleased on this occasion. The sacrificial arena is not beautiful without You, just as a body is not beautiful without the head.