तथाभियाचितो देवैर्ऋषिराथर्वणो महान् । मोदमान उवाचेदं प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥ २ ॥
tathabhiyacito devair rsir atharvano mahan modamana uvacedam prahasann iva bharata
- tatha
- in that manner
- abhiyacitah
- being begged
- devaih
- by the demigods
- rsih
- the great saintly person
- atharvanah
- Dadhici, the son of Atharva
- mahan
- the great personality
- modamanah
- being merry
- uvaca
- said
- idam
- this
- prahasan
- smiling
- iva
- somewhat
- bharata
- O Maharaja Pariksit.
O King Pariksit, following the Lord’s instructions, the demigods approached Dadhici, the son of Atharva. He was very liberal, and when they begged him to give them his body, he at once partially agreed. However, just to hear religious instructions from them, he smiled and jokingly spoke as follows.