कालात्ययं तं विलोक्य मुने: शापविशङ्किता । आगत्य कलशं तस्थौ पुरोधाय कृताञ्जलि: ॥ ४ ॥
kalatyayam tam vilokya muneh sapa-visankita agatya kalasam tasthau purodhaya krtanjalih
- kala-atyayam
- passing the time
- tam
- that
- vilokya
- observing
- muneh
- of the great sage Jamadagni
- sapa-visankita
- being afraid of the curse
- agatya
- returning
- kalasam
- the waterpot
- tasthau
- stood
- purodhaya
- putting in front of the sage
- krta-anjalih
- with folded hands.
Later, understanding that the time for offering the sacrifice had passed, Renuka feared a curse from her husband. Therefore when she returned she simply put the waterpot before him and stood there with folded hands.