इत्युक्त्वा स नृपो देवं तपसातोषयच्छिवम् । कालेनाल्पीयसा राजंस्तस्येशश्चाश्वतुष्यत ॥ ८ ॥
ity uktva sa nrpo devam tapasatosayac chivam kalenalpiyasa rajams tasyesas casv atusyata
- iti uktva
- after saying this
- sah
- he
- nrpah
- the King (Bhagiratha)
- devam
- unto Lord Siva
- tapasa
- by executing austerities
- atosayat
- pleased
- sivam
- Lord Siva, the all-auspicious
- kalena
- by time
- alpiyasa
- which was not very long
- rajan
- O King
- tasya
- upon him (Bhagiratha)
- isah
- Lord Siva
- ca
- indeed
- asu
- very soon
- atusyata
- became satisfied.
After saying this, Bhagiratha satisfied Lord Siva by performing austerities. O King Pariksit, Lord Siva was very quickly satisfied with Bhagiratha.