Shloka 203
Adhyāya 223: Nāradasya Guṇa-kathana
Catalogue of Nārada’s Virtues
कथमद्य तदा चैव मनस्ते दानवेश्वर । तुमने बहुत वर्षोतक राजलक्ष्मीसे सुशोभित हो विहारमें समय बिताया है। उस समय सुवर्णकी-सी कान्तिवाली सहस्रों देवांगनाएँ जो सब-की-सब पद्ममालाओंसे अलंकृत होती थीं, तुम्हारे सामने नृत्य किया करती थीं। दानवराज! उन दिनों तुम्हारे मनकी क्या अवस्था थी और अब कैसी है?
śakra uvāca | katham adya tadā caiva manas te dānaveśvara | tvaṁ bahu-varṣotka-rāja-lakṣmyā suśobhito vihāre samayaṁ vyatītavān asi | tadā suvarṇa-kānti-valyaḥ sahasraśo devāṅganāḥ sarvāḥ padma-mālābhir alaṅkṛtāḥ tava purato nṛtyaṁ cakruḥ | dānavarāja! teṣu dineṣu tava manasaḥ kā avasthā āsīt, adhunā ca kīdṛśī? ||
Śakra said: “O lord of the Dānavas, how is your mind today, and how was it then? For many years you lived in pleasure, adorned with the splendor of royal fortune. In those days, thousands of celestial maidens—golden in radiance and all decorated with garlands of lotuses—danced before you. O king of the Dānavas, what was the condition of your mind in those times, and what is it like now?”
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