नारदव्यासपुलहप्रमुखा मुनिपुङ्गवाः । आगच्छताऽऽश्वविघ्नेन सर्व एव महर्षयः ॥ २ ॥
nāradavyāsapulahapramukhā munipuṅgavāḥ | āgacchatā’’śvavighnēna sarva ēva maharṣayaḥ || 2 ||
Translation
Bulls among sages, headed by Nārada, Vyāsa and Pulaha, great seers, all of you: come quickly, without hindrance.
Word by word
- nārada
- Nārada
- vyāsa
- Vyāsa
- pulaha
- Pulaha
- pramukhā
- (pramukhāḥ) headed by
- muni
- among sages
- puṅgavāḥ
- bulls
- āgacchata
- come
- āśu
- quickly
- avighnēna
- without hindrance
- sarva
- (sarve) all
- ēva
- of you
- maharṣayaḥ
- great seers
Meaning
The Siddhas call the sages who move through the sky. They are to come at once (āśu), and "without hindrance" (avighnena): the commentary explains, there are always many obstacles to good works, so one should not delay. It is a small piece of practical wisdom in the middle of the scene. A good impulse put off tends to meet some obstacle and fade. The reader who has meant to do something good and let the moment pass may take the Siddhas' haste as advice.