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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.20.2

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
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Sargas
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 20 · Verse 2

इहेमौ कुरुतो राज्यं तौ भवन्तौ सुदम्पती । चक्रवाकाविव नवौ भुवि जातौ शिवाविव ॥ २ ॥

ihēmau kurutō rājyaṁ tau bhavantau sudampatī | cakravākāviva navau bhuvi jātau śivāviva || 2 ||

Translation

Here these two rule a kingdom: that is you two, a fine married pair, born on earth like a new pair of cakravāka birds, like Śiva and his consort.

Word by word

iha
here
imau
these two
kurutō
(kurutaḥ) rule
rājyaṁ
a kingdom
tau
that
bhavantau
you two
sudampatī
a fine married pair
cakravākau
a pair of cakravāka birds
iva
like
navau
new
bhuvi
on earth
jātau
born
śivau
Śiva and his consort

Meaning

The commentary: you two, ever new in your love like the cakravāka pair, born on earth like Pārvatī and Mahādeva, rule here as man and wife.