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Chapter 23: Devahūti's Lamentation

Verse 27 of 54
SB 3.23.27

तां दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय प्रोचुः प्रांजलयः स्त्रियः वयं कर्मकरीस्तुभ्यं शाधि नः करवाम किम्

tāṁ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya procuḥ prāñjalayaḥ striyaḥ vayaṁ karma-karīs tubhyaṁ śādhi naḥ karavāma kim

Synonyms

tām—her; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; sahasā—suddenly; utthāya—rising up; procuḥ—they said; prāñjalayaḥ—with folded hands; striyaḥ—the damsels; vayam—we; karma-karīḥ—maidservants; tubhyam—for you; śādhi—please tell; naḥ—us; karavāma—we can do; kim—what..

Translation

Seeing her, the damsels suddenly rose and said with folded hands, "We are your maidservants. Tell us what we can do for you."

Purport

While Devahūti was thinking of what to do in that great palace in her dirty clothes, there were at once, by the yogic powers of Kardama Muni, one thousand maidservants prepared to serve her. They appeared before Devahūti within the water and presented themselves as her maidservants, simply awaiting her orders.

Verse 27 of 54