Chapter 83
श्रीजाम्बवत्युवाच प्राज्ञाय देहकृदमुं निजनाथदैवं सीतापतिं त्रिनवहान्यमुनाभ्ययुध्यत् । ज्ञात्वा परीक्षित उपाहरदर्हणं मां पादौ प्रगृह्य मणिनाहममुष्य दासी ॥ १० ॥
Transliteration
śrī-jāmbavaty uvāca prājñāya deha-kṛd amuṁ nija-nātha-daivaṁ sītā-patiṁ tri-navahāny amunābhyayudhyat jñātvā parīkṣita upāharad arhaṇaṁ māṁ pādau pragṛhya maṇināham amuṣya dāsī
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-jāmbavatī uvāca — Śrī Jāmbavatī said; prājñāya — unaware; deha — of my body; kṛt — the maker (my father); amum — of Him; nija — his own; nātha — as the master; daivam — and worshipable Deity; sītā — of Goddess Sītā; patim — the husband; tri — three; nava — times nine; ahāni — for days; amunā — with Him; abhyayudhyat — he fought; jñātvā — recognizing; parīkṣitaḥ — awakened to proper understanding; upāharat — he presented; arhaṇam — as a respectful offering; mām — me; pādau — His feet; pragṛhya — taking hold of; maṇinā — with the jewel; aham — I; amuṣya — His; dāsī — maidservant.
Translation
“Śrī Jāmbavatī said: Unaware that Lord Kṛṣṇa was none other than his own master and worshipable Deity, the husband of Goddess Sītā, my father fought with Him for twenty-seven days. When my father finally came to his senses and recognized the Lord, he took hold of His feet and presented Him with both me and the Syamantaka jewel as tokens of his reverence. I am simply the Lord’s maidservant.”