Text 15]
Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī
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your own body;  ardhe —in the half;  aham —I;  adabhra-cakṣuṣā —having all knowledge;  nirūpitā —am situated;  mā —to me;  anugrhāṇa —please show kindness;  yācitaḥ —requested.
TRANSLATION
O immortal Śiva, please be kind towards me and fulfill my desire. You have accepted me as half of your body; therefore please show kindness towards me and accept my request.
TEXT 15
ऋषिरुवाच
एवं गिरित्रः प्रिययाभिभाषितः
प्रत्यभ्यधत्त प्रहसन् सुहृत्प्रियः ।
संसारितो मर्मभिदः कुवागिषून्
यानाह को विश्वसृजां समक्षतः ॥१५॥
ṛṣir uvāca
evam giritraḥ priyayābhibhāṣitaḥ
pratyabhyadhatta prahasan suhṛt-priyaḥ
samsmārito marma-bhidaḥ kuvāgiṣūn
yān āha ko viśva-sṛjām samakṣataḥ
ṛṣiḥ uvāca —the great sage Maitreya said;  evam —thus;  giritraḥ —Lord Śiva;  priyayā —by his dear wife;  abhibhāṣitaḥ —being spoken to;  pratyabhyadhatta —replied;  prahasan —while smiling;  suhṛt-priyaḥ —dear to the relatives;  samsmāritaḥ —remembering;  marma-bhidaḥ —heart-piercing;  kuvāgiṣūn —malicious words;  yān —which (words);  āha —said;  kaḥ —who (Dakṣa);  viśva-sṛjām —of the creators of the universal manifestation;  samakṣataḥ —in the presence.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya said: Lord Śiva, the deliverer of the hill Kailāsa, thus being addressed by his dear wife, replied smilingly, although at the same time he remembered the malicious, heart-piercing speeches delivered by Dakṣa before the guardians of the universal affairs.