96 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 20

and she had heard from him that she was the daughter of Visvamitra and
that her mother was Menaka, who had left her in the forest.

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Gsyatam hy aravindaksa
grhyatam arhanam ca nah

bhujyatam santi nivara
usyatar yadi rocate

asyatam—please come sit here; hi—indeed; aravinda-aksa—O great
hero with eyes like the petals of a lotus; grhyatam—please accept;
arhanam—humble reception; ca—and; nah—our; bhujyatam—please
eat; santi—what there is in stock; nivaérah—nivard rice; usyatam—stay
here; yadi—if; rocate—you so desire.

TRANSLATION

O King with eyes like the petals of a lotus, kindly come sit down
and accept whatever reception we can offer. We have a supply of
nivara rice that you may kindly take. And if you so desire, stay
here without hesitation.

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eH TaATF
TITAS BA aa: Erase |
wa fF aga Tat BATH: AEA TTT LI

§ri-dusmanta uvdca
upapannam idam subhru
Jatayah kusikdnvaye

svayam hi vrnute rajnarn
kanyakah sadrsam varam
