Devanagari
ओमित्यादेशमादाय नत्वा तं सुरवन्दिन: ।
उर्वशीमप्सर:श्रेष्ठां पुरस्कृत्य दिवं ययु: ॥ १५ ॥
Verse text
om ity ādeśam ādāya
natvā taṁ sura-vandinaḥ
urvaśīm apsaraḥ-śreṣṭhāṁ
puraskṛtya divaṁ yayuḥ
Synonyms
om iti
—
chanting om to signify agreement
;
ādeśam
—
His order
;
ādāya
—
taking
;
natvā
—
offering obeisances
;
tam
—
to Him
;
sura
—
of the demigods
;
vandinaḥ
—
those servants
;
urvaśīm
—
Urvaśī
;
apsaraḥ
—
śreṣṭhām — the best of the Apsarās
;
puraḥ
—
kṛtya — placing in front (out of respect)
;
divam
—
to heaven
;
yayuḥ
—
they returned .
Translation
Vibrating the sacred syllable om, the servants of the demigods selected Urvaśī, the best of the Apsarās. Placing her in front of them out of respect, they returned to the heavenly planets.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Following the Lord’s order, the servants of the devatās selected Urvaśī, the best of the Apsarās. Placing her in front of them out of respect, they returned to the heavenly planets.
Accepting the order, the servants of the devatās chose Urvaśī.