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ŚB 10.51.16

Devanagari

लब्ध्वा गुहं ते स्व:पालं मुचुकुन्दमथाब्रुवन् ।
राजन् विरमतां कृच्छ्राद् भवान् न: परिपालनात् ॥ १६ ॥

Text

labdhvā guhaṁ te svaḥ-pālaṁ
mucukundam athābruvan
rājan viramatāṁ kṛcchrād
bhavān naḥ paripālanāt

Synonyms

labdhvā — after obtaining; guham — Kārttikeya; te — they; svaḥ — of heaven; pālam — as the protector; mucukundam — to Mucukunda; atha — then; abruvan — said; rājan — O King; viramatām — please desist; kṛcchrāt — troublesome; bhavān — your good self; naḥ — our; paripālanāt — from the guarding.

Translation

When the demigods obtained Kārttikeya as their general, they told Mucukunda, “O King, you may now give up your troublesome duty of guarding us.