Mahabharata · 1.203.20–21
॥
Devanāgarī
नारद उवाच
सा तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय नमस्कृत्य पितामहम् ॥
चकार मण्डलं तत्र विबुधानां प्रदक्षिणम् ॥
प्राङ्मुखो भगवान् आस्ते दक्षिणेन महेश्वरः ॥
देवाश् चैवोत्तरेणासन् सर्वतस् त्व् ऋषयो ऽभवन् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nārada uvāca
sā tatheti pratijñāya namaskṛtya pitāmaham ||
cakāra maṇḍalaṃ tatra vibudhānāṃ pradakṣiṇam ||
prāṅmukho bhagavān āste dakṣiṇena maheśvaraḥ ||
devāś caivottareṇāsan sarvatas tv ṛṣayo 'bhavan ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सा तथा इति प्रतिज्ञाय नमस्कृत्य पितामहम्sā tathā iti pratijñāya namaskṛtya pitāmahamshe, having promised "so be it" and bowed to the Grandsire,
चकार मण्डलं तत्र विबुधानां प्रदक्षिणम्cakāra maṇḍalaṃ tatra vibudhānāṃ pradakṣiṇammade there a circumambulation of the assembly of gods, keeping it to her right;
प्राङ्मुखः भगवान् आस्ते दक्षिणेन महेश्वरःprāṅmukhaḥ bhagavān āste dakṣiṇena maheśvaraḥthe lord [Brahma] sat facing east, on the right side — Maheshvara [Shiva],
देवाः च एव उत्तरेण आसन् सर्वतः तु ऋषयः अभवन्devāḥ ca eva uttareṇa āsan sarvataḥ tu ṛṣayaḥ abhavanthe gods were to the north, and the sages on every side;
नारदnāradaoriginal form "nārada", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथेतिtathetioriginal form "tatheti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राङ्मुखोprāṅmukhooriginal form "prāṅmukho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवाश्devāśoriginal form "devāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवोत्तरेणासन्caivottareṇāsanoriginal form "caivottareṇāsan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वतस्sarvatasoriginal form "sarvatas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऋषयोṛṣayooriginal form "ṛṣayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभवन्'bhavanoriginal form "'bhavan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"She, having promised 'so be it' and bowed to the Grandsire, made there a circumambulation of the assembly of gods, keeping it to her right; the lord sat facing east, on his right side Maheshvara, the gods were to the north, and the sages on every side."
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Here even before the deed is accomplished, reverence shows itself. It is significant that Tilottama first bows and circles the assembly to the right: even an instrument of providence acts with reverence. In this is a lesson: even in service one must observe the rite of respect. Thus scripture shows due ceremony; and her circumambulation will become an unwitting trial for the gods themselves.