māvamaṁsthā mama brahman
vīryaṁ tryambaka-toṣaṇam
mṛtyuṁ vijitya pradhane
āneṣye te prajāḥ prabho

 mā avamaṁsthāḥ - do not belittle; mama - my; brahman - O brāhmaṇa; vīryam - prowess; tri-ambaka - Lord Śiva; toṣaṇam - which satisfied; mṛtyum - death personified; vijitya - defeating; pradhane - in battle; āneṣye - I will bring back; te - your; prajāḥ - children; prabho - O master.


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Do not minimize my ability, which was good enough to satisfy Lord Śiva, O brāhmaṇa. I will bring back your sons, dear master, even if I have to defeat Death himself in battle.

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