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अहं च गायंस्तद्विद्वान् स्त्रीभिः परिवृतो गतः ।
ज्ञात्वा विश्वसृजस्तन्मे हेलनं शेपुरोजसा ।
याहि त्वं शूद्रतामाशु नष्टश्रीः कृतहेलनः ॥ ७२ ॥
 
aham ca gayams tad-vidvan
stribhih parivrto gatah
jnatva visva-srjas tan me
helanam sepur ojasa
yahi tvam sudratam asu
nasta-srih krta-helanah
aham-I myself; ca-and; gayan-singing the glories of other demigods rather than those of the Lord; tat-vidvan-knowing very well the art of singing; stribhih-by women; parivrtah-being surrounded; gatah-went there; jnatva-knowing well; visva-srjah-the prajapatis, to whom the management of universal affairs was entrusted; tat-the attitude of my singing; me-my; helanam-negligence; sepuh-cursed; ojasa-with great force; yahi-become; tvam-you; sudratam-a sudra; asu-immediately; nasta-devoid of; srih-beauty; krta-helanah-because of transgressing the etiquette.