तां दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय प्रोचुः प्राञ्जलयः स्त्रियः ।
वयं कर्मकरीस्तुभ्यं शाधि नः करवाम किम् ॥ २७ ॥
procuh pranjalayah striyah
vayam karma-karis tubhyam
tam-her; drstva-seeing; sahasa-suddenly; utthaya-rising up; procuh-they said; pranjalayah-with folded hands; striyah-the damsels; vayam-we; karma-karih-maidservants; tubhyam-for you; sadhi-please tell; nah-us; karavama-we can do; kim-what.
Seeing her, the damsels suddenly rose and said with folded hands, "We are your maidservants. Tell us what we can do for you."
While Devahuti was thinking of what to do in that great palace in her dirty clothes, there were at once, by the yogic powers of Kardama Muni, one thousand maidservants prepared to serve her. They appeared before Devahuti within the water and presented themselves as her maidservants, simply awaiting her orders.