Verse 1.5.7

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

सिद्ध्य्-अर्थं तास् तपस् तेपुः
स्त्रियो भूत्वा मनोहराः
चतुर्-युगे व्यतीते तु
प्रसन्नो ऽभूद् धरिः परम्

siddhy-arthaṃ tās tapas tepuḥ
striyo bhūtvā manoharāḥ
catur-yuge vyatīte tu
prasanno 'bhūd dhariḥ param

siddhi—perfection; artham—for the purpose; tāḥ—they; tapas tepuḥ—

English translation of verse 1.5.7:

performed austerities; striyaḥ—women; bhūtvā—becoming; manoharāḥ—

beautiful; catur-yuge—when the four yugas; vyatīte—had passed; tu—indeed;

prasannaḥ—pleased; abhūt—became; dhariḥ—Lord Hari; param—then.

To regain their powers they transformed themselves into beautiful women and performed austerities. When four yugas had passed Lord Hari became pleased with them.