Shiva, Sati, and the Opening Narrative

ततश्चाप्सरसो दृष्ट्वा स्वागतेनाभिपूज्य च। वसन्तमाह भगवानेह्येहि स्थीयतामिति।।

tataścāpsaraso dṛṣṭvā svāgatenābhipūjya ca| vasantamāha bhagavānehyehi sthīyatāmiti||