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Shiva Purana

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सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा नारदस्य महात्मनः ॥ उवाच दैत्यराजो हि मदनाकुलमानसः ॥४१॥

Sanatkumāra said: On hearing these words of Nārada the noble soul, the king of Daityas, with his mind excited by passion, spoke as follows:

english translation

जलंधर उवाच ॥ भो भो नारद देवर्षे नमस्तेस्तु महाप्रभो ॥ जायारत्नवरं कुत्र वर्तते तद्वदाधुना ॥४२॥

Jalandhara said: O celestial sage, O Nārada, obeisance be to you, O holy lord. Where is this most excellent of all ladies? Please tell me now.

english translation

ब्रह्मांडे यत्र कुत्रापि तद्रत्नं यदि वर्त्तते ॥ तदानेष्ये ततो ब्रह्मन्सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः ॥४३॥

Wherever it may be in the whole of this universe, if such a lady exists anywhere, I will bring her here. Truth, it is certainly the truth.

english translation

नारद उवाच॥ कैलासे ह्यतिरम्ये च वर्वद्धिं सुसमाकुले ॥ योगिरूपधरश्शंभुरस्ति तत्र दिगम्बरः॥४४॥

Nārada said: Kailāsa is very beautiful and it possesses all sorts of things conducive to prosperity. Śiva lives there assuming the form of a naked Yogin.

english translation

तस्य भार्या सुरम्या हि सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता॥ सर्वांगसुन्दरी नाम्ना पार्वतीति मनोहरा॥४५॥

His wife Pārvatī is exquisitely beautiful in every limb. She is charming and has all the characteristics of a beautiful lady.

english translation