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Shiva Purana

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वीक्षणं गौरिरूपेण क्रीडयेन्मन्मथैर्गणैः ॥ कामोऽयं हंति कामारिमूचुरन्योन्यमादताः ॥ ४६ ॥

Seeing that she (Gauri, the goddess) was playfully sporting in a charming form with the hosts of Love’s attendants (like Kāma), They said to one another with joy, "This is Kāma (the god of love) himself who will now conquer even Kāmaripu (the enemy of desire — Lord Shiva)."

english translation

स्प्रष्टुं शक्नोति या काचिदृते दाक्षायणी स्त्रियम् ॥ सा गच्छेत्तत्र निश्शंकं मोहयेत्पार्वतीपतिम् ॥ ४७ ॥

If any lady, save Pārvatī, is able to touch Śiva, let her go there unhesitatingly and fascinate him.

english translation

कूष्मांडतनया तत्र शंकरं स्प्रष्टुमुत्सहे ॥ अहं गौरीसुरूपेण चित्रलेखा वचोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ४८ ॥

The daughter of Kumbhāṇḍa, Citralekhā said—“I desire to attract Śiva in the form of Pārvatī.

english translation

चित्रलेखोवाच ॥ यदधान्मोहिनीरूपं केशवो मोह नेच्छया ॥ पुरा तद्वैष्णवं योगमाश्रित्य परमार्थतः ॥ ४९ ॥

Just as Viṣṇu, by taking recourse to his yogic powers assumed the form of Enchantress (Mohinī)”.

english translation

उर्वश्याश्च ततो दृष्ट्वा रूपस्य परिवर्तनम् ॥ कालीरूपं घृताची तु विश्वाची चांडिकं वपुः ॥ 2-5-51-५० ॥

On seeing the change of form of Urvaśī, Ghṛtācī adopted the form of Kālī and Viśvācī that of Caṇḍikā.

english translation