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सूत उवाच ॥ इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य ऋषेर्वै भावितात्मनः ॥ सुप्रसन्नतरो भूत्वा ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ६ ॥
Sūta said: On hearing the words of that sage of magnanimous soul, Brahmā became more pleased and spoke as follows:
english translation
ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ शृणु नारद विप्रेन्द्र तदैव चरितं शुभम् ॥ शिवलीलान्वितं भक्त्या धन्यस्त्वं शिवसेवकः ॥ ७ ॥
Brahmā said: O great brahmin, Nārada, listen with devotion to the auspicious story of Śiva’s divine sports. You are a blessed devotee of Śiva.
english translation
अहं विमोहितस्तात यदैवांतर्हितः पुरा ॥ अचिंतयं सदाहं तच्छंभुवाक्यविषार्दितः ॥८॥
O dear one, since I vanished from that place highly distressed by the poisonous words of Śiva, I had been thinking about that alone, since I had been in delusion still.
english translation
चिंतयित्वा चिरं चित्ते शिवमायाविमोहितः ॥ शिवे चेर्ष्यामकार्षं हि तच्छ्ृवृणुष्व वदामि ते ॥ ९ ॥
After thinking about it for a long time I began to nurse malicious grudge against Śiva, here again being deluded by Śiva’s Māyā. I shall explain it to you. Listen.
english translation
अथाहमगमं तत्र यत्र दक्षादयः स्थिताः ॥ सरतिं मदनं दृष्ट्वा समदोह हि किञ्चन ॥ 2-2-8-१० ॥
Then I went to the place where Dakṣa and others were present. On seeing Kāma in the company of Rati I was a little elated.
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