Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/56

पूर्ववत् स्वप्रभावं च चक्रे मनसिजस्तदा ।। बहूपायं स हि मधुर्विविधां बुद्धिमावहन् ।। ५६ ।।

sanskrit

Kāma employed all his wiles as before. Vasanta too employed various means racking his brain in diverse ways.

english translation

pUrvavat svaprabhAvaM ca cakre manasijastadA || bahUpAyaM sa hi madhurvividhAM buddhimAvahan || 56 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/57

उपायं स चकाराति तत्र मारगणोऽपि च ।। मोहोभवन्न वै शंभोरपि कश्चित्परात्मनः ।। ५७ ।।

sanskrit

He used many tactics. His troops too tried their best. But Śiva, the Great Soul, was not afflicted the least.

english translation

upAyaM sa cakArAti tatra mAragaNo'pi ca || mohobhavanna vai zaMbhorapi kazcitparAtmanaH || 57 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/58

निवृत्त्य पुनरायातो मम स्थानं स्मरस्तदा ।। आसीन्मारगणोऽगर्वोऽहर्षो मेपि पुरस्थितः ।। ५८ ।।

sanskrit

Kāma then returned to my abode. I had great pride in his troops but now distress and discomfit stood facing me.

english translation

nivRttya punarAyAto mama sthAnaM smarastadA || AsInmAragaNo'garvo'harSo mepi purasthitaH || 58 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/59

कामः प्रोवाच मां तात प्रणम्य च निरुत्सवः ।। स्थित्वा मम पुरोऽगर्वो मारैश्च मधुना तदा ।।५९।।

sanskrit

O dear, bowing to me with despair and dejection while standing before me without pride and arrogance, along with his troops and Vasanta, Kāma spoke to me in these words.

english translation

kAmaH provAca mAM tAta praNamya ca nirutsavaH || sthitvA mama puro'garvo mAraizca madhunA tadA ||59||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/60

कृतं पूर्वादधिकतः कर्म तन्मोहने विधे ।। नाभवत्तस्य मोहोपि कश्चिद्ध्यानरतात्मनः ।। 2.2.9.६० ।।

sanskrit

O Brahmā, more efforts were put by us to enthral Him, but they all went in vain as He was absorbed in deep meditation.

english translation

kRtaM pUrvAdadhikataH karma tanmohane vidhe || nAbhavattasya mohopi kazciddhyAnaratAtmanaH || 2.2.9.60 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/56

पूर्ववत् स्वप्रभावं च चक्रे मनसिजस्तदा ।। बहूपायं स हि मधुर्विविधां बुद्धिमावहन् ।। ५६ ।।

sanskrit

Kāma employed all his wiles as before. Vasanta too employed various means racking his brain in diverse ways.

english translation

pUrvavat svaprabhAvaM ca cakre manasijastadA || bahUpAyaM sa hi madhurvividhAM buddhimAvahan || 56 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/57

उपायं स चकाराति तत्र मारगणोऽपि च ।। मोहोभवन्न वै शंभोरपि कश्चित्परात्मनः ।। ५७ ।।

sanskrit

He used many tactics. His troops too tried their best. But Śiva, the Great Soul, was not afflicted the least.

english translation

upAyaM sa cakArAti tatra mAragaNo'pi ca || mohobhavanna vai zaMbhorapi kazcitparAtmanaH || 57 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/58

निवृत्त्य पुनरायातो मम स्थानं स्मरस्तदा ।। आसीन्मारगणोऽगर्वोऽहर्षो मेपि पुरस्थितः ।। ५८ ।।

sanskrit

Kāma then returned to my abode. I had great pride in his troops but now distress and discomfit stood facing me.

english translation

nivRttya punarAyAto mama sthAnaM smarastadA || AsInmAragaNo'garvo'harSo mepi purasthitaH || 58 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/59

कामः प्रोवाच मां तात प्रणम्य च निरुत्सवः ।। स्थित्वा मम पुरोऽगर्वो मारैश्च मधुना तदा ।।५९।।

sanskrit

O dear, bowing to me with despair and dejection while standing before me without pride and arrogance, along with his troops and Vasanta, Kāma spoke to me in these words.

english translation

kAmaH provAca mAM tAta praNamya ca nirutsavaH || sthitvA mama puro'garvo mAraizca madhunA tadA ||59||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/29/60

कृतं पूर्वादधिकतः कर्म तन्मोहने विधे ।। नाभवत्तस्य मोहोपि कश्चिद्ध्यानरतात्मनः ।। 2.2.9.६० ।।

sanskrit

O Brahmā, more efforts were put by us to enthral Him, but they all went in vain as He was absorbed in deep meditation.

english translation

kRtaM pUrvAdadhikataH karma tanmohane vidhe || nAbhavattasya mohopi kazciddhyAnaratAtmanaH || 2.2.9.60 ||

hk transliteration