Shiva Purana

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मेना स्पृहावती केषु न मे शंसति वस्तुषु ।। किंचिदिष्टं ह्रियापृच्छदनुवेलं सखी गिरिः ।।११।।

sanskrit

The lord of mountains asked Menā’s friends frequently—“What are the desires of Menā? She herself does not express them out of bashfulness.”

english translation

menA spRhAvatI keSu na me zaMsati vastuSu || kiMcidiSTaM hriyApRcchadanuvelaM sakhI giriH ||11||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उपेत्य दौहदं शल्यं यद्वव्रेऽपश्यदाशु तत् ।। आनीतं नेष्टमस्याद्धा नासाध्यं त्रिदिवैऽपि हि ।। १२ ।।

sanskrit

Whatever product of the mountain she wished to have in the course of her pregnancy she found brought to her. There was nothing which he, the lord of the mountain, could not accomplish in the heaven too.

english translation

upetya dauhadaM zalyaM yadvavre'pazyadAzu tat || AnItaM neSTamasyAddhA nAsAdhyaM tridivai'pi hi || 12 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रचीयमानावयवा निस्तीर्य दोहदव्यथाम् ।। रेजे मेना बाललता नद्धपत्राधिका यथा ।। १३ ।।

sanskrit

Surmounting the difficulties of the early days of pregnancy, she grew more plump in her limbs. Menā then shone like a tender creeper putting forth more leaves and flowers.

english translation

pracIyamAnAvayavA nistIrya dohadavyathAm || reje menA bAlalatA naddhapatrAdhikA yathA || 13 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गिरिस्सगर्भां महिषीममंस्त धरणीमिव ।। निधानगर्भामभ्यन्तर्लीनवह्निं शमीमिव ।। १४ ।।

sanskrit

The lord of the mountains considered his pregnant queen like the earth with a treasure within and like the Śamī twig with latent fire in it.

english translation

girissagarbhAM mahiSImamaMsta dharaNImiva || nidhAnagarbhAmabhyantarlInavahniM zamImiva || 14 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रियाप्रीतेश्च मनसः स्वार्जितद्रविणस्य च ।। समुन्नतैः श्रुतेः प्राज्ञः क्रियाश्चक्रे यथोचिताः।।१५।।

sanskrit

The intelligent lord of mountains performed all the sacred rites befitting his love for his wife, the loftiness of his mind, the vastness of riches earned by him and the injunctions of the Vedas.

english translation

priyAprItezca manasaH svArjitadraviNasya ca || samunnataiH zruteH prAjJaH kriyAzcakre yathocitAH||15||

hk transliteration by Sanscript