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अचेतसामपि तदा कामासक्तिरभून्मुने ॥ सुचेतासां हि जीवानां सेति किं वर्ण्यते कथा॥ ११ ॥
O sage, then, even the insentient beings had the emotions of love. What about the state of sentient ones?
english translation
एवं चकार स मधुस्स्वप्रभावं सुदुस्सहम्॥ सर्वेषा चैव जीवानां कामोद्दीपनकारकः ॥१२॥
Thus spring employed his unbearable power heightening the love of all living beings.
english translation
अकालनिमितं तात मधोर्वीक्ष्य हरस्तदा ॥ आश्चर्य्यं परमं मेने स्वलीलात्ततनुः प्रभुः ॥ १३ ॥
On seeing the untimely display of spring, Śiva the lord, who had assumed a physical body indulging in divine sports, thought it surprising.
english translation
अथ लीलाकरस्तत्र तपः परमदुष्करम् ॥ तताप स वशीशो हि हरो दुःखहरः प्रभुः ॥ १४ ॥
But He, the chief of the self-controlled and the remover of man’s misery continued his severe penance.
english translation
वसंते प्रसृते तत्र कामो रतिसमन्वितः ॥ चूतं बाणं समाकृष्य स्थितस्तद्वामपार्श्वतः ॥ १५ ॥
When spring spread everywhere, Kāma accompanied by Rati stood on his left side, with the arrow of mango blossom taken out and kept in readiness.
english translation