Shiva Purana

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मदनः प्रकटस्तत्र न्यवसच्चित्तगो बहिः ॥ न दृष्टवांस्तदा शंभोश्छिद्रं येन प्रविश्यते ॥१८॥

Kāma, usually stationed within the mind manifested himself outside. But he could not find any vulnerable loop-hole in Śiva whereby he could enter Him.

english translation

madanaH prakaTastatra nyavasaccittago bahiH ॥ na dRSTavAMstadA zaMbhozchidraM yena pravizyate ॥18॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript