Shiva Purana

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अस्या दर्शनमात्रेण महानंदो भवत्यलम् ।। यदालिंगनमेनस्याः कुर्य्यां किन्तु ततस्सुखम् ।। ४१ ।।

sanskrit

I feel great pleasure on merely seeing her. What pleasure shall I derive by embracing her?

english translation

asyA darzanamAtreNa mahAnaMdo bhavatyalam || yadAliMganamenasyAH kuryyAM kintu tatassukham || 41 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/81/42

क्षणमात्रं विचार्य्येत्थं संपूज्य गिरिजां ततः ।। प्रबुद्धस्य महायोगी सुविरक्तो जगाविति ।। ४२ ।।

sanskrit

Thinking thus only for a moment, the enlightened Śiva became detached, honoured Pārvatī and spoke.

english translation

kSaNamAtraM vicAryyetthaM saMpUjya girijAM tataH || prabuddhasya mahAyogI suvirakto jagAviti || 42 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/81/43

किं जातं चरितं चित्रं किमहं मोहमागतः ।। कामेन विकृतश्चाद्य भूत्वापि प्रभुरीश्वरः ।। ४३ ।।

sanskrit

How wonderful and mysterious is the situation that has arisen! How is it that I have been deluded and fascinated? Though I am the lord and master, I have been perturbed by Kāma.

english translation

kiM jAtaM caritaM citraM kimahaM mohamAgataH || kAmena vikRtazcAdya bhUtvApi prabhurIzvaraH || 43 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/81/44

ईश्वरोहं यदीच्छेयं परांगस्पर्शनं खलु।। तर्हि कोऽन्योऽक्षमः क्षुद्रः किं किं नैव करिष्यति ।।४४।।

sanskrit

If I, the master, were to yearn for the touch of a woman’s limbs what will not be done by other incompetent and insignificant creatures.

english translation

IzvarohaM yadIccheyaM parAMgasparzanaM khalu|| tarhi ko'nyo'kSamaH kSudraH kiM kiM naiva kariSyati ||44||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/81/45

एवं वैराग्यमासाद्य पर्य्यंकासादनं च तत्।। वारयामास सर्वात्मा परेशः किं पतेदिह ।।४५।।

sanskrit

Thus resuming detachment, lord Śiva forbade her sitting on the couch. How can there be a downfall for the great lord Śiva?

english translation

evaM vairAgyamAsAdya paryyaMkAsAdanaM ca tat|| vArayAmAsa sarvAtmA parezaH kiM patediha ||45||

hk transliteration by Sanscript