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Shiva Purana

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मोघीभूते शिवे स्वेस्त्रे भयमापाशु मन्मथः ॥ चकंपे च पुरः स्थित्वा दृष्ट्वा मृत्युंजयं प्रभुम् ॥ ११ ॥

Kāma was frightened when his weapon failed, Standing there and seeing lord Śiva, the conqueror of death in front, he trembled.

english translation

सस्मार त्रिदशान्सर्वान्शक्रादीन्भयविह्वलः ॥ स स्मरो मुनिशार्दूल स्वप्रयासे निरर्थके ॥ १२ ॥

O great sage, when his endeavour became futile, Kāma who was frightened much remembered Indra and all other gods.

english translation

कामेन सुस्मृता देवाश्शक्राद्यास्ते मुनीश्वर ॥ आययुः सकलास्ते हि शंभुं नत्वा च तुष्टुवुः ॥ १३ ॥

O great sage, remembered by Kāma, Indra and other gods came there, bowed to and eulogised Śiva.

english translation

स्तुतिं कुर्वत्सु देवेषु कुद्धस्याति हरस्य हि ॥ तृतीयात्तस्य नेत्राद्वै निस्ससार ततो महान् ॥ १४ ॥

When the gods eulogised thus, a great flame of fire sprang up from the third eye of the infuriated Śiva.

english translation

ललाट मध्यगात्तस्मात्सवह्निर्द्रुतसम्भवः ॥ जज्वालोर्द्ध्वशिखो दीप्तः प्रलयाग्निसमप्रभः ॥ १५ ॥

That fire originating instantaneously from the eye in the middle of His forehead blazed with flames shooting up and resembling the fire of final dissolution in refulgence.

english translation