Shiva Purana
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महाधनुर्धरेणैव मदनेन हठात्सुराः ॥ सर्वेषां ध्यानविध्वंसः कृतस्तेन पुरापुरा ॥ २६ ॥
O gods, meditation of everyone had been spoiled by the stubborn Kāma, the great archer formerly.
english translation
mahAdhanurdhareNaiva madanena haThAtsurAH ॥ sarveSAM dhyAnavidhvaMsaH kRtastena purApurA ॥ 26 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकामो हि नरकायैव तस्मात् क्रोधोभिजायते ॥ क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहो मोहाच्च भ्रंशते तपः ॥ २७ ॥
Kāma leads to hell; lust to anger, anger to delusion and delusion destroys penance.
english translation
kAmo hi narakAyaiva tasmAt krodhobhijAyate ॥ krodhAdbhavati saMmoho mohAcca bhraMzate tapaH ॥ 27 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकामक्रोधौ परित्याज्यौ भवद्भिस्सुरसत्तमैः ॥ सर्वैरेव च मंतव्यं मद्वाक्यं नान्यथा क्वचित् ॥२८॥
Anger and lust shall be eschewed by you, the best of gods. My words shall be headed by you all and not otherwise.
english translation
kAmakrodhau parityAjyau bhavadbhissurasattamaiH ॥ sarvaireva ca maMtavyaM madvAkyaM nAnyathA kvacit ॥28॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ एवं विश्राव्य भगवान् महादेवो वृषध्वजः ॥ सुरान् प्रवाचयामास विधिविष्णू तथा मुनीम् ॥ २९ ॥
Brahmā said: After saying thus, the bull-bannered lord Śiva expressed the wish that Brahmā, Viṣṇu, the gods and the sages, should speak.
english translation
॥ brahmovAca ॥ evaM vizrAvya bhagavAn mahAdevo vRSadhvajaH ॥ surAn pravAcayAmAsa vidhiviSNU tathA munIm ॥ 29 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतूष्णींभूतोऽभवच्छंभुर्ध्यानमाश्रित्य वै पुनः ॥ आस्ते पुरा यथा स्थाणुर्गणैश्च परिवारितः ॥ 2-3-24-३० ॥
Śiva became quiet after resorting to meditation again. Śiva, as before, was surrounded by His Gaṇas.
english translation
tUSNIMbhUto'bhavacchaMbhurdhyAnamAzritya vai punaH ॥ Aste purA yathA sthANurgaNaizca parivAritaH ॥ 2-3-24-30 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript