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॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ गतेषु तेषु मुनिषु स्वं लोकं शंकरः स्वयम् ॥ परीक्षितुं तपो देव्या ऐच्छत्सूतिकरः प्रभुः ॥१॥
Brahmā said: When those sages returned to their abodes, lord Śiva, the cause of great enjoyment and protection wanted to test the penance of the goddess.
english translation
परीक्षा छद्मना शंभुर्द्रष्टुं तां तुष्टमानसः॥ जाटिलं रूपमास्थाय स ययौ पार्वतीवनम् ॥ २ ॥
Under the pretext of testing, Śiva wanted to see her. With a delighted mind He assumed the form of a Jaṭila (an ascetic with matted hair) and went to the forest of penance of Pārvatī.
english translation
अतीव स्थविरो विप्रदेहधारी स्वतेजसा ॥ प्रज्वलन्मनसा हृष्टो दंडी छत्री बभूव सः ॥ ३ ॥
He took the form of a very old man with the body of a brahmin. His brilliance shone. He was delighted in mind. He had an umbrella and a staff (to support Him).
english translation
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितां देवीं सखीभिः परिवारिताम् ॥ वेदिकोपरि शुद्धां तां शिवामिव विधोः कलाम् ॥ ४ ॥
There He saw the goddess surrounded by her maids on the platform, as pure as the digit of the moon.
english translation
शंभु निरीक्ष्य तां देवीं ब्रह्मचारिस्वरूपवान् ॥ उपकंठं ययौ प्रीत्या तदाऽसौ भक्तवत्सलः ॥ ५ ॥
Śiva, who is favourably disposed towards His devotees, approached her with pleasure in the guise of a celibate.
english translation