Shiva Purana
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न मामर्हसि देवर्षे नियोक्तुं प्रश्नमीदृशम् ॥ इत्युक्त्वा साऽभवत्तूष्णीं पंचचूडाप्सरोवरा ॥ ११ ॥
O celestial sage, it does not behove you to urge me in such a question.” After saying this the excellent Apsaras Pañcacūḍā kept quiet.
english translation
na mAmarhasi devarSe niyoktuM praznamIdRzam ॥ ityuktvA sA'bhavattUSNIM paMcacUDApsarovarA ॥ 11 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअथ देवर्षिवर्यो हि श्रुत्वा तद्वाक्यमुत्तमम् ॥ प्रत्युवाच पुनस्तां वै लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ १२ ॥
On hearing her excellent statement the most excellent of the celestial sages replied to her with a desire for the benefit of the worlds.
english translation
atha devarSivaryo hi zrutvA tadvAkyamuttamam ॥ pratyuvAca punastAM vai lokAnAM hitakAmyayA ॥ 12 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनारद उवाच ॥ मृषावादे भवेद्दोषस्सत्ये दोषो न विद्यते ॥ इति जानीहि सत्यं त्वं वदातस्तत्सुमध्यमे ॥ १३ ॥
Nārada said:— It may be wrong to make a false statement. There is no defect in speaking the truth. Know this, O lady of good waist and speak the truth.
english translation
nArada uvAca ॥ mRSAvAde bhaveddoSassatye doSo na vidyate ॥ iti jAnIhi satyaM tvaM vadAtastatsumadhyame ॥ 13 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ इत्युक्ता सा कृतमती रभसा चारुहासिनी ॥ स्त्रीदोषाञ्शाश्वतान्सत्यान्भाषितुं संप्रचक्रमे ॥ १४ ॥
Sanatkumāra said:— Thus prompted, the sweet-smiling lady, resolved and immediately began to explain truthfully the permanent defects of women.
english translation
sanatkumAra uvAca ॥ ityuktA sA kRtamatI rabhasA cAruhAsinI ॥ strIdoSAJzAzvatAnsatyAnbhASituM saMpracakrame ॥ 14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपञ्चचूडोवाच ॥ कुलीना नाथवंत्यश्च रूपवंत्यश्च योषितः ॥ मर्यादासु न तिष्ठंति स दोषः स्त्रीषु नारद ॥ १५ ॥
Pañcacūḍā said:— O Nārada, this is the defect in women. Even women of noble families, women with husbands and women endowed with beauty do not stand within the limits of decency.
english translation
paJcacUDovAca ॥ kulInA nAthavaMtyazca rUpavaMtyazca yoSitaH ॥ maryAdAsu na tiSThaMti sa doSaH strISu nArada ॥ 15 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript