Shiva Purana

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पप्रच्छाप्सरसं सुभ्रूं नारदो मुनिसत्तमः।। संशयो हृदि मे कश्चित्तन्मे ब्रूहि सुमध्यमे।। ६।।

sanskrit

The excellent sage Nārada asked the beautiful woman, the Apsaras—“O lady of beautiful waist, I have a certain doubt. Please explain it to me.”

english translation

papracchApsarasaM subhrUM nArado munisattamaH|| saMzayo hRdi me kazcittanme brUhi sumadhyame|| 6||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/24/7

एवमुक्ता तु सा विप्रं प्रत्युवाच वराप्सरा।। विषये सति वक्ष्यामि समर्थां मन्यसेऽथ माम् ।। ७ ।।

sanskrit

O brahmin, thus addressed the excellent celestial damsel replied—“If you consider me competent and if there is a proper subject, I shall explain.”

english translation

evamuktA tu sA vipraM pratyuvAca varApsarA|| viSaye sati vakSyAmi samarthAM manyase'tha mAm || 7 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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नारद उवाच ।। न त्वामविषये भद्रे नियोक्ष्यामि कथंचन ।। स्त्रीणां स्वभावमिच्छामि त्वत्तः श्रोतुं सुमध्यमे ।। ८।।

sanskrit

Nārada said:— O gentle lady, I shall never engage you in a subject beyond your scope. O lady of slender waist, I wish to hear from you the nature of women.

english translation

nArada uvAca || na tvAmaviSaye bhadre niyokSyAmi kathaMcana || strINAM svabhAvamicchAmi tvattaH zrotuM sumadhyame || 8||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/24/9

सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य देवर्षेरप्सरोत्तमा ।। प्रत्युवाच मुनीशं तं देवर्षिं मुनिसत्तमम् ।। ९ ।।

sanskrit

Sanatkumāra said:— On hearing these words of that celestial sage the excellent Apsaras replied to that lord of sages, Nārada the excellent sage.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca || etacchrutvA vacastasya devarSerapsarottamA || pratyuvAca munIzaM taM devarSiM munisattamam || 9 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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पंचचूडोवाच ।। मुने शृणु न शक्या स्त्री सती वै निंदितुं स्त्रिया ।। विदितास्ते स्त्रियो याश्च यादृश्यश्च स्वभावतः ।। १०।।

sanskrit

Pañcacūdā said:— “O sage listen, being a woman I cannot censure women. You already know what women are and what their nature is.

english translation

paMcacUDovAca || mune zRNu na zakyA strI satI vai niMdituM striyA || viditAste striyo yAzca yAdRzyazca svabhAvataH || 10||

hk transliteration by Sanscript