Shiva Purana
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पप्रच्छाप्सरसं सुभ्रूं नारदो मुनिसत्तमः॥ संशयो हृदि मे कश्चित्तन्मे ब्रूहि सुमध्यमे॥ ६॥
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 Sanscriptएवमुक्ता तु सा विप्रं प्रत्युवाच वराप्सरा॥ विषये सति वक्ष्यामि समर्थां मन्यसेऽथ माम् ॥ ७ ॥
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 Sanscriptनारद उवाच ॥ न त्वामविषये भद्रे नियोक्ष्यामि कथंचन ॥ स्त्रीणां स्वभावमिच्छामि त्वत्तः श्रोतुं सुमध्यमे ॥ ८॥
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 Sanscriptसनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य देवर्षेरप्सरोत्तमा ॥ प्रत्युवाच मुनीशं तं देवर्षिं मुनिसत्तमम् ॥ ९ ॥
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 Sanscriptपंचचूडोवाच ॥ मुने शृणु न शक्या स्त्री सती वै निंदितुं स्त्रिया ॥ विदितास्ते स्त्रियो याश्च यादृश्यश्च स्वभावतः ॥ १०॥
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