Shiva Purana
ईश्वर उवाच ॥ अजानती च क्रीडोक्तिं प्रिये किं कुपितासि मे ॥ रतिः कुतो वा जायेत त्वत्तश्चेदरतिर्मम ॥ ४१ ॥
Lord Śiva said:— “O beloved, why are you angry with me, not knowing that this was only a jocular remark of mine. If I am not delighted with you, where else can I seek delight?
english translation
Izvara uvAca ॥ ajAnatI ca krIDoktiM priye kiM kupitAsi me ॥ ratiH kuto vA jAyeta tvattazcedaratirmama ॥ 41 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript