Kalika Purana — Chapter 14
KaP 14.1
कालिकापुराणम् चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः शिवसतीविहारवर्णनम् अथ कालिका पुराण अध्याय १४ ।। मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।। जलदेष्वथ गर्जत्सु महादेवः सतीपतिः । विसृज्य विष्णुप्रभृतिं जगाम हिमवद्गिरिम्
kālikāpurāṇam caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ śivasatīvihāravarṇanam atha kālikā purāṇa adhyāya 14 || mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || jaladeṣvatha garjatsu mahādevaḥ satīpatiḥ | visṛjya viṣṇuprabhṛtiṃ jagāma himavadgirim
The Kālikāpurāṇa, chapter fourteen: the description of the pleasure-sports of Śiva and Satī. Now Kālikāpurāṇa, chapter 14. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, while the rain-clouds thundered, Mahādeva, the husband of Satī, dismissed Viṣṇu and the others and went to the Himavat mountain.
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KaP 14.2
आरोप्य वृषभे तुङ्गे सतीमामोदशालिनीम् । जगाम हिमवत्प्रस्थं रम्यं कुञ्जसमन्वितम्
āropya vṛṣabhe tuṅge satīmāmodaśālinīm | jagāma himavatprasthaṃ ramyaṃ kuñjasamanvitam
Having set Satī, radiant with delight, upon the tall bull, he went to the lovely tableland of Himavat, furnished with thickets.
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KaP 14.3
अथ सा शङ्कराभ्यासे सुदती चारुहासिनी । विरेजे वृषभस्थाति चन्द्रान्ते कालिकोपमा
atha sā śaṅkarābhyāse sudatī cāruhāsinī | vireje vṛṣabhasthāti candrānte kālikopamā
Then she, fair-toothed and lovely-smiling, seated on the bull at Śaṅkara's side, shone like Kālikā beside the moon.
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KaP 14.4
ब्रह्मादयश्च ते सर्वे मरीच्याद्याश्च मानसाः । दक्षोऽपि सर्वे मुदिता अभवन् ससुरासुराः
brahmādayaśca te sarve marīcyādyāśca mānasāḥ | dakṣo'pi sarve muditā abhavan sasurāsurāḥ
And all of them — Brahmā and the rest, and Marīci and the other mind-born sons, and Dakṣa too — all became joyful, together with the gods and demons.
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KaP 14.5
केचिच्छंखान् वादयन्तं केचित्तालान् सुमङ्गलाः । केचिद्धास्यं प्रकुर्वन्तो अनुजग्मुर्वृषध्वजम्
kecicchaṃkhān vādayantaṃ kecittālān sumaṅgalāḥ | keciddhāsyaṃ prakurvanto anujagmurvṛṣadhvajam
Some blowing conches, some (striking) cymbals, most auspicious ones, and some making laughter, they followed the bull-bannered one.
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KaP 14.6
विसृष्टा अपि ब्रह्माद्याः शम्भुना पुनरेव ते । अनुजग्मुः कियद्दूरं मुदा परमया युताः
visṛṣṭā api brahmādyāḥ śambhunā punareva te | anujagmuḥ kiyaddūraṃ mudā paramayā yutāḥ
Though dismissed by Śambhu, Brahmā and the others yet again followed him for some distance, filled with the highest delight.
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KaP 14.7
ततः शम्भुं समाभाष्य ब्रह्माद्या मानसाश्च ते । स्वं स्वं स्थानं तदा जग्मुः स्यन्दनैराशुगामिभिः
tataḥ śambhuṃ samābhāṣya brahmādyā mānasāśca te | svaṃ svaṃ sthānaṃ tadā jagmuḥ syandanairāśugāmibhiḥ
Then, having taken leave of Śambhu, Brahmā and the rest and those mind-born sons went each to his own place in swift-moving chariots.
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KaP 14.8
देवाश्च सर्वे सिद्धाश्च तथैवाप्सरसां गणाः I यक्षविद्याधराद्याश्च ये ये तत्र समागताः
devāśca sarve siddhāśca tathaivāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ I yakṣavidyādharādyāśca ye ye tatra samāgatāḥ
And all the gods and the siddhas, and likewise the throngs of apsarases, and the yakṣas, vidyādharas and others — whoever had assembled there —
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KaP 14.9
ते हरेण विसृष्टास्तु गतवन्तो निजास्पदम् । वभूवुरामोदयुताः कृतदारे वृषध्वजे
te hareṇa visṛṣṭāstu gatavanto nijāspadam | vabhūvurāmodayutāḥ kṛtadāre vṛṣadhvaje
they, dismissed by Hara, went to their own abodes, and were filled with joy now that the bull-bannered one had taken a wife.
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KaP 14.10
ततो हरः सस्वगण: संस्थानं प्राप्य मोदनम् । कैलासं तत्र वृषभादवतारयति प्रियाम्
tato haraḥ sasvagaṇa: saṃsthānaṃ prāpya modanam | kailāsaṃ tatra vṛṣabhādavatārayati priyām
Then Hara, with his own troop, reaching his delightful abode Kailāsa, brought his beloved down there from the bull.
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KaP 14.11
ततो विरूपाक्ष इमां प्राप्य दाक्षायणी गणान् । स्वीयान् विसर्जयामास नन्द्यादीन् गिरिकन्दरात्
tato virūpākṣa imāṃ prāpya dākṣāyaṇī gaṇān | svīyān visarjayāmāsa nandyādīn girikandarāt
Then Virūpākṣa, having reached this (place) with Dākṣāyaṇī, dismissed his own attendants, Nandin and the rest, from the mountain cave.
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KaP 14.12
उवाच शम्भुस्तान् सर्वान् नन्द्यादीनतिसुनृतम् । यदाहं वः स्मराम्यत्र स्मरणाच्चलमानसाः । समागमिष्यथ तदा मत्पार्श्वं भोस्तदा तदा
uvāca śambhustān sarvān nandyādīnatisunṛtam | yadāhaṃ vaḥ smarāmyatra smaraṇāccalamānasāḥ | samāgamiṣyatha tadā matpārśvaṃ bhostadā tadā
Śambhu spoke to them all, Nandin and the rest, most kindly: "When I remember you here, then — O you whose minds move at (my) remembering — you shall come to my side, again and again."
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KaP 14.13
इत्युक्ते वामदेवेन ते नन्दिभैरवादयः । महाकौषी प्रपाताय जग्मुस्ते हिमवगिरौ
ityukte vāmadevena te nandibhairavādayaḥ | mahākauṣī prapātāya jagmuste himavagirau
When Vāmadeva had spoken thus, those (attendants), Nandin, Bhairava and the rest, went to the great Kauśī waterfall on the Himavat mountain.
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KaP 14.14
ईश्वरोऽपि तया सार्धं तेषु यातेषु मोहितः । दाक्षायण्या चिरं रेमे रहस्यनुदिनं भृशम्
īśvaro'pi tayā sārdhaṃ teṣu yāteṣu mohitaḥ | dākṣāyaṇyā ciraṃ reme rahasyanudinaṃ bhṛśam
When they had gone, the Lord too, infatuated, took his pleasure with her, the daughter of Dakṣa, for a long time, in private, day after day, intensely.
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KaP 14.15
कदाचिद् वन्यपुष्पाणि समाहृत्य मनोहराम् । मालां विधाय सत्यास्तु हारस्थाने न्ययोजयत्
kadācid vanyapuṣpāṇi samāhṛtya manoharām | mālāṃ vidhāya satyāstu hārasthāne nyayojayat
Once, having gathered wild flowers and made a lovely garland, he fastened it on Satī in the place of her necklace.
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KaP 14.16
कदाचिद्दर्पणे वक्त्रं वीक्षन्तीमात्मनः सतीम् । अनुगम्य हरो वक्त्रं स्वीयमप्यवलोकयत्
kadāciddarpaṇe vaktraṃ vīkṣantīmātmanaḥ satīm | anugamya haro vaktraṃ svīyamapyavalokayat
Once, when Satī was looking at her own face in a mirror, Hara followed (her gaze) and looked at his own face too.
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KaP 14.17
कदाचित् कुन्तलांस्तस्या उल्लास्योल्लासमागतः । बध्नाति मोचयत्येवं शश्वत्सन्मार्जयत्यपि
kadācit kuntalāṃstasyā ullāsyollāsamāgataḥ | badhnāti mocayatyevaṃ śaśvatsanmārjayatyapi
Sometimes, having tossed up her locks of hair and grown delighted, he binds them up and looses them again thus, and repeatedly combs them out too.
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KaP 14.18
सरागौ चरणावस्या यावकेनोज्वलेन च । निसर्गरक्तौ कुरुते सरागो वृषभध्वजः
sarāgau caraṇāvasyā yāvakenojvalena ca | nisargaraktau kurute sarāgo vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
Her two feet, red by nature, the passionate bull-bannered god makes red (again) with bright lac-dye.
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KaP 14.19
उच्चैरपि यदाख्येयमन्येषां पुरतो मुहुः । तत् कर्णे कथयत्यस्या हरो स्प्रष्टुं तदाननम्
uccairapi yadākhyeyamanyeṣāṃ purato muhuḥ | tat karṇe kathayatyasyā haro spraṣṭuṃ tadānanam
Even what could be said aloud before others, Hara repeatedly says into her ear, in order to touch her face.
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KaP 14.20
न दूरमपि गत्वासौ समागम्य प्रयत्नतः । अनुबध्नाति तामक्ष्णि पृष्ठदेशेऽन्यमानसाम्
na dūramapi gatvāsau samāgamya prayatnataḥ | anubadhnāti tāmakṣṇi pṛṣṭhadeśe'nyamānasām
Having gone not even far away, he comes back deliberately and creeps up behind her, covering her eyes when her mind is elsewhere.
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KaP 14.21
अन्तर्हितस्तु तत्रैव मायया वृषभध्वजः । तामालिलिङ्ग भीत्या सा चकिता व्याकुलाभवत्
antarhitastu tatraiva māyayā vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | tāmāliliṅga bhītyā sā cakitā vyākulābhavat
And the bull-bannered god, becoming invisible on that very spot by his magic, embraced her; out of fear she became startled and agitated.
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KaP 14.22
सौवर्णपद्मकलिकातुल्ये तस्याः कुचद्वये । चकार भ्रमराकारं मृगनाभिविशेषकम्
sauvarṇapadmakalikātulye tasyāḥ kucadvaye | cakāra bhramarākāraṃ mṛganābhiviśeṣakam
On her two breasts, like a pair of golden lotus buds, he made a bee-shaped mark of musk.
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KaP 14.23
हारमस्याः कुचयुगाद्वियोज्य सहसा हरः । नियोजयति तत्रैव सकरस्पर्शनं मुहुः
hāramasyāḥ kucayugādviyojya sahasā haraḥ | niyojayati tatraiva sakarasparśanaṃ muhuḥ
Hara suddenly detaches the necklace from her pair of breasts and fastens it right there again, with a touch of his hand, again and again.
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KaP 14.24
अङ्गदान् वलयान् वर्मीं विश्लेष्य च पुनः पुनः । तत्स्थानात् पुनरेवासौ तत्स्थाने प्रयुयोज च
aṅgadān valayān varmīṃ viśleṣya ca punaḥ punaḥ | tatsthānāt punarevāsau tatsthāne prayuyoja ca
And having loosened her armlets, bangles and bodice again and again from their places, he again fixed them in their places.
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KaP 14.25
कालिकेयं समायाति सवर्णा ते सखीति ताम् । पश्येत् यस्यास्तथेच्छन्त्याः प्रोक्त्वा जग्राह तत्कुचौ
kālikeyaṃ samāyāti savarṇā te sakhīti tām | paśyet yasyāstathecchantyāḥ proktvā jagrāha tatkucau
Saying, "This Kālikā, a friend of yours of the same complexion, is coming; she might see (you)," he seized the breasts of her who so desired it.
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KaP 14.26
कदाचिन्मदनोन्मादचेतनः प्रमथाधिपः । चकार नर्मकर्माणि तया हृत्प्रियया मुदा
kadācinmadanonmādacetanaḥ pramathādhipaḥ | cakāra narmakarmāṇi tayā hṛtpriyayā mudā
Once, his mind maddened with desire, the lord of the Pramathas joyfully performed acts of play with her, the beloved of his heart.
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KaP 14.27
आहृत्य पद्मपुष्पाणि वन्यपुष्पाणि शङ्करः । पुष्पाभरणसर्वाङ्गीं कुरुते स्म कदाचन
āhṛtya padmapuṣpāṇi vanyapuṣpāṇi śaṅkaraḥ | puṣpābharaṇasarvāṅgīṃ kurute sma kadācana
Once Śaṅkara, having brought lotus flowers and wild flowers, would make her whole body adorned with flowers.
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KaP 14.28
गिरिकुंजेषु रम्येषु तया सह सतीपतिः । विजहार समस्तेषु वनेषु मुदितो हरः
girikuṃjeṣu ramyeṣu tayā saha satīpatiḥ | vijahāra samasteṣu vaneṣu mudito haraḥ
In the pleasant mountain thickets, in all the forests, Hara, Satī's husband, roamed delighted with her.
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KaP 14.29
न याने नोपवेशे च न स्थितौ नापि चेष्टिते । तया विना क्षणमपि शर्म लेभे वृषध्वजः
na yāne nopaveśe ca na sthitau nāpi ceṣṭite | tayā vinā kṣaṇamapi śarma lebhe vṛṣadhvajaḥ
Not in walking, nor in sitting, nor in standing, nor in any action did the bull-bannered god find ease without her, even for a moment.
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KaP 14.30
विहृत्य सुचिरं कालं कैलासगिरिकन्दरे । महाकौषीप्रपाताय जगाम हिमवद्विरौ
vihṛtya suciraṃ kālaṃ kailāsagirikandare | mahākauṣīprapātāya jagāma himavadvirau
Having played for a very long time in the cave of Mount Kailāsa, he went to the Himalaya mountain, to the Mahākauṣī waterfall.
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KaP 14.31
तस्मिन् प्रविष्टे हिमवत् पर्वते वृषभध्वजे । कामोऽपि सह मित्रेण रत्या च प्रजगाम ह
tasmin praviṣṭe himavat parvate vṛṣabhadhvaje | kāmo'pi saha mitreṇa ratyā ca prajagāma ha
When the bull-bannered god had entered that Himalaya mountain, Kāma too went there with his friend (Vasanta) and with Rati.
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KaP 14.32
तस्मिन् प्रविष्टे कामे तु वसन्तः शङ्करान्तिके । विततान निजाः श्रीश्च वृक्षे तोये तथा भुवि
tasmin praviṣṭe kāme tu vasantaḥ śaṅkarāntike | vitatāna nijāḥ śrīśca vṛkṣe toye tathā bhuvi
And when Kāma had entered there, near Śaṅkara, Spring spread out his own splendours upon tree, upon water, and upon the earth.
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KaP 14.33
सर्वे सुपुष्पिता वृक्षा लताश्चान्याः सुपुष्पिताः । अम्भांसि फुल्लपद्मानि पद्मेषु भ्रमरास्तथा
sarve supuṣpitā vṛkṣā latāścānyāḥ supuṣpitāḥ | ambhāṃsi phullapadmāni padmeṣu bhramarāstathā
All the trees were in full bloom, and the other creepers were in full bloom; the waters had opened lotuses, and on the lotuses were bees.
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KaP 14.34
प्रविष्टे तत्र सुरतौ प्रववुर्मलयानिलाः । सुगन्धिपुष्पगन्धेन मोहिताश्च पुरन्ध्रयः
praviṣṭe tatra suratau pravavurmalayānilāḥ | sugandhipuṣpagandhena mohitāśca purandhrayaḥ
When the loving pair had entered there, the Malaya breezes began to blow, and the women were bewildered by the scent of the fragrant flowers.
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KaP 14.35
मुनीनामपि चेतांसि प्रमथ्य सुरभिस्तदा । स्मरः सारं समुद्धध्रे तक्रौघादाज्यवत्कृती
munīnāmapi cetāṃsi pramathya surabhistadā | smaraḥ sāraṃ samuddhadhre takraughādājyavatkṛtī
Then the fragrance, having churned even the minds of the sages, Love, like a skilled man drawing butter from a mass of buttermilk, extracted the essence.
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KaP 14.36
सन्ध्यार्द्धचन्द्रसंकाशाः पलाशाश्च विरेजिरे । कामास्त्रवत्सुमनसः प्रमोदायाभवन् सदा
sandhyārddhacandrasaṃkāśāḥ palāśāśca virejire | kāmāstravatsumanasaḥ pramodāyābhavan sadā
The palāśa (flowers), resembling the half-moon of twilight, shone forth; like the arrows of Love, being flowers (or: good-minded), they were always a source of delight.
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KaP 14.37
वभुः पङ्कजपुष्पाणि सरःसु सकलं जनान् । सम्मोहयितुमुद्युक्ता सुमुखीवाम्बुदेवता
vabhuḥ paṅkajapuṣpāṇi saraḥsu sakalaṃ janān | sammohayitumudyuktā sumukhīvāmbudevatā
The lotus flowers shone in the lakes, like a fair-faced water-goddess intent on bewildering all people.
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KaP 14.38
नागकेशरवृक्षाश्च स्वर्णवर्णप्रसूनकैः । वभुर्मदनकेत्वाभा मनोज्ञाः शङ्करान्तिके
nāgakeśaravṛkṣāśca svarṇavarṇaprasūnakaiḥ | vabhurmadanaketvābhā manojñāḥ śaṅkarāntike
And the nāgakeśara trees, with their gold-coloured blossoms, lovely, shone near Śaṅkara like the banner of Love.
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KaP 14.39
चम्पकास्तरवो हैमपुष्पत्वं प्रकटं मुहुः । कुर्वन्तः प्रचुरैः पुष्पैः सम्यग्रेजुस्तथास्फुटैः
campakāstaravo haimapuṣpatvaṃ prakaṭaṃ muhuḥ | kurvantaḥ pracuraiḥ puṣpaiḥ samyagrejustathāsphuṭaiḥ
The campaka trees, repeatedly making manifest their golden-flower nature, shone brightly with abundant flowers, and likewise with unopened buds.
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KaP 14.40
प्रफुल्लपाटलापुष्पैर्दिशः स्युः पाटलांशवः । यथा तथा पुष्पितास्ते पाटलाख्या महीरुहाः
praphullapāṭalāpuṣpairdiśaḥ syuḥ pāṭalāṃśavaḥ | yathā tathā puṣpitāste pāṭalākhyā mahīruhāḥ
With their fully opened pāṭalā flowers, the quarters became, as it were, pink-rayed — in such a manner did those trees called pāṭalā bloom.
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KaP 14.41
लवंगवल्लीसुरभिर्गन्धेनोद्वास्य मारुतम् । सम्मोहयति चेतांसि भृशं कामिजने पुरा
lavaṃgavallīsurabhirgandhenodvāsya mārutam | sammohayati cetāṃsi bhṛśaṃ kāmijane purā
The fragrance of the clove-creeper, perfuming the wind with its scent, deeply bewilders the minds of amorous folk, as of old.
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KaP 14.42
वासन्तीवासितास्तत्र वल्वजाः किल रेजिरे । तद्गन्धलुब्ध भ्रमरा रतिमिश्रा मनोहराः
vāsantīvāsitāstatra valvajāḥ kila rejire | tadgandhalubdha bhramarā ratimiśrā manoharāḥ
There the valvaja grasses, perfumed by the vāsantī, shone indeed; and the bees, greedy for that scent, mingled in love-play, were charming.
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KaP 14.43
चारु जावकवर्च् स्वि शिखराश्चूतशाखिनः । वभुर्मदनवाणौघ पर्यंकवदनावृताः
cāru jāvakavarc svi śikharāścūtaśākhinaḥ | vabhurmadanavāṇaugha paryaṃkavadanāvṛtāḥ
The mango trees, whose tips were lovely with the colour of lac-dye, shone as if covered with couches for the flood of Love's arrows.
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KaP 14.44
अम्भांसि मलहीनानि रेजु; फुल्लकुशेशयैः । मुनीनामिव चेतांसि प्रव्यक्तज्योतिरुद्गमात्
ambhāṃsi malahīnāni reju; phullakuśeśayaiḥ | munīnāmiva cetāṃsi pravyaktajyotirudgamāt
The waters, free of impurity, shone with their opened lotuses, like the minds of sages from the arising of clearly manifest light.
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KaP 14.45
तुषारा: सूर्यरश्मीनां सङ्गमादगमन् क्षयम् । ममत्वानीव विज्ञानशालिनां हृदयात्तदा
tuṣārā: sūryaraśmīnāṃ saṅgamādagaman kṣayam | mamatvānīva vijñānaśālināṃ hṛdayāttadā
The frosts came to destruction from contact with the sun's rays, as then the sense of 'mine' (departs) from the heart of those endowed with discernment.
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KaP 14.46
निःशङ्काः कोकिलाः शब्दं तन्वते स्म तदान्वहम् । प्राणिव्यधनपुष्पेषु पुष्पज्याशब्दवत् भृशम्
niḥśaṅkāḥ kokilāḥ śabdaṃ tanvate sma tadānvaham | prāṇivyadhanapuṣpeṣu puṣpajyāśabdavat bhṛśam
Fearless, the cuckoos then day by day spread their cry, loudly, like the sound of the flower-bowstring upon the flowers that pierce living beings.
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KaP 14.47
चुकूजुर्भ्रमरास्तत्र वनान्तर्गतपुष्पगाः । कान्तालीलावुभुक्षोस्तु स्मरव्याघ्रस्य शब्दवत्
cukūjurbhramarāstatra vanāntargatapuṣpagāḥ | kāntālīlāvubhukṣostu smaravyāghrasya śabdavat
There the bees hummed, going to the flowers within the forest, like the roar of the tiger Love, hungry for the play of lovers.
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KaP 14.48
चन्द्रस्तुषारवद्भानुर्नचैताः सकलाः कलाः । कम्राद्वभार मोहाय जनानां कुशलं भुवि
candrastuṣāravadbhānurnacaitāḥ sakalāḥ kalāḥ | kamrādvabhāra mohāya janānāṃ kuśalaṃ bhuvi
The moon, and the sun that is like frost — no; all these parts, out of loveliness, bore well-being on earth for the bewilderment of people.
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KaP 14.49
प्रसन्ना: सह चन्द्रेण निस्तुषारास्तदाभवन् । विभावर्यः प्रियेणैव कामिन्यः सुमनोहराः
prasannā: saha candreṇa nistuṣārāstadābhavan | vibhāvaryaḥ priyeṇaiva kāminyaḥ sumanoharāḥ
Then the nights, clear along with the moon and free of frost, became charming, like passionate women together with their beloved.
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KaP 14.50
तस्मिन् काले महादेवः सह सत्या भूधरोत्तमे । रेमे च सुचिरं छन्नो निकुञ्जेषु दरीषु च
tasmin kāle mahādevaḥ saha satyā bhūdharottame | reme ca suciraṃ channo nikuñjeṣu darīṣu ca
At that time Mahādeva, together with Satī, on that best of mountains, took his pleasure a long while, hidden in the thickets and in the caves.
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KaP 14.51
सापि तेन समं रेमे तथा दाक्षायणी शुभा । यथा हरः क्षणमपि शान्तिं नावाप तां विना
sāpi tena samaṃ reme tathā dākṣāyaṇī śubhā | yathā haraḥ kṣaṇamapi śāntiṃ nāvāpa tāṃ vinā
And she too, the auspicious daughter of Dakṣa, took pleasure with him in such a way that Hara did not find peace even for a moment without her.
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KaP 14.52
संभोगविषये देवी सती तस्य मनः प्रिया । विशतीव हरस्याङ्गे पाययन्तीव तद्रसम्
saṃbhogaviṣaye devī satī tasya manaḥ priyā | viśatīva harasyāṅge pāyayantīva tadrasam
In the matter of lovemaking the goddess Satī, dear to his heart, seemed to enter into Hara's body and to make him drink its savour.
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KaP 14.53
तस्याः कुसुममालाभिर्भूषयन् सकलां तनुम् । स्वहस्तरचिताभिश्च वरं नर्म चकार सः
tasyāḥ kusumamālābhirbhūṣayan sakalāṃ tanum | svahastaracitābhiśca varaṃ narma cakāra saḥ
Adorning her whole body with flower-garlands strung by his own hands, he made excellent sport (with her).
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KaP 14.54
आलापैर्वीक्षणैर्हासैस्तथा सम्भाषणैर्हरः । तस्यां विवेश गिरिशः संयमीवात्मसंविदम्
ālāpairvīkṣaṇairhāsaistathā sambhāṣaṇairharaḥ | tasyāṃ viveśa giriśaḥ saṃyamīvātmasaṃvidam
By chatter, by glances, by laughter and by conversation Hara the mountain-lord entered into her, as an ascetic (enters) into knowledge of the Self.
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KaP 14.55
तद्वक्त्रचन्द्रपीयूषपानस्थिरतनुर्हर: । नावाप शैषिकीं तन्वीमवस्थां स कदाचन
tadvaktracandrapīyūṣapānasthiratanurhara: | nāvāpa śaiṣikīṃ tanvīmavasthāṃ sa kadācana
Hara, his body held fast in drinking the nectar of her moon-like face, never at any time reached a state in which anything (of that drinking) was left over.
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KaP 14.56
तद्वक्त्राम्बुजवासेन तत्सौन्दर्यस्य नर्मभिः । गुणैरिव महादन्ती बद्धो नान्यद्विचेष्टते
tadvaktrāmbujavāsena tatsaundaryasya narmabhiḥ | guṇairiva mahādantī baddho nānyadviceṣṭate
By dwelling in the lotus of her face, by the dalliance of her beauty, bound as it were by ropes like a great elephant, he stirred toward nothing else.
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KaP 14.57
इति हिमगिरिकुंजे प्रस्थभागे दरीषु प्रतिदिनमधिरेमे दक्षपुत्र्या महेशः । क्रतुभुज परिमाणैः क्रीडतस्तस्य जाता नव दश च मुनीन्द्रा वत्सराः पञ्च चान्ये
iti himagirikuṃje prasthabhāge darīṣu pratidinamadhireme dakṣaputryā maheśaḥ | kratubhuja parimāṇaiḥ krīḍatastasya jātā nava daśa ca munīndrā vatsarāḥ pañca cānye
Thus in the Himalaya's thickets, on the tableland, in the caves, Maheśa took his daily pleasure with Dakṣa's daughter; and for him at his play, O best of sages, there passed nineteen years and five more, by the measure (of the years) of those who eat the sacrifice.
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