Text 19]
Mohini-mūrti Bewilders Lord Śiva
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peared, and Lord Śiva remained there with Umā, looking for Him all around with moving eyes.
TEXT 18
ततो ददर्शोपवने वरस्त्रियं 
  विचित्रपुष्पारुणपल्लवद्रुमे । 
  विक्रीडतीं कन्दुकलीलया लसद्- 
  दुकूलपर्यस्तनितम्बमेखलाम् ॥१८॥
tato dadarśopavane vara-striyam 
  vicitra-puṣpāruṇa-pallava-drume 
  vikrīḍatīm kanduka-līlayā lasad- 
  dukūla-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalām
tataḥ —thereafter;  dadarśa —Lord Śiva saw;  upavane —in a nice forest;  vara-striyam —a very beautiful woman;  vicitra —of many varieties;  puṣpa —flowers;  aruṇa —pink;  pallava —leaves;  drume —in the midst of the trees;  vikrīḍatīm —engaged in playing;  kanduka —with a ball;  līlayā —by pastimes of playing;  lasat —shining;  dukūla —by a sari;  paryasta —covered;  nitamba —on her hips;  mekhalām —dressed with a belt.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Śiva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.
TEXT 19
शावर्तनोद्वर्तनकम्पितस्तन- 
  प्रकृष्टहारोरुमरैः पदे पदे । 
  प्रमज्जमानामिव मध्यतश्चलत्- 
  पदप्रवालं नयतीं ततस्ततः ॥१९॥