Text 30] Mohini-marti Bewilders Lord Siva 129

so “nuvrajyativegena
grhitvanicchatim striyam

kesa-bandha updniya
bahubhyam parisasvaje

sah—Lord Siva; anuvrajya—following Her; ati-vegena—with great
speed; grhitvd—catching; anicchatim—although She was not willing to
be caught; striyam—the woman; kesa-bandhe—on the cluster of hair;
upaniya—dragging Her near; bdahubhyam—with his arms;

parisasvaje—embraced Her.

TRANSLATION

After following Her with great speed, Lord Siva caught Her by
the braid of Her hair and dragged Her near him. Although She was
unwilling, he embraced Her with his arms.

TEXTS 29-30

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sopagidha bhagavata
karina karini yatha

itas tatah prasarpanti
viprakirna-siroruha

atmanam mocayitvanga
surarsabha-bhujantarat

pradravat sa prthu-sroni
maya deva-vinirmita

sad—the woman; upagidhd—being captured and _ embraced;
bhagavata—by Lord Siva; karina—by a male elephant; karini—a she-
elephant; yatha—as; itah tatah—here and there; prasarpanti—swirling
