Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 12: The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.12.25

tayāpahṛta-vijñānas

tat-kṛta-smara-vihvalaḥ

bhavānyā api paśyantyā

gata-hrīs tat-padaḿ yayau

SYNONYMS

tayā — by Her; apahṛta — taken away; vijñānaḥ — good sense; tat-kṛta — done by Her; smara — by the smiling; vihvalaḥ — having become mad for Her; bhavānyāḥ — while Bhavānī, the wife of Lord Śiva; api — although; paśyantyāḥ — was seeing all these incidents; gata-hrīḥ — bereft of all shame; tat-padamto the place where She was situated; yayau — went.

TRANSLATION

Lord Śiva, his good sense taken away by the woman because of lusty desires to enjoy with Her, became so mad for Her that even in the presence of Bhavānī he did not hesitate to approach Her.

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