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# Agnipurana 3.18

Agnipurāṇa 3.18

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.3.18)

darśayāmāsa rudrāya strīrūpaṃ bhagavān hariḥ /  
māyayā mohitaḥ śambhuḥ gaurīṃ tyaktvā striyaṃ gataḥ //

> The blessed Lord Hari displayed the female form to Rudra.  
> Bewitched by the illusion, Śambhu abandoned Gaurī and pursued the woman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.3.18) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.3.18) — Sanskrit

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