Markandeyapurana 62.17

62.17

muniśāpakṣatā kiṃnu kenacit kiṃ vimānitā /
vāṣpavāripariklinnamiyandhatte yato mukham //

Now a Gandharva named Kali was enamoured of her, and had been rejected by her before. He beheld her in that condition. Then he pondered, “Why now is this Varūthinī, who moves as gracefully as an elephant, faded by the hot blast of sighing on this mountain? Has she been wounded by some muni’s curse, or has any one treated her with dishonour, since she keeps on bedewing her face copiously with tears?” Then Kali through curiosity meditated on that matter full long, and perceived the truth by the power of concentrated thought. Comprehending that matter of the muni,[5] Kali pondered again, “I have well accomplished this, by reason of fortunate actions done before. Though often entreated by me who love her, she, this very maiden, rejected me; today I shall gain her. She is in love with a human being; by virtue of that fact she shall all-unsuspectingly bestow her love on me while I assume his shape. Why then do I delay?”