Matsyapurana 157.10
Matsyapurāṇa 157.10
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157.10
*devyuvāca
tapasā duṣkareṇāptaḥ patitve śaṃkaro mayā
sa māṃ śyāmalavarṇeti bahuśaḥ proktavānbhavaḥ //
Pârvatî said—“I had attained Śiva after a course of hard penances and He addressed me as dark complexioned, so now I wish that My complexion may become like that of gold in order that I may adorn Myself in the arms of the Lord”—10-11
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (2)
- Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Skandapurāṇa (early; "Ambikākhaṇḍa") (ed. Bakker) — Sanskrit