हृदतीरे च सा भाति ऋजुयष्टिलता यथा॥ त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी कान्ता सर्वचित्तप्रमाथिनी। लक्ष्मीव पद्मरहिता चन्द्रज्योत्स्नेव निर्मला॥ रूपेणाप्यभवत्सा तु श्रियं देवीमुमा यथा। द्योतयन्ती दिशः सर्वास्तथाभूत्सा वराङ्गना॥ एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवो निवृत्तः सुरनायकः। पादावुपास्य देवस्य ब्रह्मणस्तेन वै पथा॥ तस्यामेव च वेलायामादित्योऽपि परिभ्रमन्। तस्मिन्नेव पदे सोऽभूास्मिन्सा तनुमध्यमा॥ युगपत्सा तदा दृष्टा देवाभ्यां सुरसुन्दरी। कंदर्पवशगौ तौ तु दृष्ट्वा तां संबभूवतुः॥
hṛdatīre ca sā bhāti ṛjuyaṣṭilatā yathā|| trailokyasundarī kāntā sarvacittapramāthinī| lakṣmīva padmarahitā candrajyotsneva nirmalā|| rūpeṇāpyabhavatsā tu śriyaṃ devīmumā yathā| dyotayantī diśaḥ sarvāstathābhūtsā varāṅganā|| etasminnantare devo nivṛttaḥ suranāyakaḥ| pādāvupāsya devasya brahmaṇastena vai pathā|| tasyāmeva ca velāyāmādityo'pi paribhraman| tasminneva pade so'bhūāsminsā tanumadhyamā|| yugapatsā tadā dṛṣṭā devābhyāṃ surasundarī| kaṃdarpavaśagau tau tu dṛṣṭvā tāṃ saṃbabhūvatuḥ||
English Meaning
And there appeared charming on the banks of the lake, lighting up all quarters that female, agitating the mind all, and beautiful in the triple world like to simple Sastilatā, Ramā, without lotus, pure rays of the moon, Pärvatī more beautiful than even Lakşmi. At this time was returning by that way, Indra, the leader of the celestials after having worshipped the feet of Brahmă. And the sun too journeying arrived there. They has simultaneously espied that female form and were possessed by Kandarpa.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)