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SB 8.12.28

Devanāgarī

सोऽनुव्रज्यातिवेगेन गृहीत्वानिच्छतीं स्त्रियम् । केशबन्ध उपानीय बाहुभ्यां परिषस्वजे ॥ २८ ॥

Text

so ’nuvrajyātivegena gṛhītvānicchatīṁ striyam keśa-bandha upānīya bāhubhyāṁ pariṣasvaje

Synonyms

saḥ—Lord Śiva;anuvrajya—following Her;ati-vegena—with great speed;gṛhītvā—catching;anicchatīm—although She was not willing to be caught;striyam—the woman;keśa-bandhe—on the cluster of hair;upānīya—dragging Her near;bāhubhyām—with his arms;pariṣasvaje—embraced Her.

Translation

After following Her with great speed, Lord Śiva caught Her by the braid of Her hair and dragged Her near him. Although She was unwilling, he embraced Her with his arms.

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