The penance of Umā (umāsvayaṃvara) - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 102.4
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Sanskrit Original
प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य च तां देवीं स जगतो ऽरणीम। किम अर्थं तपसा लोकान संतापयसि शैलजे।।
pradakṣiṇīkṛtya ca tāṃ devīṃ sa jagato 'raṇīm| kim arthaṃ tapasā lokān saṃtāpayasi śailaje||
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He circumambulated that goddess the fountain-head of the universe and said to her:—“O daughter of the mountain, why do you cause distress to the worlds by means of your penance?”