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  "name":"SB 8.12.27",
  "h1":"SB 8.12.27",
  "label":"Text 27",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.12.27",
  "description":"His senses being agitated, Lord Śiva, victimized by lusty desires, began to follow Her, just as a lusty elephant follows a she-elephant."

} —

SB 8.12.27

Text

tām anvagacchad bhagavān
bhavaḥ pramuṣitendriyaḥ
kāmasya ca vaśaṁ nītaḥ
kareṇum iva yūthapaḥ

Synonyms

tām—Her; anvagacchat—followed; bhagavān—Lord Śiva; bhavaḥ—known as Bhava; pramuṣita-indriyaḥ—whose senses were agitated; kāmasya—of lusty desires; ca—and; vaśam—victimized; nītaḥ—having become; kareṇum—a female elephant; iva—just as; yūthapaḥ—a male elephant.

Translation

His senses being agitated, Lord Śiva, victimized by lusty desires, began to follow Her, just as a lusty elephant follows a she-elephant.