
Mahabharata (Gita Press) · Parva 3, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 5
Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.39.5
किरातवेषसंच्छन्न: स्त्रीभिश्वापि सहस्रश: । अशोभत तदा राजन् स देशोडतीव भारत
kirātaveṣasaṃchannaḥ strībhiś cāpi sahasraśaḥ | aśobhata tadā rājan sa deśo ’tīvabhārata ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O king, at that time the illustrious Lord (Śiva), concealed in the guise of a Kirāta, shone forth—surrounded by thousands of women. And, O descendant of Bharata, that whole region became exceedingly beautiful with the movement and presence of that retinue.”