Shiva Purana

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इति स मुनिना पृष्टः स्कन्दः प्रणम्य सदाशिवं प्रणववपुषं साष्टत्रिंशत्कलावरलक्षितम्॥ सहितमुमया शश्वत्पार्श्वे मुनिप्रवरान्वितं गदितुमुपचक्राम श्रेयः श्रुतिष्वपि गोपितम् ॥ ५५ ॥

Thus requested by the sage, Skanda bowed to Sadāśiva, the very praṇava itself who is characterised by thirty-eight excellent digits, who is accompanied by Umā at his side and who is followed by the excellent sages. He then began to expound the path of welfare well guarded in the Vedas.

english translation

iti sa muninA pRSTaH skandaH praNamya sadAzivaM praNavavapuSaM sASTatriMzatkalAvaralakSitam॥ sahitamumayA zazvatpArzve munipravarAnvitaM gaditumupacakrAma zreyaH zrutiSvapi gopitam ॥ 55 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript