Shiva Purana
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तव स्नेहान्मयायं वै वामदेव मुनीश्वर॥ योगपट्टप्रकारस्ते प्रोक्तो गुह्यतरोऽपि हि ॥ ५६॥
O Vāmadeva, O great sage, out of affection for you the mode of the consecration of the disciple has been mentioned to you though it is a great secret.
english translation
tava snehAnmayAyaM vai vAmadeva munIzvara॥ yogapaTTaprakAraste prokto guhyataro'pi hi ॥ 56॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइत्युक्त्वा षण्मुखस्तस्मै क्षौरस्नानविधिक्रमम्॥ वक्तुमारभत प्रीत्या यतीनां कृपया शुभम्॥ ५७ ॥
After saying this Kārttikeya narrated the procedure of hair-cutting and ablution in detail intending to favour the ascetics (anxious to hear him).
english translation
ityuktvA SaNmukhastasmai kSaurasnAnavidhikramam॥ vaktumArabhata prItyA yatInAM kRpayA zubham॥ 57 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript