Shiva Purana
ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ सम्यगुक्तं त्वया सूत लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ शिवावतारमाहात्म्यं नानाख्यानसमन्वितम् ॥ ३ ॥
The sages said:— O Sūta, the greatness of the incarnations of Śiva inclusive of their narratives, has been well explained by you with a desire for the welfare of the world.
english translation
RSaya UcuH ॥ samyaguktaM tvayA sUta lokAnAM hitakAmyayA ॥ zivAvatAramAhAtmyaM nAnAkhyAnasamanvitam ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript