Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच ।। साधुपृष्टमृषिश्रेष्ठ लोकानां हितकाम्यया।। कथयामि भवत्स्नेहात्तानि संक्षेपतो द्विजाः ।। ८ ।।

sanskrit

Sūta said:— O brahmins, O excellent sages, you have asked well. I shall explain them in brief with a desire for the welfare of the worlds and due to my affection for you.

english translation

sUta uvAca || sAdhupRSTamRSizreSTha lokAnAM hitakAmyayA|| kathayAmi bhavatsnehAttAni saMkSepato dvijAH || 8 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript