Shiva Purana
ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ सूतसूत महाभाग धन्यस्त्वं शिवसक्तधीः ॥ महाबलस्य लिंगस्य श्रावितेयं कथाद्भुता ॥ १ ॥
The sages said:— Sūta, O fortunate Sūta, you are blessed with your mind attached to Śiva. This wonderful story of Mahābala has been narrated to you.
english translation
RSaya UcuH ॥ sUtasUta mahAbhAga dhanyastvaM zivasaktadhIH ॥ mahAbalasya liMgasya zrAviteyaM kathAdbhutA ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript