Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच ।। इत्युक्तास्ते द्विजा देवाः प्रणिपत्य पितामहम् ।। शिवं तं शरणं प्राप्तस्सर्वलोकसुखेप्सया ।। ४३।।

sanskrit

Sūta said:— O brahmins, thus advised, the gods bowed to Brahmā and then sought refuge in Śiva with a desire for the happiness of the worlds.

english translation

sUta uvAca || ityuktAste dvijA devAH praNipatya pitAmaham || zivaM taM zaraNaM prAptassarvalokasukhepsayA || 43||

hk transliteration by Sanscript