Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच ।। तदाकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां देवानां परमेश्वरः ।। प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्मा दुष्टहंता सतां गतिः ।। ६ ।।

sanskrit

Sūta said:— On hearing the words of the gods, the delighted lord Śiva, the slayer of the wicked and the goal of the good replied.

english translation

sUta uvAca || tadAkarNya vacasteSAM devAnAM paramezvaraH || pratyuvAca prasannAtmA duSTahaMtA satAM gatiH || 6 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript