Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच॥ शृणुतादरतो विप्रो भक्तरक्षाविधायिनः ॥ महाकालस्य लिंगस्य माहात्म्यं भक्तिवर्द्धनम् ॥ २ ॥
Sūta said:— O brahmins, listen with interest to the devotion enhancing greatness of Mahākāla, the protector of the devotees.
english translation
sUta uvAca॥ zRNutAdarato vipro bhaktarakSAvidhAyinaH ॥ mahAkAlasya liMgasya mAhAtmyaM bhaktivarddhanam ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript