Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच।। शृणुतादरतो विप्रो भक्तरक्षाविधायिनः ।। महाकालस्य लिंगस्य माहात्म्यं भक्तिवर्द्धनम् ।। २ ।।

sanskrit

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