Shiva Purana

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तत्सर्वमशेषेण स दृष्ट्वा बल्लवीसुतः ॥ कुतूहलेन तां कर्त्तुं शिवपूजां मनोदधे ॥ २१॥

The son of that cowherdess who had watched everything out of curiosity, thought of performing Śiva’s worship similarly.

english translation

tatsarvamazeSeNa sa dRSTvA ballavIsutaH ॥ kutUhalena tAM karttuM zivapUjAM manodadhe ॥ 21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

आनीय हृद्यं पाषाणं शून्ये तु शिविरांतरे ॥ अविदूरे स्वशिबिराच्छिवलिगं स भक्तितः ॥ २२॥

Bring the heart stone to the empty space between the camps. Not far from his camp he worshiped Lord Shiva with devotion.

english translation

AnIya hRdyaM pASANaM zUnye tu zivirAMtare ॥ avidUre svazibirAcchivaligaM sa bhaktitaH ॥ 22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

॥ गन्धालंकारवासोभिर्धूपदीपाक्षतादिभिः ॥ विधाय कृत्रिमैर्द्रव्यैर्नैवेद्यं चाप्यकल्पयत् ॥ २३ ॥

fragrant oils, ornaments, clothes, incense, lamps, unbroken grains and so on. He also prepared offerings with artificial ingredients.

english translation

॥ gandhAlaMkAravAsobhirdhUpadIpAkSatAdibhiH ॥ vidhAya kRtrimairdravyairnaivedyaM cApyakalpayat ॥ 23 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

भूयोभूयस्समभ्यर्च्य पत्रैः पुष्पैर्मनोरमैः ॥ नृत्यं च विविधं कृत्वा प्रणनाम पुनःपुनः ॥ २४ ॥

Worshipping again and again with delightful leaves and flowers he danced in various ways and made obeisance again and again.

english translation

bhUyobhUyassamabhyarcya patraiH puSpairmanoramaiH ॥ nRtyaM ca vividhaM kRtvA praNanAma punaHpunaH ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एतस्मिन्समये पुत्रं शिवासक्तसुचेतसम् ॥ प्रणयाद्गोपिका सा तं भोजनाय समाह्वयत्॥ २५॥

As his mind was engrossed in the worship of Śiva the cowherdess, his mother called him to take his meals.

english translation

etasminsamaye putraM zivAsaktasucetasam ॥ praNayAdgopikA sA taM bhojanAya samAhvayat॥ 25॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript