Shiva Purana

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तत्पुत्रोहं भवेयं चेद्धरिं तं पीडयाम्यहम्॥ इति कृत्वा मतिं भीमस्तपस्तप्तुं महद्ययौ॥ २१॥

If I am the true son of my mother I shall surely harass Viṣṇu. Thinking thus Bhīma went to perform a great penance.

english translation

tatputrohaM bhaveyaM ceddhariM taM pIDayAmyaham॥ iti kRtvA matiM bhImastapastaptuM mahadyayau॥ 21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ब्रह्माणां च समुद्दिश्य वर्षाणां च सहस्रकम् ॥ मनसा ध्यानमाश्रित्य तपश्चक्रे महत्तदा॥ २२॥

With Brahmā as the goal of his meditation he performed a great penance for a thousand years.

english translation

brahmANAM ca samuddizya varSANAM ca sahasrakam ॥ manasA dhyAnamAzritya tapazcakre mahattadA॥ 22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ऊर्ध्वबाहुश्चैकपादस्सूर्य्ये दृष्टिं दधत्पुरा॥ संस्थितस्स बभूवाथ भीमो राक्षसपुत्रकः ॥ २३॥

He kept his arms lifted up; he stood on a single foot. He fixed his vision at the sun. Bhīma the son of Kumbhakarṇa remained like this.

english translation

UrdhvabAhuzcaikapAdassUryye dRSTiM dadhatpurA॥ saMsthitassa babhUvAtha bhImo rAkSasaputrakaH ॥ 23॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिरसस्तस्य संजातं तेजः परमदारुणम् ॥ तेन दग्धास्तदा देवा ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययुः ॥ २४ ॥

A terrible fiery splendour arose from his head. Scorched by it the gods sought refuge in Brahmā.

english translation

zirasastasya saMjAtaM tejaH paramadAruNam ॥ tena dagdhAstadA devA brahmANaM zaraNaM yayuH ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रणम्य वेधसं भक्त्या तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तवैः ॥ दुःखं निवेदयांचकुर्ब्रह्मणे ते सवासवाः ॥ २५ ॥

The gods including Indra bowed to Brahmā with devotion and eulogised him with different hymns. They mentioned their miserable plight to him.

english translation

praNamya vedhasaM bhaktyA tuSTuvurvividhaiH stavaiH ॥ duHkhaM nivedayAMcakurbrahmaNe te savAsavAH ॥ 25 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript