Shiva Purana
॥ सूत उवाच ॥ शिवोऽपि च गणैस्सार्द्धं जगाम हितकाम्यया ॥ स्वभक्तनिकटं गुप्तस्तस्थौ रक्षार्थमादरात् ॥ १ ॥
Sūta said:— With a desire to accord benefit to him Śiva stayed with his devotee along with his Gaṇas. In order to protect him he remained concealed there.
english translation
॥ sUta uvAca ॥ zivo'pi ca gaNaissArddhaM jagAma hitakAmyayA ॥ svabhaktanikaTaM guptastasthau rakSArthamAdarAt ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript