Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच॥ इत्येवं प्रार्थितश्शम्भुर्लोकानां हितकारकः ॥ तत्रैवास्थितवान्प्रीत्या स्वतन्त्रो भक्तवत्सलः ॥ ५४॥
Sūta said:— Thus requested, Śiva the benefactor of the worlds, the lord favourably disposed towards his devotees remained there itself.
english translation
sUta uvAca॥ ityevaM prArthitazzambhurlokAnAM hitakArakaH ॥ tatraivAsthitavAnprItyA svatantro bhaktavatsalaH ॥ 54॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript