Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच ॥ देव्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवदेवो जगत्प्रभुः॥ प्रत्युवाच भवानीं तां जीवानां प्रियहेतवे ॥ ५॥
Sūta said:— On hearing the words of the goddess, the lord of the gods, the lord of the universe, replied to her for the pleasure of all living beings.
english translation
sUta uvAca ॥ devyAstadvacanaM zrutvA devadevo jagatprabhuH॥ pratyuvAca bhavAnIM tAM jIvAnAM priyahetave ॥ 5॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript