Shiva Purana

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मासार्धं च ततो नीत्वा मुनीन्संप्रार्थयत्तदा ।। गौतमो मुनिवर्य्यस्स तेन दुःखेन दुखितः ।। ४५।।

sanskrit

The excellent sage Gautama excessively distressed by this regrettable incident spent half of month thus and then requested.

english translation

mAsArdhaM ca tato nItvA munInsaMprArthayattadA || gautamo munivaryyassa tena duHkhena dukhitaH || 45||

hk transliteration by Sanscript