Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच ।। इत्युक्तास्ते तदा विप्रा नोचुश्चैव परस्परम् ।। अत्यंतं सेवया पृष्टा मिलिता ह्येकतस्स्थिताः ।। ४७।।

sanskrit

Sūta said:— Thus requested the brahmins did not say anything. When they were implored humbly they met separately and remained aloof.

english translation

sUta uvAca || ityuktAste tadA viprA nocuzcaiva parasparam || atyaMtaM sevayA pRSTA militA hyekatassthitAH || 47||

hk transliteration by Sanscript