Shiva Purana

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गौतम उवाच ।। ऋषिभिस्तैर्महेशान ह्युपकारः कृतो महान् ।। यद्येवं न कृतं तैस्तु दर्शनं ते कुतो भवेत् ।। १२ ।।

sanskrit

Gautama said:— O lord Śiva, a great help has been rendered by these sages. If they had not done like this, how could I have had your vision?

english translation

gautama uvAca || RSibhistairmahezAna hyupakAraH kRto mahAn || yadyevaM na kRtaM taistu darzanaM te kuto bhavet || 12 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript