Shiva Purana
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शतमेकोत्तरं चात्र कार्य्यं प्रक्रमणं गिरेः ॥ भवच्छासनतस्त्वेतैस्त्वदधीनैर्विशेषतः ॥ १६ ॥
At your behest and particularly under your guidance, they shall circumambulate this mountain.
english translation
zatamekottaraM cAtra kAryyaM prakramaNaM gireH ॥ bhavacchAsanatastvetaistvadadhInairvizeSataH ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततश्चैवाधिकारश्च जायते दुष्टकारिणाम्॥ मद्दर्शने विशेषेण सत्यमुक्तं मया मुने॥ १७॥
Then these wicked persons will be authorised in having a vision of mine. O sage, this truth I mention to you.
english translation
tatazcaivAdhikArazca jAyate duSTakAriNAm॥ maddarzane vizeSeNa satyamuktaM mayA mune॥ 17॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसूत उवाच॥ इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्याश्चक्रुर्वै ते तथाऽखिलाः ॥ संप्रार्थ्य गौतमं दीनाः क्षंतव्यो नोऽपराधकः ॥ १८॥
On hearing these words, the sages did so duly after dejectedly requesting Gautama, “Our offence shall be excused.”
english translation
sUta uvAca॥ iti zrutvA vacastasyAzcakrurvai te tathA'khilAH ॥ saMprArthya gautamaM dInAH kSaMtavyo no'parAdhakaH ॥ 18॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएवं कृते तदा तेन गौतमेन तदाज्ञया ॥ कुशावर्तं नाम चक्रे गङ्गाद्वारादधोगतम् ॥ १९॥
When they did so, a ditch named Kuiāvarta just beneath Gaṅgādvāra was made by Gautama with her permission.
english translation
evaM kRte tadA tena gautamena tadAjJayA ॥ kuzAvartaM nAma cakre gaGgAdvArAdadhogatam ॥ 19॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततः प्रादुरभूत्तत्र सा तस्य प्रीतये पुनः ॥ कुशावर्तं च विख्यातं तीर्थमासीत्तदुत्तमम् ॥ २०॥
The sacred river flowed thence for the pleasure of the sage. Kuśāvarta became a famous and excellent place of pilgrimage.
english translation
tataH prAdurabhUttatra sA tasya prItaye punaH ॥ kuzAvartaM ca vikhyAtaM tIrthamAsIttaduttamam ॥ 20॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript