Shiva Purana

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यावच्च दशमं छेत्तुं प्रारब्धमृषिसत्तम ।। तावदाविरभूत्तत्र ज्योतीरूपो हरस्स्वयम् ।। ५०।।

sanskrit

O excellent sage, when I was about to cut off my tenth head, Śiva appeared before me as a mass of splendour.

english translation

yAvacca dazamaM chettuM prArabdhamRSisattama || tAvadAvirabhUttatra jyotIrUpo harassvayam || 50||

hk transliteration by Sanscript