Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच ॥ इत्युक्तस्तु तया तत्र प्रसन्नोऽत्यभवत्पुनः ॥ महेश्वरः कृपासिंधुः समूचे भक्तवत्सलः॥ ४१॥

Sūta said:— Thus requested by her, lord Śiva the ocean of mercy, favourably disposed towards his devotees was delighted and spoke thus.

english translation

sUta uvAca ॥ ityuktastu tayA tatra prasanno'tyabhavatpunaH ॥ mahezvaraH kRpAsiMdhuH samUce bhaktavatsalaH॥ 41॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिव उवाच॥ अन्यद्वरं ब्रूहि घुश्मे ददामि च हितं तव ॥ त्वद्भक्त्या सुप्रसन्नोऽस्मि निर्विकारस्वभावतः ॥ ४२ ॥

Śiva said:— O Ghuśmā, request for another boon. I shall grant you what is beneficial to you. I am delighted at your devotion and your nature of being free from aberrations.

english translation

ziva uvAca॥ anyadvaraM brUhi ghuzme dadAmi ca hitaM tava ॥ tvadbhaktyA suprasanno'smi nirvikArasvabhAvataH ॥ 42 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सूत उवाच ॥ सोवाच तद्वचश्श्रुत्वा यदि देयो वरस्त्वया ॥ लोकानां चैव रक्षार्थमत्र स्थेयं मदाख्यया ॥ ४३॥

Sūta said:— She said after hearing his words “If a boon is to be given by you, you shall stay here in my name for protecting the worlds.”

english translation

sUta uvAca ॥ sovAca tadvacazzrutvA yadi deyo varastvayA ॥ lokAnAM caiva rakSArthamatra stheyaM madAkhyayA ॥ 43॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तदोवाच शिवस्तत्र सुप्रसन्नो महेश्वरः ॥ स्थास्येऽत्र तव नाम्नाहं घुश्मेशाख्यस्सुखप्रदः ॥ ४४ ॥

Then the delighted lord Śiva said—“I shall stay here in your name. I shall be named Ghuśmeśa and I shall confer happiness.

english translation

tadovAca zivastatra suprasanno mahezvaraH ॥ sthAsye'tra tava nAmnAhaM ghuzmezAkhyassukhapradaH ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

घुश्मेशाख्यं सुप्रसिद्धं लिंगं मे जायतां शुभम् ॥ इदं सरस्तु लिंगानामालयं जायतां सदा ॥ ४५ ॥

May my phallic image named Ghuśmeśa be auspicious and famous. Let this lake be the storehouse of phallic images always.

english translation

ghuzmezAkhyaM suprasiddhaM liMgaM me jAyatAM zubham ॥ idaM sarastu liMgAnAmAlayaM jAyatAM sadA ॥ 45 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript