Shiva Purana

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परीक्षार्थं विष्णुभक्तेस्तदा वै शंकरेण ह ॥ कमलानां सहस्रात्तु हृतमेकं च नीरजम् ॥ २०॥

In order to test the piety of Viṣṇu, one of the thousand lotus-flowers was taken away by Śiva.

english translation

parIkSArthaM viSNubhaktestadA vai zaMkareNa ha ॥ kamalAnAM sahasrAttu hRtamekaM ca nIrajam ॥ 20॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript