Shiva Purana
॥ ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ सूतसूत महाभाग ज्ञानवानसि सुव्रत ॥ पुनरेव शिवस्य वै चरितं ब्रूहि विस्तरात् ॥ १ ॥
The sages said:— O Sūta, O fortunate Sūta, you are endowed with knowledge, O one of good rites. Please narrate the story of Śiva again in detail.
english translation
॥ RSaya UcuH ॥ sUtasUta mahAbhAga jJAnavAnasi suvrata ॥ punareva zivasya vai caritaM brUhi vistarAt ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript