Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच॥ साधु पृष्टमृषिश्रेष्ठाः श्रूयतां कथयामि वः ॥ । चरित्रं शांकरं रम्यं शृण्वतां भुक्तिमुक्तिदम् ॥ ३ ॥
Sūta said:— O great sages, you have put the question properly. I shall narrate the charming story of Śiva. It is conducive to the attainment of worldly pleasures and salvation by those who listen to it. May it be heard.
english translation
sUta uvAca॥ sAdhu pRSTamRSizreSThAH zrUyatAM kathayAmi vaH ॥ । caritraM zAMkaraM ramyaM zRNvatAM bhuktimuktidam ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript