Shiva Purana

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कदा यास्यति कश्चिद्वै कदा हन्यामहं पुनः॥ इति बुद्धिं समास्थाय स्थितोऽसौ क्षुत्तृषान्वितः ॥ १६ ॥

With hunger and thirst oppressing him he waited and thought. “When will some animal come here? When shall I kill it?”

english translation

kadA yAsyati kazcidvai kadA hanyAmahaM punaH॥ iti buddhiM samAsthAya sthito'sau kSuttRSAnvitaH ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तद्रात्रौ प्रथमे यामे मृगी त्वेका समागता ॥ तृषार्ता चकिता सा च प्रोत्फालं कुर्वती तदा ॥ १७ ॥

During the first part of the night a thirsty hind came there springing and jumping timidly.

english translation

tadrAtrau prathame yAme mRgI tvekA samAgatA ॥ tRSArtA cakitA sA ca protphAlaM kurvatI tadA ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तां दृष्ट्वा च तदा तेन तद्वधार्थमथो शरः ॥ संहृष्टेन द्रुतं विष्णो धनुषि स्वे हि संदधे ॥ १८ ॥

On seeing it he was much delighted. He fixed an arrow to his bow immediately in order to kill it.

english translation

tAM dRSTvA ca tadA tena tadvadhArthamatho zaraH ॥ saMhRSTena drutaM viSNo dhanuSi sve hi saMdadhe ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इत्येवं कुर्वतस्तस्य जलं बिल्वदलानि च ॥ पतितानि ह्यधस्तत्र शिवलिंगमभूत्ततः ॥ १९॥

While he was doing this he offered him water and bilva leaves They fell to the ground and then a Shiva Linga appeared.

english translation

ityevaM kurvatastasya jalaM bilvadalAni ca ॥ patitAni hyadhastatra zivaliMgamabhUttataH ॥ 19॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

यामस्य प्रथमस्यैव पूजा जाता शिवस्य च ॥ तन्महिम्ना हि तस्यैव पातकं गलितन्तदा ॥ २०॥

The first Yama and Lord Shiva were worshipped. By that glory his own sin was then melted away.

english translation

yAmasya prathamasyaiva pUjA jAtA zivasya ca ॥ tanmahimnA hi tasyaiva pAtakaM galitantadA ॥ 20॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript