Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच ॥ साधु पृष्टमृषिश्रेष्ठा नन्दिकेशाश्रितं वचः ॥ तदहं कथयाम्यद्य श्रवणात्पुण्यवर्द्धनम् ॥ ३ ॥
Sūta said:— O excellent sages, you have put a very good question concerning Nandikeśa. I shall narrate it as it enhances merit.
english translation
sUta uvAca ॥ sAdhu pRSTamRSizreSThA nandikezAzritaM vacaH ॥ tadahaM kathayAmyadya zravaNAtpuNyavarddhanam ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript