Shiva Purana
ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ सूतसूत महाभाग धन्यस्त्वं शैवसत्तमः ॥ चाण्डाली का समाख्याता तत्कथां कथय प्रभो॥ १॥
The sages said:- O Sūta, O fortunate Sūta, you are blessed, you are the most excellent among the devotees of Śiva. O holy lord, please narrate the story of the outcaste woman you just referred to.
english translation
RSaya UcuH ॥ sUtasUta mahAbhAga dhanyastvaM zaivasattamaH ॥ cANDAlI kA samAkhyAtA tatkathAM kathaya prabho॥ 1॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript