Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच ॥ द्विजाः शृणुत सद्भक्त्या तां कथां परमाद्भुताम्॥ शिवप्रभावसंमिश्रां शृण्वतां भक्तिवर्द्धिनीम् ॥ २ ॥
Sūta said:— O brahmins, listen with great devotion to that wonderful story illustrative of Śiva’s power. It enhances the devotional feelings of the listeners.
english translation
sUta uvAca ॥ dvijAH zRNuta sadbhaktyA tAM kathAM paramAdbhutAm॥ zivaprabhAvasaMmizrAM zRNvatAM bhaktivarddhinIm ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript