Shiva Purana

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इत्यादिविकृताकारा अनेके प्रबला गणाः ।। असंख्यातास्तथा तात महावीरा भयंकराः ।। ५६ ।।

sanskrit

Such and other innumerable deformed Gaṇas, heroic and terrible, strong and strenuous passed by, O dear.

english translation

ityAdivikRtAkArA aneke prabalA gaNAH || asaMkhyAtAstathA tAta mahAvIrA bhayaMkarAH || 56 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/106/57

अंगुल्या दर्शयँस्त्वं तां मुने रुद्रगणाँस्ततः ।। हरस्य सेवकान्पश्य हरं चापि वरानने ।। ५७ ।।

sanskrit

O sage, you pointed out the Gaṇas of Śiva to her with your finger and said—“O lovely lady, see the attendants of Śiva and Śiva Himself.”

english translation

aMgulyA darzaya~stvaM tAM mune rudragaNA~stataH || harasya sevakAnpazya haraM cApi varAnane || 57 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/106/58

असंख्यातान् गणान् दृष्ट्वा भूतप्रेतादिकान् मुने ।। तत्क्षणादभवत्सा वै मेनका त्राससंकुला ।। ५८ ।।

sanskrit

O sage, on seeing the innumerable Gaṇas, Bhūtas and Pretas, Menakā was terribly frightened instantaneously.

english translation

asaMkhyAtAn gaNAn dRSTvA bhUtapretAdikAn mune || tatkSaNAdabhavatsA vai menakA trAsasaMkulA || 58 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/106/59

तन्मध्ये शंकरं चैव निर्गुणं गुणवत्तरम् ।। वृषभस्थं पञ्चवक्त्रं त्रिनेत्रं भूतिभूषितम् ।। ५९ ।।

sanskrit

On seeing Śiva in their midst, the mother of Pārvatī trembled. She saw Śiva who though devoid of attributes was better than those who had all the attributes, He was seated on the Bull. He had five faces and three eyes.

english translation

tanmadhye zaMkaraM caiva nirguNaM guNavattaram || vRSabhasthaM paJcavaktraM trinetraM bhUtibhUSitam || 59 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/106/60

कपर्दिनं चन्द्रमौलिं दशहस्तं कपालि नम् ।। व्याघ्रचर्मोत्तरीयञ्च पिनाकवरपाणिनम् ।। 2.3.43.६० ।।

sanskrit

He had ashes smeared over the body. He had matted hair with the crescent moon on His head. He had ten hands with the skull in one of them. His upper cloth was tiger’s hide.

english translation

kapardinaM candramauliM dazahastaM kapAli nam || vyAghracarmottarIyaJca pinAkavarapANinam || 2.3.43.60 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript