Shiva Purana

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तन्माहात्म्यं परं दृष्ट्वा कन्यां दातुं त्वया मया ॥ अंगीकृतं तदा देवि तत्प्रमाणं कुरु प्रिये॥४६॥

But on seeing his greatness we both consented to give our daughter in marriage to him. O beloved, keep that promise.

english translation

tanmAhAtmyaM paraM dRSTvA kanyAM dAtuM tvayA mayA ॥ aMgIkRtaM tadA devi tatpramANaM kuru priye॥46॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ब्रह्मोवाच॥ इत्युक्त्वा सोऽद्रिनाथो हि विरराम ततो मुने ॥ तदाकर्ण्य शिवामाता मेनोवाच हिमालयम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Brahmā said: After saying thus, the lord of the mountains stopped, O sage. On hearing it Menā, the mother of Śivā, spoke to Himavat.

english translation

brahmovAca॥ ityuktvA so'drinAtho hi virarAma tato mune ॥ tadAkarNya zivAmAtA menovAca himAlayam ॥ 47 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मेनोवाच ॥ मद्वचः श्रूयतां नाथ तथा कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ गृहीत्वा तनुजां चैनां बद्ध्वा कण्ठे तु पार्वतीम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Menā said: O lord, let my words be heard. You can carry out what I say. Take your daughter Pārvatī, tie her up and cast her down into a deep abysmal chasm.

english translation

menovAca ॥ madvacaH zrUyatAM nAtha tathA kartuM tvamarhasi ॥ gRhItvA tanujAM cainAM baddhvA kaNThe tu pArvatIm ॥ 48 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अधः पातय निःशंकं दास्ये तां न हराय हि ॥ तथैनामथवा नाथ गत्वा वै सागरे सुताम् ॥ ४९ ॥

Or drown her in the deep sea and be happy. I am not going to give her to Śiva.

english translation

adhaH pAtaya niHzaMkaM dAsye tAM na harAya hi ॥ tathainAmathavA nAtha gatvA vai sAgare sutAm ॥ 49 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

निमज्जय दयां त्यक्त्वा ततोऽद्रीश सुखी भव ॥ यदि दास्यसि पुत्री त्वं रुद्राय विकटात्मने ॥ तर्हि त्यक्ष्याम्यहं स्वामिन्निश्चयेन कलेवरम् ॥ 2.3.44.५० ॥

I am not going to give her to Śiva. If you give your daughter to him who is of hideous features, O lord, I shall certainly leave off this mortal frame.

english translation

nimajjaya dayAM tyaktvA tato'drIza sukhI bhava ॥ yadi dAsyasi putrI tvaM rudrAya vikaTAtmane ॥ tarhi tyakSyAmyahaM svAminnizcayena kalevaram ॥ 2.3.44.50 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript