Shiva Purana

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प्रेरितस्स प्रभुर्देवैर्मुनिभिः पर्वतैरथ ।। दूतान् प्रस्थापयामास स्वपुत्रो यत्र तान् गणान् ।। ३६ ।।

Urged by the gods, sages and mountains, the lord sent his Gaṇas as his emissaries to the place where his son was staying.

english translation

preritassa prabhurdevairmunibhiH parvatairatha || dUtAn prasthApayAmAsa svaputro yatra tAn gaNAn || 36 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वीरभद्रं विशालाक्षं शंकुकर्णं कराक्रमम् ।। नन्दीश्वरं महाकालं वज्रदंष्ट्रं महोन्मदम् ।। ३७ ।।

Vīrabhadra, large-eyed, with conical ears and mighty arms; Nandīśvara, Mahākāla, with thunderous fangs and great fury.

english translation

vIrabhadraM vizAlAkSaM zaMkukarNaM karAkramam || nandIzvaraM mahAkAlaM vajradaMSTraM mahonmadam || 37 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गोकर्णास्यं दधिमुखं ज्वलदग्निशिखोपमम् ।। लक्षं च क्षेत्रपालानां भूतानां च त्रिलक्षकम् ।। ३८ ।।

With cow-like ears and a face like curd (white or round), resembling a blazing flame of fire; a hundred thousand Kṣetrapālas and three hundred thousand Bhūtas accompanied him.

english translation

gokarNAsyaM dadhimukhaM jvaladagnizikhopamam || lakSaM ca kSetrapAlAnAM bhUtAnAM ca trilakSakam || 38 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रुद्रांश्च भैरवांश्चैव शिवतुल्यपराक्रमान् ।। अन्यांश्च विकृताकारानसंख्यानपि नारद ।। ३९ ।।

And also Rudras and Bhairavas, equal in valor to Shiva himself, and countless others of terrifying forms, O Nārada.

english translation

rudrAMzca bhairavAMzcaiva zivatulyaparAkramAn || anyAMzca vikRtAkArAnasaMkhyAnapi nArada || 39 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ते सर्वे शिवदूताश्च नानाशस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः ।। कृत्तिकानां च भवनं वेष्टयामासुरुद्धताः ।। 2.4.4.४० ।।

All the emissaries of Śiva went and haughtily encircled the abode of the Kṛttikās with various miraculous weapons in their hands.

english translation

te sarve zivadUtAzca nAnAzastrAstrapANayaH || kRttikAnAM ca bhavanaM veSTayAmAsuruddhatAH || 2.4.4.40 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript