Shiva Purana

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मया पूर्वं कृतं नैव बालोस्मि क्रियतेऽधुना ॥ तथापि भवतां लज्जा गिरिजाशिवयोरिह ॥६॥

sanskrit

I have never fought in a battle before. I am a mere boy. I am going to fight now. Still if you are put to shame, it will be shameful to Śiva and Pārvatī.

english translation

mayA pUrvaM kRtaM naiva bAlosmi kriyate'dhunA ॥ tathApi bhavatAM lajjA girijAzivayoriha ॥6॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/133/6

मया पूर्वं कृतं नैव बालोस्मि क्रियतेऽधुना ॥ तथापि भवतां लज्जा गिरिजाशिवयोरिह ॥६॥

sanskrit

I have never fought in a battle before. I am a mere boy. I am going to fight now. Still if you are put to shame, it will be shameful to Śiva and Pārvatī.

english translation

mayA pUrvaM kRtaM naiva bAlosmi kriyate'dhunA ॥ tathApi bhavatAM lajjA girijAzivayoriha ॥6॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript