Shiva Purana

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शिवोपि दुःखमापन्नो लौकिकीं गतिमाश्रितः ॥ मोहयन्सकलांस्तत्र नानालीलाविशारदः ॥२१॥

Even Śiva who is an expert in different sports and is deluding us all, seems distressed like an ordinary man.

english translation

zivopi duHkhamApanno laukikIM gatimAzritaH ॥ mohayansakalAMstatra nAnAlIlAvizAradaH ॥21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सर्वेषां चैव देवानां कटिर्भग्ना यदा तदा ॥ शिवा क्रोधमयी साक्षाद्गंतुं न पुर उत्सहेत् ॥। २२ ॥

When the hips of all the gods are broken and Pārvatī is fiery in rage, none of them dare stand before her.

english translation

sarveSAM caiva devAnAM kaTirbhagnA yadA tadA ॥ zivA krodhamayI sAkSAdgaMtuM na pura utsahet ॥। 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्वीयो वा परकीयो वा देवो वा दानवोपि वा ॥ गणो वापि च दिक्पालो यक्षो वा किन्नरो मुनिः ॥ २३ ॥

Whether a person belonging to her or to others, whether a god, a demon, a Gaṇa, a guardian of the quarters, a Yakṣa, a Kinnara, a Sage, Brahmā, Viṣṇu or even lord Śiva himself, none could stand before Śiva.

english translation

svIyo vA parakIyo vA devo vA dAnavopi vA ॥ gaNo vApi ca dikpAlo yakSo vA kinnaro muniH ॥ 23 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विष्णुर्वापि तथा ब्रह्मा शंकरश्च तथा प्रभुः ॥ न कश्चिद्गिरिजाग्रे च स्थातुं शक्तोऽभवन्मुने ॥२४॥

Neither Viṣṇu, nor Brahmā, nor even the mighty Śaṅkara himself, O Sage, was able to stand before Girijā (Pārvatī).

english translation

viSNurvApi tathA brahmA zaMkarazca tathA prabhuH ॥ na kazcidgirijAgre ca sthAtuM zakto'bhavanmune ॥24॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जाज्वल्यमानं तत्तेजस्सर्वतोदाहि तेऽखिलाः ॥ दृष्ट्वा भीततरा आसन् सर्वे दूरतरं स्थिताः ॥२५॥

On seeing her dazzling brilliance, burning all round, all of them were frightened and they stayed far away.

english translation

jAjvalyamAnaM tattejassarvatodAhi te'khilAH ॥ dRSTvA bhItatarA Asan sarve dUrataraM sthitAH ॥25॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript