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Shiva Purana

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मत्सुतो नाशितश्चाद्य देवेस्सर्वैर्गणैस्तथा ॥ सर्वांस्तान्नाशयिष्यामि प्रलयं वा करोम्यहम् ॥ ६ ॥

My son has been killed by all the gods and the Gaṇas. I shall destroy them all or create a deluge.

english translation

इत्येवं दुःखिता सा च शक्तीश्शतसहस्रशः ॥ निर्ममे तत्क्षणं क्रुद्धा सर्वलोकमहेश्वरी ॥७॥

Lamenting thus, the great goddess of all the worlds angrily created in a moment hundreds and thousands of Śaktis.

english translation

निर्मितास्ता नमस्कृत्य जगदंबां शिवां तदा ॥ जाज्वल्यमाना ह्यवदन्मातरादिश्यतामिति ॥ ८ ॥

Śaktis who were thus created, bowed to Pārvatī, the mother of the universe and blazing brilliantly spoke—“O mother, be pleased to command.”

english translation

तच्छुत्वा शंभुशक्तिस्सा प्रकृतिः क्रोधतत्परा ॥ प्रत्युवाच तु तास्सर्वा महामाया मुनीश्वर ॥ ९ ॥

O great sage, on hearing that, Pārvatī, the Śakti of Śiva, the Prakṛti, the great Māyā, spoke to them all in great fury.

english translation

देव्युवाच ॥ हे शक्तयोऽधुना देव्यो युष्माभिर्मन्निदेशतः ॥ प्रलयश्चात्र कर्त्तव्यो नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ 2-4-17-१० ॥

The goddess said: O Śaktis, O goddesses, now a great deluge shall be created by you at my bidding. You need not hesitate in this regard.

english translation