Shiva Purana
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स्वपित्रोर्मतमाज्ञाय तौ सुतावपि संस्पृहौ ॥ तदिच्छया विवाहार्थं बभूवतुरथो मुने ॥ ११॥
O sage, coming to know of their parents’ opinion, the sons too were eager to get married.
english translation
svapitrormatamAjJAya tau sutAvapi saMspRhau ॥ tadicchayA vivAhArthaM babhUvaturatho mune ॥ 11॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअहं च परिणेष्यामि ह्यहं चैव पुनः पुनः ॥ परस्परं च नित्यं वै विवादे तत्परावुभौ ॥१२॥
I shall marry, I shall marry” saying thus to each other they always quarrelled with each other.
english translation
ahaM ca pariNeSyAmi hyahaM caiva punaH punaH ॥ parasparaM ca nityaM vai vivAde tatparAvubhau ॥12॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptश्रुत्वा तद्वचनं तौ च दंपती जगतां प्रभू ॥ लौकिकाचारमाश्रित्य विस्मयं परमं गतौ ॥१३॥
The couple, the rulers of the worlds, on hearing their words, were very much surprised, following the worldly conventions.
english translation
zrutvA tadvacanaM tau ca daMpatI jagatAM prabhU ॥ laukikAcAramAzritya vismayaM paramaM gatau ॥13॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकिं कर्तव्यं कथं कार्यो विवाहविधिरेतयोः ॥ इति निश्चित्य ताभ्यां वै युक्तिश्च रचिताद्भुता ॥ १४ ॥
A wonderful expedient was devised by them after thinking about the course to be followed in the celebration of their marriage.
english translation
kiM kartavyaM kathaM kAryo vivAhavidhiretayoH ॥ iti nizcitya tAbhyAM vai yuktizca racitAdbhutA ॥ 14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकदाचित्समये स्थित्वा समाहूय स्वपुत्रकौ ॥ कथयामासतुस्तत्र पुत्रयोः पितरौ तदा ॥ १५ ॥
Once they called the sons to them and spoke as follows.
english translation
kadAcitsamaye sthitvA samAhUya svaputrakau ॥ kathayAmAsatustatra putrayoH pitarau tadA ॥ 15 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript