Shiva Purana
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शैलानां गिरिजातातः कामधुक्त्वं च गोषु ह ॥ क्षीरोदधिस्तु सिन्धूनां धातूनां हाटको भवान् ॥३६॥
Among the mountains you are the Himālaya mountain. Among the cows you are the Kāmadhenu, Among the oceans you are the milk ocean. Among the metals you are gold.
english translation
zailAnAM girijAtAtaH kAmadhuktvaM ca goSu ha ॥ kSIrodadhistu sindhUnAM dhAtUnAM hATako bhavAn ॥36॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवर्णानां ब्राह्मणोऽसि त्वं नृणां राजासि शंकर ॥ मुक्तिक्षेत्रेषु काशी त्वं तीर्थानां तीर्थराड् भवान् ॥३७॥
Among the four castes you are the brahmin. O Śiva, among men you are the king. Among holy centres of salvation you are Kāśī. Among the sacred rivers you are the supreme sacred river.
english translation
varNAnAM brAhmaNo'si tvaM nRNAM rAjAsi zaMkara ॥ muktikSetreSu kAzI tvaM tIrthAnAM tIrtharAD bhavAn ॥37॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptउपलेषु समस्तेषु स्फटिकस्त्वं महेश्वर ॥ कमलस्त्वं प्रसूनेषु शैलेषु हिमवांस्तथा ॥३८॥
Among all stones, you are the crystal, O great god, among the flowers you are the lotus; among mountains you are Himavat.
english translation
upaleSu samasteSu sphaTikastvaM mahezvara ॥ kamalastvaM prasUneSu zaileSu himavAMstathA ॥38॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभवान्वाग्व्यवहारेषु भार्गवस्त्वं कविष्वपि ॥ पक्षिष्वेवासि शरभः सिंहो हिंस्रेषु संमतः ॥३९॥
Among all activities you are the speech; among poets you are Bhārgava. Among birds you are the eight-legged Śarabha. Among beasts of prey you are the lion.
english translation
bhavAnvAgvyavahAreSu bhArgavastvaM kaviSvapi ॥ pakSiSvevAsi zarabhaH siMho hiMsreSu saMmataH ॥39॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशालग्रामशिला च त्वं शिलासु वृषभध्वज॥ पूज्य रूपेषु सर्वेषु नर्मदालिंगमेव हि ॥2-5-2-४०॥
O bull-bannered deity, among rocks you are Śālagrāma; among the forms of worship you are Narmadā Liṅga.
english translation
zAlagrAmazilA ca tvaM zilAsu vRSabhadhvaja॥ pUjya rUpeSu sarveSu narmadAliMgameva hi ॥2-5-2-40॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript