Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/142/46

।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य नारदो मुनिसत्तमः ।। गतस्तत्र द्रुतं यत्र स ऋषिर्मायिनां वरः।।४६।।

sanskrit

Sanatkumāra said: On hearing his words, Nārada, the excellent sage went there quickly where the ascetic expert in magic was stationed.

english translation

|| sanatkumAra uvAca || ityAkarNya vacastasya nArado munisattamaH || gatastatra drutaM yatra sa RSirmAyinAM varaH||46||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/142/47

नारदोऽपि तथा मायी नियोगान्मायिनः प्रभोः।। प्रविश्य तत्पुरं तेन मायिना सह दीक्षितः ।। ४७ ।।

sanskrit

Nārada, an expert in magic, at the bidding of the lord, an expert in the art of illusion, entered the three cities along with the deceptive sage, and got himself initiated.

english translation

nArado'pi tathA mAyI niyogAnmAyinaH prabhoH|| pravizya tatpuraM tena mAyinA saha dIkSitaH || 47 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/142/48

ततश्च नारदो गत्वा त्रिपुराधीशसन्निधौ ।। क्षेमप्रश्नादिकं कृत्वा राज्ञे सर्वं न्यवेदयत् ।। ४८ ।।

sanskrit

Then Nārada approached the lord of the three cities. After the preliminary enquiries about his health and welfare he spoke to the king.

english translation

tatazca nArado gatvA tripurAdhIzasannidhau || kSemapraznAdikaM kRtvA rAjJe sarvaM nyavedayat || 48 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/142/49

नारद उवाच ।। कश्चित्समागतश्चात्र यतिर्धर्मपरायणः ।। सर्वविद्याप्रकृष्टो हि वेदविद्यापरान्वितः ।। ४९ ।।

sanskrit

Nārada said: A certain sage, very virtuous and excellent master of lores has arrived here. He possesses complete knowledge of the Vedic lore.

english translation

nArada uvAca || kazcitsamAgatazcAtra yatirdharmaparAyaNaH || sarvavidyAprakRSTo hi vedavidyAparAnvitaH || 49 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/142/50

दृष्ट्वा च बहवो धर्मा नैतेन सदृशाः पुनः।। वयं सुदीक्षिताश्चात्र दृष्ट्वा धर्मं सनातनम् ।। 2.5.4.५० ।।

sanskrit

Many cults have been observed by me but none of them is like his. Seeing the eternal virtue in this cult we have got ourselves initiated into it.

english translation

dRSTvA ca bahavo dharmA naitena sadRzAH punaH|| vayaM sudIkSitAzcAtra dRSTvA dharmaM sanAtanam || 2.5.4.50 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript