Shiva Purana

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नारद उवाच ।। शंखचूडवधं श्रुत्वा चरितं शशिमौलिनः ।। अयं तृप्तोऽस्मि नो त्वत्तोऽमृतं पीत्वा यथा जनः ।। १ ।।

Nārada said: I am not satiated by hearing the story of the mooon-crested lord Śiva including the annihilation of Śaṅkhacūḍa from you even as people are not satiated by drinking nectar.

english translation

nArada uvAca || zaMkhacUDavadhaM zrutvA caritaM zazimaulinaH || ayaM tRpto'smi no tvatto'mRtaM pItvA yathA janaH || 1 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ब्रह्मन्यच्चरितं तस्य महेशस्य महात्मनः ।। मायामाश्रित्य सल्लीलां कुर्वतो भक्तमोददाम् ।। २ ।।

Please narrate another story of that great soul, lord Śiva who indulges in divine sports delightful to the devotees, by resorting to magic practices.

english translation

brahmanyaccaritaM tasya mahezasya mahAtmanaH || mAyAmAzritya sallIlAM kurvato bhaktamodadAm || 2 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ब्रह्मोवाच ।। जलंधरवधं श्रुत्वा व्यासस्सत्यवतीसुतः ।। अप्राक्षीदिममेवार्थं ब्रह्मपुत्रं मुनीश्वरम् ।। ३ ।।

Brahmā said: On hearing the story of the annihilation of Śaṅkhacūḍa Vyāsa the son of Satyavatī enquired of the excellent sage, son of Brahmā, the very same matter.

english translation

brahmovAca || jalaMdharavadhaM zrutvA vyAsassatyavatIsutaH || aprAkSIdimamevArthaM brahmaputraM munIzvaram || 3 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सनत्कुमारः प्रोवाच व्यासं सत्यवतीसुतम् ।। सुप्रशंस्य महेशस्य चरितं मंगलायनम् ।। ४ ।।

Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa—the son of Satyavatī—the auspicious and admirable story of lord Śiva.

english translation

sanatkumAraH provAca vyAsaM satyavatIsutam || suprazaMsya mahezasya caritaM maMgalAyanam || 4 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। शृणु व्यास महेशस्य चरितं मंगलायनम् ।। यथान्धको गाणपत्यं प्राप शंभोः परात्मनः ।। ५ ।।

Sanatkumāra said: O Vyāsa, listen to the auspicious story of lord Śiva in relation to Andhaka how the latter attained the leadership of Gaṇas from Śiva, the great soul.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca || zRNu vyAsa mahezasya caritaM maMgalAyanam || yathAndhako gANapatyaM prApa zaMbhoH parAtmanaH || 5 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript