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सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ इत्युक्त्वा बलिपुत्रस्तु विरराम शरासुरः ॥ प्रेमप्रफुल्लितांगश्च प्रणम्य स महेश्वरम् ॥ ३१ ॥
Sanatkumāra said: After saying this, the Asura Bāṇa, son of Bali stopped with all the limbs blooming with love and bowed to lord Śiva.
english translation
इति श्रुत्वा स्वभक्तस्य बाणस्य भगवान्भवः ॥ सर्वं लभिष्यसीत्युक्त्वा तत्रैवांतरधीयत ॥ ३२ ॥
On hearing the request of his devotee Bāṇa, lord Śiva said “You will get everything” and vanished there itself.
english translation
ततश्शंभोः प्रसादेन महाकालत्वमागतः ॥ रुद्रस्यानुचरो बाणो महाप्रमुदितोऽभवत् ॥ ३३ ॥
Then through the grace of Śiva, Bāṇa attained the immortality of the eternal time and becoming one of the attendants of Śiva he rejoiced much.
english translation
इति किल शरनाम्नः शंकरस्यापि वृत्तं सकलगुरु जनानां सद्गुरोश्शूलपाणेः ॥ कथितमिह वरिष्ठं श्रोत्ररम्यैर्वचोभिस्सकलभुवनमध्ये क्रीडमानस्य नित्यम् ॥ ३४॥
Thus I have narrated by means of words pleasing to the ears, the excellent story of the trident-bearing lord Śiva, who is the preceptor of the preceptors and who sports about always in the middle of the worlds. His story includes his activities in relation to Bāṇa.
english translation