Shiva Purana

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पार्वत्याश्च तपोऽत्युग्रं विवाहश्च कथं त्वभूत् ॥ कथमर्द्धशरीरस्था बभूव स्मरनाशिनः ॥ ६ ॥

How was her rigorous penance performed? How was her marriage celebrated? How did she happen to share half the body of Siva.

english translation

pArvatyAzca tapo'tyugraM vivAhazca kathaM tvabhUt ॥ kathamarddhazarIrasthA babhUva smaranAzinaH ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामते ॥ नान्योस्ति संशयच्छेत्ता त्वत्समो न भविष्यति ॥ ७ ॥

Please explain all these points in detail, O intelligent one. There is none else to remove my doubts and none shall ever be like you.

english translation

etatsarvaM samAcakSva vistareNa mahAmate ॥ nAnyosti saMzayacchettA tvatsamo na bhaviSyati ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ शृणु त्वं च मुने सर्वं सतीशिवयशश्शुभम् ॥ पावनं परमं दिव्यं गुह्याद्गुह्यतमं परम् ॥ ८ ॥

Brahmā said: O sage, listen to the auspicious glory of Satī and Śiva entirely. It is extremely sanctifying, divine and the greatest secret of all secrets.

english translation

brahmovAca ॥ zRNu tvaM ca mune sarvaM satIzivayazazzubham ॥ pAvanaM paramaM divyaM guhyAdguhyatamaM param ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एतच्छंभुः पुरोवाच भक्तवर्याय विष्णवे ॥ पृष्टस्तेन महाभक्त्या परोपकृतये मुने ॥ ॥ ९ ॥

O sage, Śiva himself narrated this formerly to Viṣṇu, the greatest of devotees for helping others, when requested by him.

english translation

etacchaMbhuH purovAca bhaktavaryAya viSNave ॥ pRSTastena mahAbhaktyA paropakRtaye mune ॥ ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततस्सोपि मया पृष्टो विष्णुश्शैववरस्सुधीः ॥ प्रीत्या मह्यं समाचख्यौ विस्तरान्मुनिसत्तम ॥ 2.2.2.१० ॥

Viṣṇu, the intelligent and the greatest of Śiva’s devotees was asked by me and O great sage, he told me everything lovingly.

english translation

tatassopi mayA pRSTo viSNuzzaivavarassudhIH ॥ prItyA mahyaM samAcakhyau vistarAnmunisattama ॥ 2.2.2.10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript