Shiva Purana
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ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ वरं दत्त्वा मुने तस्मिन् शंभावंतर्हिते तदा ॥ संध्याप्यगच्छत्तत्रैव यत्र मेधातिथिर्मुनिः ॥ १ ॥
Brahmā said: O sage, when Śiva vanished after granting her the boons, Sandhyā too went to the place where Medhātithi was performing sacrifice.
english translation
brahmovAca ॥ varaM dattvA mune tasmin zaMbhAvaMtarhite tadA ॥ saMdhyApyagacchattatraiva yatra medhAtithirmuniH ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतत्र शंभोः प्रसादेन न केनाप्युपलक्षिता ॥ सस्मार वर्णिनं तं वै स्वोपदेशकरं तपः ॥ २ ॥
She entered the sacrificial hall without being observed by anyone, thanks to Śiva’s favour. She recalled to her memory the brahmin boy who had instructed her in the procedure of penance.
english translation
tatra zaMbhoH prasAdena na kenApyupalakSitA ॥ sasmAra varNinaM taM vai svopadezakaraM tapaH ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवसिष्ठेन पुरा सा तु वर्णीभूत्वा महामुने ॥ उपदिष्टा तपश्चर्तुं वचनात्परमेष्ठिनः ॥ ३ ॥
O great sage, at the bidding of Brahmā, Vasiṣṭha had assumed the guise of a brahmin boy and instructed her in the rites of penance.
english translation
vasiSThena purA sA tu varNIbhUtvA mahAmune ॥ upadiSTA tapazcartuM vacanAtparameSThinaH ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतमेव कृत्वा मनसा तपश्चर्योपदेशकम् ॥ पतित्वेन तदा संध्या ब्राह्मणं ब्रह्मचारिणम् ॥ ४ ॥
english translation
tameva kRtvA manasA tapazcaryopadezakam ॥ patitvena tadA saMdhyA brAhmaNaM brahmacAriNam ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसमिद्धेग्नौ महायज्ञे मुनिभिर्नोपलक्षिता ॥ दृष्टा शंभुप्रसादेन सा विवेश विधेः सुता ॥ ५ ॥
english translation
samiddhegnau mahAyajJe munibhirnopalakSitA ॥ dRSTA zaMbhuprasAdena sA viveza vidheH sutA ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript