Shiva Purana

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गृह्णीयाच्छंकरः पत्नीं विचारो हृदि चेत्तव ॥ शिवामुद्दिश्य सुतपः कुरु ब्रह्मन् शिवं स्मरन् ॥४२॥

sanskrit

O Brahmā, if a thought surges in your heart that Śiva should take a wife unto Himself, you must perform penance directed to Śiva and think upon Śiva.

english translation

gRhNIyAcchaMkaraH patnIM vicAro hRdi cettava ॥ zivAmuddizya sutapaH kuru brahman zivaM smaran ॥42॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/30/42

गृह्णीयाच्छंकरः पत्नीं विचारो हृदि चेत्तव ॥ शिवामुद्दिश्य सुतपः कुरु ब्रह्मन् शिवं स्मरन् ॥४२॥

sanskrit

O Brahmā, if a thought surges in your heart that Śiva should take a wife unto Himself, you must perform penance directed to Śiva and think upon Śiva.

english translation

gRhNIyAcchaMkaraH patnIM vicAro hRdi cettava ॥ zivAmuddizya sutapaH kuru brahman zivaM smaran ॥42॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript