Shiva Purana

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अहं तेऽतिप्रियो भक्तो भक्तराज इतीरितः ॥ विज्ञप्तिं हृदि मे मत्त्वा कृपां कुरु ममोपरि ॥५१॥

O lord, I am a great favourite of yours and am called the chief of Devotees. Keeping my submission in mind be merciful towards me.

english translation

ahaM te'tipriyo bhakto bhaktarAja itIritaH ॥ vijJaptiM hRdi me mattvA kRpAM kuru mamopari ॥51॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अन्यच्च शृणु मे नाथ वचनं हेतुगर्भितम् ॥ तन्मनुष्व महेशान कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि ॥ ५२ ॥

O lord, please hear another statement of mine of very great significance. You must consider it, O lord Śiva, being merciful to me.

english translation

anyacca zRNu me nAtha vacanaM hetugarbhitam ॥ tanmanuSva mahezAna kRpAM kRtvA mamopari ॥ 52 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रजास्स्रष्टुमयं शंभो प्रादुर्भूतश्चतुर्मुखः ॥ अस्मिन्हते प्रजास्रष्टा नास्त्यन्यः प्राकृतोऽधुना ॥५३॥

O Śiva, this four-faced deity has manifested himself to create the subjects. If he were killed, there will be none to create the subjects.

english translation

prajAssraSTumayaM zaMbho prAdurbhUtazcaturmukhaH ॥ asminhate prajAsraSTA nAstyanyaH prAkRto'dhunA ॥53॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सृष्टिस्थित्यंतकर्माणि करिष्यामः पुनः पुनः ॥ त्रयो देवा वयं नाथ शिवरूप त्वदाज्ञया ॥५४॥

O lord, we three are carrying out the functions of creation, sustenance and dissolution repeatedly as you bid us in the form of Siva.

english translation

sRSTisthityaMtakarmANi kariSyAmaH punaH punaH ॥ trayo devA vayaM nAtha zivarUpa tvadAjJayA ॥54॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एतस्मिन्निहते शम्भो कस्त्वत्कर्म करिष्यति ॥ तस्मान्न वध्यो भवता सृष्टिकृल्लयकृद्विभो ॥५५॥

O Śiva, if he is killed who will carry out your directives? Hence O lord, the annihilator, you shall not kill this creator.

english translation

etasminnihate zambho kastvatkarma kariSyati ॥ tasmAnna vadhyo bhavatA sRSTikRllayakRdvibho ॥55॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript