Shiva Purana
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हत्वैनं विधिमेवाहं स्वपणं पूरयन् कृतम् ॥ स्रष्टारमेकं स्रक्ष्यामि न निवारय मेश माम् ॥६१॥
Killing this Brahmā and keeping up my plighted word, I shall create another creator. Excuse me. Do not prevent me.
english translation
hatvainaM vidhimevAhaM svapaNaM pUrayan kRtam ॥ sraSTAramekaM srakSyAmi na nivAraya meza mAm ॥61॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptब्रह्मोवाच॥ इति तस्य वचश्श्रुत्वा गिरीश स्याह चाच्युतः ॥ स्मितप्रभिन्नहृदयः पुनर्मैवमितीरयन् ॥६२॥
Brahmā said: On hearing these words of Śiva, Viṣṇu spoke again smiling to himself and saying “O don’t do this.”
english translation
brahmovAca॥ iti tasya vacazzrutvA girIza syAha cAcyutaH ॥ smitaprabhinnahRdayaH punarmaivamitIrayan ॥62॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअच्युत उवाच॥ प्रतिज्ञापूरणं योग्यं परस्मिन्पुरुषेस्ति वै॥ विचारयस्व वध्येश भवत्यात्मनि न प्रभो ॥६३॥
Viṣṇu said: Fulfilling the promise is but proper in you, the great Being. But consider, O lord, the desire to kill cannot be directed to one’s own Self.
english translation
acyuta uvAca॥ pratijJApUraNaM yogyaM parasminpuruSesti vai॥ vicArayasva vadhyeza bhavatyAtmani na prabho ॥63॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptत्रयो देवा वयं शंभो त्वदात्मानः परा नहि ॥ एकरूपा न भिन्नाश्च तत्त्वतस्सुविचारय ॥ ॥६४॥
We three, O Śiva, are your own selves. We are not different. We are of the same form. Think over the exact state.
english translation
trayo devA vayaM zaMbho tvadAtmAnaH parA nahi ॥ ekarUpA na bhinnAzca tattvatassuvicAraya ॥ ॥64॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विष्णोस्स्वातिप्रियस्य सः ॥ शंभुरूचे पुनस्तं वै ख्यापयन्नात्मनो गतिम् ॥६५॥
Brahmā said: Then on hearing the words of Viṣṇu a great favourite, Śiva spoke again announcing His own special pursuit.
english translation
tatastadvacanaM zrutvA viSNossvAtipriyasya saH ॥ zaMbhurUce punastaM vai khyApayannAtmano gatim ॥65॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript