Shiva Purana

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नारद उवाच ।। ब्रह्मन् विधे महाभाग शिवभक्तवर प्रभो ।। श्रावितं चरितं शंभोरद्भुतं मंगलायनम् ।।१।।

sanskrit

Nārada said: O lord Brahmā, the fortunate one, foremost of Śiva’s devotees, you have narrated the wonderfully auspicious story of Śiva.

english translation

nArada uvAca || brahman vidhe mahAbhAga zivabhaktavara prabho || zrAvitaM caritaM zaMbhoradbhutaM maMgalAyanam ||1||

hk transliteration

ततः किमभवत्तात कथ्यतां शशिमौलिनः सत्याश्च चरितं दिव्यं सर्वाघौघविनाशनम् ।। २ ।।

sanskrit

O dear one, what happened after that? Please continue to narrate the story of the moon-crested Śiva and Satī, the wonderful story that quells all sins.

english translation

tataH kimabhavattAta kathyatAM zazimaulinaH satyAzca caritaM divyaM sarvAghaughavinAzanam || 2 ||

hk transliteration

।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। निवृत्ते शंकरे चास्मद्वधाद्भक्तानुकंपिनि ।। अभवन्निर्भयास्सर्वे सुखिनस्तु प्रसन्नकाः ।। ३ ।।

sanskrit

Brahmā said: When Śiva who is sympathetic towards His devotees, desisted from killing me, all became fearless, happy and pleased.

english translation

|| brahmovAca || nivRtte zaMkare cAsmadvadhAdbhaktAnukaMpini || abhavannirbhayAssarve sukhinastu prasannakAH || 3 ||

hk transliteration

नतस्कंधास्सांजलयः प्रणेमुर्निखिलाश्च ते ।। तुष्टुवुश्शंकरं भक्त्या चक्रुर्जयरवं मुदा ।। ४ ।।

sanskrit

All of them bowed with stooping shoulders, and palms joined in reverence. They lauded Śiva with devotion. They shouted cries of victory with pleasure.

english translation

nataskaMdhAssAMjalayaH praNemurnikhilAzca te || tuSTuvuzzaMkaraM bhaktyA cakrurjayaravaM mudA || 4 ||

hk transliteration

तस्मिन्नेव कालेऽहं प्रसन्नो निर्भयो मुने ।। अस्तवं शंकरं भक्त्या विविधैश्च शुभस्तवैः ।। ५ ।।

sanskrit

At the same time, delighted and fearless, O sage, I eulogised Śiva with devotion by means of auspicious prayers.

english translation

tasminneva kAle'haM prasanno nirbhayo mune || astavaM zaMkaraM bhaktyA vividhaizca zubhastavaiH || 5 ||

hk transliteration