Shiva Purana
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नारद उवाच ॥ ब्रह्मन् विधे महाभाग शिवभक्तवर प्रभो ॥ श्रावितं चरितं शंभोरद्भुतं मंगलायनम् ॥१॥
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 by Sanscriptततः किमभवत्तात कथ्यतां शशिमौलिनः सत्याश्च चरितं दिव्यं सर्वाघौघविनाशनम् ॥ २ ॥
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 by Sanscript॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ निवृत्ते शंकरे चास्मद्वधाद्भक्तानुकंपिनि ॥ अभवन्निर्भयास्सर्वे सुखिनस्तु प्रसन्नकाः ॥ ३ ॥
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 by Sanscriptनतस्कंधास्सांजलयः प्रणेमुर्निखिलाश्च ते ॥ तुष्टुवुश्शंकरं भक्त्या चक्रुर्जयरवं मुदा ॥ ४ ॥
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 by Sanscriptतस्मिन्नेव कालेऽहं प्रसन्नो निर्भयो मुने ॥ अस्तवं शंकरं भक्त्या विविधैश्च शुभस्तवैः ॥ ५ ॥
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 by Sanscript