Shiva Purana
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ततस्तुष्टमनाश्शंभुर्बहुलीलाकरः प्रभुः ॥ मुने मां समुवाचेदं सर्वेषां शृण्वतां तदा ॥ ६ ॥
O sage, the lord Śiva who was delighted in His mind and who is an adept in many a divine sport spoke to me within the hearing of all.
english translation
tatastuSTamanAzzaMbhurbahulIlAkaraH prabhuH ॥ mune mAM samuvAcedaM sarveSAM zRNvatAM tadA ॥ 6 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript॥ रुद्र उवाच ॥ ब्रह्मन् तात प्रसन्नोहं निर्भयस्त्वं भवाधुना ॥ स्वशीर्षं स्पृश हस्तेन मदाज्ञां कुर्वसंशयम् ॥ ७ ॥
Rudra said: Dear Brahmā, I am glad. You can be free from fear. You touch your head with your hand. Unhesitatingly carry out my behest.
english translation
॥ rudra uvAca ॥ brahman tAta prasannohaM nirbhayastvaM bhavAdhunA ॥ svazIrSaM spRza hastena madAjJAM kurvasaMzayam ॥ 7 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptब्रह्मोवाच ॥ इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शम्भोर्बहुलीलाकृतः प्रभोः ॥ स्पृशन् स्वं कं तथा भूत्वा प्राणमं वृषभध्वजम् ॥ ८ ॥
Brahmā said: On hearing these words of Lord Śiva adept in divine sports I touched my head and in the same manner bowed to Śiva.
english translation
brahmovAca ॥ ityAkarNya vacazzambhorbahulIlAkRtaH prabhoH ॥ spRzan svaM kaM tathA bhUtvA prANamaM vRSabhadhvajam ॥ 8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयावदेवमहं स्वं कं स्पृशामि निजपाणिना ॥ तावत्तत्र स्थितं सद्यस्तद्रूपवृषवाहनम् ॥ ९ ॥
When I thus touched my head I assumed the shape of his vehicle, the bull.
english translation
yAvadevamahaM svaM kaM spRzAmi nijapANinA ॥ tAvattatra sthitaM sadyastadrUpavRSavAhanam ॥ 9 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततो लज्जापरीतांगस्स्थितश्चाहमधोमुखः ॥ इन्द्राद्यैरमरैस्सर्वैस्सुदृष्टस्सर्वतस्स्थितैः ॥2-2-20-१०॥
Then I was too much ashamed. I stood with my head bent down. Indra and other devas standing around saw me in that plight.
english translation
tato lajjAparItAMgassthitazcAhamadhomukhaH ॥ indrAdyairamaraissarvaissudRSTassarvatassthitaiH ॥2-2-20-10॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript