Shiva Purana

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किमर्थं शंकरो जायां तत्याज प्राणतः प्रियाम् ॥ तस्मादाचक्ष्व मे तात विचित्रमिति मन्महे ॥ ११ ॥

O dear, why did Śiva abandon His wife who was to Him dearer than his life? It looks rather strange. Hence please explain.

english translation

kimarthaM zaMkaro jAyAM tatyAja prANataH priyAm ॥ tasmAdAcakSva me tAta vicitramiti manmahe ॥ 11 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कुतोऽह्यध्वरजः पुत्रां नादरोभूच्छिवस्य ते ॥ कथं तत्याज सा देहं गत्वा तत्र पितृक्रतौ ॥ १२ ॥

Wherefore did your son Dakṣa disrespect Śiva at the time of sacrifice? How did she abandon her body at the sacrifice of her father?

english translation

kuto'hyadhvarajaH putrAM nAdarobhUcchivasya te ॥ kathaM tatyAja sA dehaM gatvA tatra pitRkratau ॥ 12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततः किमभवत्तत्र किमकार्षीन्महेश्वरः ॥ तत्सर्वं मे समाचक्ष्व श्रद्धायुक् तच्छुतावहम् ॥ १३ ॥

What happened after that? What did Śiva do? Please explain everything to me. I am eager to listen to it.

english translation

tataH kimabhavattatra kimakArSInmahezvaraH ॥ tatsarvaM me samAcakSva zraddhAyuk tacchutAvaham ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ ॥ शृणु तात परप्रीत्या मुनिभिस्सह नारद ॥ सुतवर्य महाप्राज्ञ चरितं शशिमौलिनः ॥ १४ ॥

Brahmā said: O dear Nārada, of great intellect, the most excellent of my sons, listen with pleasure, along with the sages, to the story of the moon-crested lord.

english translation

brahmovAca ॥ ॥ zRNu tAta paraprItyA munibhissaha nArada ॥ sutavarya mahAprAjJa caritaM zazimaulinaH ॥ 14 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नमस्कृत्य महेशानं हर्यादिसुरसेवितम् ॥ परब्रह्म प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्चरित्रं महाद्भुतम् ॥ १५ ॥

After bowing to lord Śiva who is the supreme Brahman and who is served by Viṣṇu and others, I begin to explain and narrate His story of wonderful significance.

english translation

namaskRtya mahezAnaM haryAdisurasevitam ॥ parabrahma pravakSyAmi taccaritraM mahAdbhutam ॥ 15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript