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Shiva Purana

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सहस्रेणापि शिरसां शेषो यत्पादजं रजः ॥ वहत्यहरहः प्रीत्या तस्य शक्तिः शिवा सती ॥ २१ ॥

That Śakti is Śivā, Satī, the dust from whose feet is worn everyday by Śeṣa with his thousand heads.

english translation

यत्पादपद्ममनिशं ध्यात्वा संपूज्य सादरम् ॥ विष्णुविष्णुत्वमापन्नस्तस्य शंभोः प्रिया सती ॥२२॥

Satī is the beloved of Śiva by meditating upon whose lotus-like feet for ever and by worshipping which Viṣṇu attained his Viṣṇu-hood.

english translation

यत्पादपद्ममनिशं ध्यात्वा संपूज्य सादरम् ॥ ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मत्वमापन्नस्तस्य शंभोः प्रिया सती ॥ २३ ॥

Satī is the beloved of Śiva, by meditating upon whose lotus-like feet for ever and by worshipping which, Brahmā attained his Brahmā-hood.

english translation

सहस्रेणापि शिरसां शेषो यत्पादजं रजः ॥ वहत्यहरहः प्रीत्या तस्य शक्तिः शिवा सती ॥ २१ ॥ यत्पादपद्ममनिशं ध्यात्वा संपूज्य सादरम् ॥ इन्द्रादयो लोकपालाः प्रापुस्स्वं स्वं परं पदम् ॥ २४ ॥

Śiva is the lord, by meditating upon whose lotuslike feet for ever and by worshipping which the guardians of quarters—Indra and others attained their respective positions.

english translation

जगत्पिता शिवश्शक्तिर्जगन्माता च सा सती ॥ सत्कृतौ न त्वया मूढ कथं श्रेयो भविष्यति ॥ २५ ॥

Śiva is the father of the universe. That Satī is the mother of the universe. O fool, they were not honoured duly by you. How can you attain welfare?

english translation