Shiva Purana

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शृणु प्रतिज्ञां मे वीर रुद्रकोपसमुद्भव ।। रुद्रतेजस्स्वरूपो हि सुप्रतापालयंप्रभो ।। ६१ ।।

sanskrit

O heroic one, you have the features and splendour of Śiva, you are born of Śiva’s fury. O lord, you are the receptacle of exploits; listen to the vow taken by me.

english translation

zRNu pratijJAM me vIra rudrakopasamudbhava || rudratejassvarUpo hi supratApAlayaMprabho || 61 ||

hk transliteration

अहं निवारयामि त्वां त्वं च मां विनिवारय ।। तद्भविष्यति यद्भावि करिष्येऽहं पराक्रमम् ।। ६२ ।।

sanskrit

I shall withstand you. You can try to stop me. Let whatever is destined to happen, befall. I shall definitely show my prowess.

english translation

ahaM nivArayAmi tvAM tvaM ca mAM vinivAraya || tadbhaviSyati yadbhAvi kariSye'haM parAkramam || 62 ||

hk transliteration

।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्युक्तवति गोविन्दे प्रहस्य स महाभुजः ।। अवदत्सुप्रसन्नोस्मि त्वां ज्ञात्वास्मत्प्रभोः प्रियम् ।। ६३ ।।

sanskrit

Brahmā said: When Viṣṇu said thus, the long-armed (Vīrabhadra) laughed and said “I am glad to know that you are a favourite of our lord”.

english translation

|| brahmovAca || ityuktavati govinde prahasya sa mahAbhujaH || avadatsuprasannosmi tvAM jJAtvAsmatprabhoH priyam || 63 ||

hk transliteration

ततो विहस्य सुप्रीतो वीरभद्रो गणाग्रणीः ।। प्रश्रयावनतोवादीद्विष्णुं देवं हि तत्त्वतः ।। ६४ ।।

sanskrit

Then the delighted Vīrabhadra, the leader of the Gaṇas, laughed and stooped humbly and spoke to lord Viṣṇu.

english translation

tato vihasya suprIto vIrabhadro gaNAgraNIH || prazrayAvanatovAdIdviSNuM devaM hi tattvataH || 64 ||

hk transliteration

।। वीरभद्र उवाच ।। तव भावपरीक्षार्थमित्युक्तं मे महाप्रभो ।। इदानीं तत्त्वतो वच्मि शृणु त्वं सावधानतः ।। ६५ ।।

sanskrit

Vīrabhadra said: O great lord, I had said thus in order to test your feelings. Now I shall speak in real earnest. You listen with attention.

english translation

|| vIrabhadra uvAca || tava bhAvaparIkSArthamityuktaM me mahAprabho || idAnIM tattvato vacmi zRNu tvaM sAvadhAnataH || 65 ||

hk transliteration