Shiva Purana
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॥ नारद उचाच ॥ विधे विधे महाप्राज्ञा शैवतत्त्वप्रदर्शक ॥ श्राविता रमणीप्राया शिवलीला महाद्भुता ॥ १ ॥
Nārada said: O Brahmā of great intellect, who are the guide for Śiva cult, you have narrated to me the wonderfully beautiful story of Śiva’s sport.
english translation
॥ nArada ucAca ॥ vidhe vidhe mahAprAjJA zaivatattvapradarzaka ॥ zrAvitA ramaNIprAyA zivalIlA mahAdbhutA ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवीरेण वीरभद्रेण दक्षयज्ञं विनाश्य वै ॥ कैलासाद्रौ गते तात किमभूत्तद्वदाधुना ॥ २ ॥
After destroying the sacrifice of Dakṣa when the heroic Vīrabhadra went to Kailāsa what happened there? O dear, please tell me now.
english translation
vIreNa vIrabhadreNa dakSayajJaM vinAzya vai ॥ kailAsAdrau gate tAta kimabhUttadvadAdhunA ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ अथ देवगणास्सर्वे मुनयश्च पराजिताः ॥ रुद्रानीकैर्विभिन्नांगा मम लोकं ययुस्तदा ॥ ३ ॥
Brahmā said: Defeated and mutilated by Śiva’s armies the gods and the sages came to my region.
english translation
॥ brahmovAca ॥ atha devagaNAssarve munayazca parAjitAH ॥ rudrAnIkairvibhinnAMgA mama lokaM yayustadA ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस्वयंभुवे नमस्कृत्य मह्यं संस्तूय भूरिशः ॥ तत्स्वक्लेशं विशेषेण कार्त्स्येनैव न्यवेदयन् ॥ ४ ॥
After making obeisance to me who am self-born, and eulogising me in various ways, they explained their distress entirely.
english translation
svayaMbhuve namaskRtya mahyaM saMstUya bhUrizaH ॥ tatsvaklezaM vizeSeNa kArtsyenaiva nyavedayan ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतदाकर्ण्य ततोहं वै पुत्रशोकेन पीडितः ॥ अचिन्तयमतिव्यग्रो दूयमानेन चेतसा ॥ ५ ॥
On hearing that, I was extremely pained for my son Dakṣa. In that mental anguish I thought.
english translation
tadAkarNya tatohaM vai putrazokena pIDitaH ॥ acintayamativyagro dUyamAnena cetasA ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript