Shiva Purana

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॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ एवमुक्तश्शंकरेण वीरभद्रस्त्वरान्वितः ॥ कबंधमानयित्वाग्रे तस्य शंभोरथाक्षिपत् ॥२१॥

Brahmā said: Thus commanded by Śiva, Vīrabhadra, hastened to bring the headless body of Dakṣa which he threw in front of Śiva.

english translation

॥ brahmovAca ॥ evamuktazzaMkareNa vIrabhadrastvarAnvitaH ॥ kabaMdhamAnayitvAgre tasya zaMbhorathAkSipat ॥21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विशिरस्कं च तं दृष्ट्वा शंकरो लोकशंकरः ॥ वीरभद्रमुवाचाग्रे विहसन्मुनिसत्तम ॥ २२ ॥

Seeing him (Daksha) without a head, Lord Shankara—the benefactor of the world—smiled and spoke to Veerabhadra in front of the sages, O best of sages.

english translation

viziraskaM ca taM dRSTvA zaMkaro lokazaMkaraH ॥ vIrabhadramuvAcAgre vihasanmunisattama ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिरः कुत्रेति तेनोक्ते वीरभद्रोऽब्रवीत्प्रभुः ॥ मया शिरो हुतं चाग्नौ तदानीमेव शंकर ॥२३॥

When asked, “Where is the head?” by Shankara, Veerabhadra replied, “O Lord, I have already offered it into the sacrificial fire, at that very moment, O Shankara.”

english translation

ziraH kutreti tenokte vIrabhadro'bravItprabhuH ॥ mayA ziro hutaM cAgnau tadAnImeva zaMkara ॥23॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य वीरभद्रस्य शंकरः ॥ देवान् तथाज्ञपत्प्रीत्या यदुक्तं तत्पुरा प्रभुः ॥ २४ ॥

On hearing the words of Vīrabhadra, Śiva commanded the gods in the manner as mentioned before.

english translation

iti zrutvA vacastasya vIrabhadrasya zaMkaraH ॥ devAn tathAjJapatprItyA yaduktaM tatpurA prabhuH ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विधाय कार्त्स्न्येन च तद्यदाह भगवान् भवः ॥ मया विष्ण्वादयः सर्वे भृग्वादीनथ सत्वरम् ॥२५॥

After doing in accordance with what lord Śiva had said, Viṣṇu, the gods and I acquainted Bhṛgu with the same quickly.

english translation

vidhAya kArtsnyena ca tadyadAha bhagavAn bhavaH ॥ mayA viSNvAdayaH sarve bhRgvAdInatha satvaram ॥25॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript