Shiva Purana

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महादेव उवाच ॥ शृणु दक्ष प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रसन्नोस्मि प्रजापते ॥ भक्ताधीनः सदाहं वै स्वतंत्रोप्यखिलेश्वरः ॥३॥

sanskrit

Lord Śiva said: O Dakṣa, listen. I shall explain. O patriarch, I am delighted. Although I am independent lord of all, I am subservient to my devotees always.

english translation

mahAdeva uvAca ॥ zRNu dakSa pravakSyAmi prasannosmi prajApate ॥ bhaktAdhInaH sadAhaM vai svataMtropyakhilezvaraH ॥3॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/63/3

महादेव उवाच ॥ शृणु दक्ष प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रसन्नोस्मि प्रजापते ॥ भक्ताधीनः सदाहं वै स्वतंत्रोप्यखिलेश्वरः ॥३॥

sanskrit

Lord Śiva said: O Dakṣa, listen. I shall explain. O patriarch, I am delighted. Although I am independent lord of all, I am subservient to my devotees always.

english translation

mahAdeva uvAca ॥ zRNu dakSa pravakSyAmi prasannosmi prajApate ॥ bhaktAdhInaH sadAhaM vai svataMtropyakhilezvaraH ॥3॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript