Shiva Purana

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।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। इत्थं स्तुत्वा शिवां देवीं विष्ण्वाद्या सुप्रणम्य ताम् ।। स्वंस्वं धाम ययुः प्रीताश्शंसन्तस्तद्गतिं पराम् ।।४१ ।।

sanskrit

Brahmā said: After eulogising Śivā thus, Viṣṇu and other gods bowed to her again delightedly and returned to their abodes praising her great divine ways.

english translation

|| brahmovAca || itthaM stutvA zivAM devIM viSNvAdyA supraNamya tAm || svaMsvaM dhAma yayuH prItAzzaMsantastadgatiM parAm ||41 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तान्तु दृष्ट्वा तथा जातां नीलोत्पलदलप्रभाम।। श्यामा सा मेनका देवी मुदमापाति नारद ।।४२।।

sanskrit

O Nārada, Menā rejoiced much on seeing goddess Umā of the splendour of the blue lotus as her daughter.

english translation

tAntu dRSTvA tathA jAtAM nIlotpaladalaprabhAma|| zyAmA sA menakA devI mudamApAti nArada ||42||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दिव्यरूपं विलोक्यानु ज्ञानमाप गिरिप्रिया ।। विज्ञाय परमेशानीं तुष्टावातिप्रहर्षिता।।४३।।

sanskrit

On seeing her divine features, the beloved of the mountain attained perfect knowledge. After that realisation she eulogised the supreme Goddess with very great delight.

english translation

divyarUpaM vilokyAnu jJAnamApa giripriyA || vijJAya paramezAnIM tuSTAvAtipraharSitA||43||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मेनोवाच ।। जगदम्ब महेशानि कृतातिकरुणा त्वया ।। आविर्भूता मम पुरो विलसन्ती यदम्बिके ।। ४४ ।।

sanskrit

Menā said: Great favour has been shown by you, O Goddess, O mother of the universe, inasmuch as you have manifested yourself in front of me brilliantly.

english translation

menovAca || jagadamba mahezAni kRtAtikaruNA tvayA || AvirbhUtA mama puro vilasantI yadambike || 44 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

त्वमाद्या सर्वशक्तीनां त्रिलोकजननी शिवे ।। शिवप्रिया सदा देवी सर्वदेवस्तुता परा।।४५।।

sanskrit

You are the primordial one among all Energies. O Śivā, you are the mother of the three worlds. O Goddess you are the beloved of Śiva, you are great goddess eulogised by the gods.

english translation

tvamAdyA sarvazaktInAM trilokajananI zive || zivapriyA sadA devI sarvadevastutA parA||45||

hk transliteration by Sanscript