Shiva Purana

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एवं मम हरेश्चासीत्संगरो रोमहर्षणः ।। प्रलयार्णवमध्ये तु रजसा बद्धवैरयोः ।। ४६ ।।

sanskrit

Inimical to each other due to Rajoguṇa, we fought a fierce battle in the middle of that vast expanse of the sea of Dissolution.

english translation

evaM mama harezcAsItsaMgaro romaharSaNaH || pralayArNavamadhye tu rajasA baddhavairayoH || 46 ||

hk transliteration

एतस्मिन्नंतरे लिंगमभवच्चावयोः पुरः।। विवादशमनार्थं हि प्रबोधार्थं तथाऽऽवयोः ।।४७।।

sanskrit

Meanwhile a phallic image appeared before us in order to enlighten us and to settle out dispute.

english translation

etasminnaMtare liMgamabhavaccAvayoH puraH|| vivAdazamanArthaM hi prabodhArthaM tathA''vayoH ||47||

hk transliteration

ज्लामालासहस्राढ्यं कालानलशतोपमम्।। क्षयवृद्धि विनिर्मुक्तमादिमध्यांतवर्जितम्।।४८।।

sanskrit

It had no beginning, middle or end. It had neither decrease nor increase. It was as furious as hundreds of the fire of death with thousands of leaping rows of flames.

english translation

jlAmAlAsahasrADhyaM kAlAnalazatopamam|| kSayavRddhi vinirmuktamAdimadhyAMtavarjitam||48||

hk transliteration

अनौपम्यमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं विश्वसंभवम् ।। तस्य ज्वालासहस्रेण मोहितो भगवान्हरिः।।४९।।

sanskrit

It was unequalled, inexpressible unmanifest universal Being. The lord Viṣṇu became unconscious by its thousand flames.

english translation

anaupamyamanirdezyamavyaktaM vizvasaMbhavam || tasya jvAlAsahasreNa mohito bhagavAnhariH||49||

hk transliteration

मोहितं चाह मामत्र किमर्थं स्पर्द्धसेऽधुना ।। आगतस्तु तृतीयोऽत्र तिष्ठतां युद्धमावयोः ।। 2.1.7.५० ।।

sanskrit

When I too became senseless, Viṣṇu said to me. Oh, why do you contend with me now? A third person has now come. Let our quarrel cease.

english translation

mohitaM cAha mAmatra kimarthaM sparddhase'dhunA || Agatastu tRtIyo'tra tiSThatAM yuddhamAvayoH || 2.1.7.50 ||

hk transliteration