Shiva Purana

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अथो मुहूर्त्ते सुमते हिमवान्मुनिभिः सह।। नामाऽकरोत्सुतायास्तु कालीत्यादि सुखप्रदम्।।११।।

sanskrit

In an auspicious hour, in the company of the sages, Himavat named his daughter Kālī and assigned other pleasing names to her.

english translation

atho muhUrtte sumate himavAnmunibhiH saha|| nAmA'karotsutAyAstu kAlItyAdi sukhapradam||11||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दानं ददौ तदा प्रीत्या द्विजेभ्यो बहु सादरम् ।। उत्सवं कारयामास विविधं गानपूर्व्वकम् ।। १२ ।।

sanskrit

He gave charitable gifts to the brahmins out of love and respect. Varieties of festivities were gone through with suitable music.

english translation

dAnaM dadau tadA prItyA dvijebhyo bahu sAdaram || utsavaM kArayAmAsa vividhaM gAnapUrvvakam || 12 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इत्थं कृत्वोत्सवं भूरि कालीं पश्यन्मुहुर्मुहुः ।। लेभे मुदं सपत्नीको बहुपुत्रोऽपि भूधरः ।। १३ ।।

sanskrit

Though he had many sons, the lord of mountain and his wife rejoiced more on seeing Kālī frequently, after these celebrations.

english translation

itthaM kRtvotsavaM bhUri kAlIM pazyanmuhurmuhuH || lebhe mudaM sapatnIko bahuputro'pi bhUdharaH || 13 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तत्र सा ववृधे देवी गिरिराजगृहे शिवा ।। गंगेव वर्षासमये शरदीवाथ चन्द्रिका ।। १४ ।।

sanskrit

There in the palace of the lord of mountains the goddess Śivā grew up like Gaṅgā in the rainy season and like the moon-light in the autumn.

english translation

tatra sA vavRdhe devI girirAjagRhe zivA || gaMgeva varSAsamaye zaradIvAtha candrikA || 14 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एवं सा कालिका देवी चार्वङ्गी चारुदर्शना।। दध्रे चानुदिनं रम्यां चन्द्रबिम्बकलामिव ।।१५।।

sanskrit

The goddess Kālī of exquisite body and comely appearance acquired more and more splendour like the disk of the moon acquiring more and more digits day by day.

english translation

evaM sA kAlikA devI cArvaGgI cArudarzanA|| dadhre cAnudinaM ramyAM candrabimbakalAmiva ||15||

hk transliteration by Sanscript