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Shiva Purana

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अथ सा कालिका देवी सर्वज्ञा परमेश्वरी ॥ उवाच जननीं सद्यः समाश्वास्य पुनः पुनः ॥१५॥

Then the omniscient supreme goddess Pārvatī immediately spoke to her mother after consoling her again and again.

english translation

पार्वत्युवाच ॥ मातश्शृणु महाप्राज्ञेऽद्यतने ऽजमुहूर्तके ॥ रात्रौ दृष्टो मया स्वप्नस्तं वदामि कृपां कुरु ॥ १७ ॥

Pārvatī said: O mother, of great intelligence, listen in the early dawn to-day. At night I had a dream I shall tell you. Be pleased.

english translation

विप्रश्चैव तपस्वी मां सदयः प्रीतिपूर्वकम् ॥ उपादिदेश सुतपः कर्तुं मातश्शिवस्य वै ॥१८॥

A brahmin sage advised me lovingly and compassionately to perform the penance of Śiva, O mother.

english translation

ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ तच्छ्रुत्वा मेनका शीघ्रं पतिमाहूय तत्र च ॥ तत्स्वप्नं कथयामास सुता दृष्टमशेषतः ॥ ॥१९॥

Brahhmā said: On hearing that, Menakā called her husband there and told him the dream as seen by her daughter.

english translation

सुतास्वप्नमथाकर्ण्य मेनकातो गिरीश्वरः ॥ उवाच परमप्रीतः प्रियां सम्बोधयन्गिरा ॥ 2-3-9-२० ॥

After hearing the dream of his daughter from Menakā, the lord of the mountains was pleased and he spoke thus to his wife.

english translation