Shiva Purana

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॥ गिरीश्वर उवाच ॥ हे प्रियेऽपररात्रान्ते स्वप्नो दृष्टो मयापि हि ॥ तं शृणु त्वं महाप्रीत्या वच्म्यहं तं समादरात् ॥२१॥

The lord of the mountains said: O dear, at the end of the latter half of the night, I too had a dream. Please listen to it lovingly. I shall zealously explain it.

english translation

॥ girIzvara uvAca ॥ he priye'pararAtrAnte svapno dRSTo mayApi hi ॥ taM zRNu tvaM mahAprItyA vacmyahaM taM samAdarAt ॥21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एकस्तपस्वी परमो नारदोक्तवरां गधृक् ॥ पुरोपकंठं सुप्रीत्या तपः कर्तुं समागतः ॥२२॥

A great saint of exquisite limbs, as mentioned by Nārada, arrived near my city with very great pleasure in order to perform penance there.

english translation

ekastapasvI paramo nAradoktavarAM gadhRk ॥ puropakaMThaM suprItyA tapaH kartuM samAgataH ॥22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गृहीत्वा स्वसुतां तत्रागमं प्रीततरोप्यहम् ॥ मया ज्ञातस्स वै शम्भुर्नारदो क्तवरः प्रभुः ॥ २३ ॥

Delighted much I took my daughter there with me. He was recognised as Lord Śiva, the bridegroom as mentioned by Nārada.

english translation

gRhItvA svasutAM tatrAgamaM prItataropyaham ॥ mayA jJAtassa vai zambhurnArado ktavaraH prabhuH ॥ 23 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सेवार्थं तस्य तनयामुपदिश्य तपस्विनः ॥ तं वै प्रार्थितवांस्तस्यां न तदांगीचकार सः ॥ २४ ॥

dvising our daughter to render service to that saint I requested him to approve of it but He didn’t.

english translation

sevArthaM tasya tanayAmupadizya tapasvinaH ॥ taM vai prArthitavAMstasyAM na tadAMgIcakAra saH ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अभूद्विवादस्तुमहान्सांख्यवेदान्तसंमतः ॥ ततस्तदाज्ञया तत्र संस्थितासीत्सुता मम ॥२५॥

A great discussion took place (between her and Śiva based on Sāṅkhya and Vedānta). Thereafter at His bidding my daughter stayed there.

english translation

abhUdvivAdastumahAnsAMkhyavedAntasaMmataH ॥ tatastadAjJayA tatra saMsthitAsItsutA mama ॥25॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript