Shiva Purana

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काली सखीभ्यां सहिता प्रत्यहं चंद्रशेखरम् ॥ सेवमाना महादेवं गमनागमने स्थिता ॥ ४१ ॥

Pārvatī, along with her maids, continued her daily service to the moon-crested lord, coming and going without any hindrance.

english translation

kAlI sakhIbhyAM sahitA pratyahaM caMdrazekharam ॥ sevamAnA mahAdevaM gamanAgamane sthitA ॥ 41 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ शंभोः पपौ तच्चरणोदकम् ॥ वह्निशौचैन वस्त्रेण चक्रे तद्गात्रमार्जनम् ॥४२॥

She washed Śiva’s feet and drank that holy water. With a cloth heated in fire she wiped his body.

english translation

prakSAlya caraNau zaMbhoH papau taccaraNodakam ॥ vahnizaucaina vastreNa cakre tadgAtramArjanam ॥42॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

षोडशेनोपचारेण संपूज्य विधिवद्धरम् ॥ पुनःपुनः सुप्रणम्य ययौ नित्यं पितुर्गृहम् ॥ ४३ ॥

After worshipping Him with sixteen types of offerings duly, and bowing to Him repeatedly she used to return to her father’s abode.

english translation

SoDazenopacAreNa saMpUjya vidhivaddharam ॥ punaHpunaH supraNamya yayau nityaM piturgRham ॥ 43 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एवं संसेवमानायां शंकरं ध्यानतत्परम् ॥ व्यतीयाय महान्कालश्शिवाया मुनिसत्तम ॥ ४४ ॥

O excellent sage, a long time elapsed as she continued her service to Him who was engrossed in meditation.

english translation

evaM saMsevamAnAyAM zaMkaraM dhyAnatatparam ॥ vyatIyAya mahAnkAlazzivAyA munisattama ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कदाचित्सहिता काली सखीभ्यां शंकराश्रमे ॥ वितेने सुंदरं गानं सुतालं स्मरवर्द्धनम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Sometimes accompanied by her maids, she sang exquisite songs of good note that increased love in the hermitage of Siva.

english translation

kadAcitsahitA kAlI sakhIbhyAM zaMkarAzrame ॥ vitene suMdaraM gAnaM sutAlaM smaravarddhanam ॥ 45 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript