Shiva Purana

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ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ इति श्रुत्वा वचश्शम्भोस्सर्वे देवा मुदाऽन्विताः ॥ विष्णोर्विलोकयामासुर्मुखं विज्ञप्तिहेतवे ॥ ११ ॥

Brahmā said: On hearing these words of Śiva, all the gods rejoiced. They looked at Viṣṇu as if to induce him to speak.

english translation

brahmovAca ॥ iti zrutvA vacazzambhossarve devA mudA'nvitAH ॥ viSNorvilokayAmAsurmukhaM vijJaptihetave ॥ 11 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अथ विष्णुर्महाभक्तो देवानां हितकारकः ॥ मदीरितमुवाचेदं सुरकार्यं महत्तरम् ॥ १२ ॥

Then Viṣṇu, the great devotee and benefactor of the gods mentioned the matter of great importance of the gods as mentioned by me (before).

english translation

atha viSNurmahAbhakto devAnAM hitakArakaH ॥ madIritamuvAcedaM surakAryaM mahattaram ॥ 12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तारकेण कृतं शंभो देवानां परमाद्भुतम् ॥ कष्टात्कष्टतरं देवा विज्ञप्तुं सर्व आगताः ॥ १३ ॥

Viṣṇu said: O Śiva, all the gods have come here to submit to you their misery perpetrated mysteriously by Tāraka.

english translation

tArakeNa kRtaM zaMbho devAnAM paramAdbhutam ॥ kaSTAtkaSTataraM devA vijJaptuM sarva AgatAH ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

हे शंभो तव पुत्रेणौरसेन हि भविष्यति॥ निहतस्तारको दैत्यो नान्यथा मम भाषितम् ॥ १४ ॥

O Śiva, the demon Tāraka will be killed only by your self-begotten son and not otherwise. Ponder over what I have said and take pity on me.

english translation

he zaMbho tava putreNaurasena hi bhaviSyati॥ nihatastArako daityo nAnyathA mama bhASitam ॥ 14 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विचार्य्येत्थं महादेव कृपां कुरु नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ देवान्समुद्धर स्वामिन् कष्टात्तारकनिर्मितात् ॥ १५ ॥

Obeisance, O great lord, to you. O lord, redeem the gods from the misery brought about by Tāraka.

english translation

vicAryyetthaM mahAdeva kRpAM kuru namo'stu te ॥ devAnsamuddhara svAmin kaSTAttArakanirmitAt ॥ 15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript