Shiva Purana

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।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। गतेषु तेषु देवेषु ब्रह्मादिषु निजाश्रमम् ।। तत्तपस्सु परीक्षार्थं समाधिस्थोऽभवद्भवः ।।३।।

sanskrit

Brahmā said: When Brahmā and other gods had gone back to their respective abodes, Śiva entered into spiritual contemplation in order to test her penance.

english translation

|| brahmovAca || gateSu teSu deveSu brahmAdiSu nijAzramam || tattapassu parIkSArthaM samAdhistho'bhavadbhavaH ||3||

hk transliteration by Sanscript