Shiva Purana

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निगमं श्वासरूपेण ददौ तस्मै ततो हरः ।। विष्णवे च प्रसन्नात्मा महेशः करुणाकरः ।। ५ ।।

sanskrit

Then Hara (Shiva), the compassionate and gracious Mahesha, gave the Vedas (nigama) in the form of his breath (śvāsa) to Vishnu, being pleased in mind.

english translation

nigamaM zvAsarUpeNa dadau tasmai tato haraH || viSNave ca prasannAtmA mahezaH karuNAkaraH || 5 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/9/5

निगमं श्वासरूपेण ददौ तस्मै ततो हरः ।। विष्णवे च प्रसन्नात्मा महेशः करुणाकरः ।। ५ ।।

sanskrit

Then Hara (Shiva), the compassionate and gracious Mahesha, gave the Vedas (nigama) in the form of his breath (śvāsa) to Vishnu, being pleased in mind.

english translation

nigamaM zvAsarUpeNa dadau tasmai tato haraH || viSNave ca prasannAtmA mahezaH karuNAkaraH || 5 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript