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॥ ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ जगत्पिता शिवः प्रोक्तो जगन्माता शिवा मता ॥ तस्माद्देया त्वया कन्या शंकराय महात्मने ॥ १ ॥
The sages said: Śiva is the father of the universe. Pārvatī is the mother of the universe. Hence your daughter shall be given to Śiva, the supreme soul.
english translation
एवं कृत्वा हिमगिरे सार्थकं ते भवेज्जनुः ॥ जगद्गुरोर्गुरुस्त्वं हि भविष्यसि न संशयः ॥ २ ॥
O Himālaya, by this activity your life will be fruitful. You will become the venerable person of the most venerable in the universe. There is no doubt about it.
english translation
॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ एवं वचनमाकर्ण्य सप्तर्षीणां मुनीश्वर ॥ प्रणम्य तान्करौ बद्ध्वा गिरिराजोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥३॥
Brahmā said: O great sage, on hearing these words of the seven usages, the lord of the mountains bowed to them with joined palms and spoke thus.
english translation
हिमालय उवाच ॥ सप्तर्षयो महाभागा भवद्भिर्यदुदीरितम्॥ तत्प्रमाणीकृतं मे हि पुरैव गिरिशेच्छया॥४॥
Himavat said: O ye seven sages of great enlightenment, what you have just now said has been already cherished by me by the will of Śiva.
english translation
इदानीमेक आगत्य विप्रो वैष्णवधर्मवान्॥ शिवमुद्दिश्य सुप्रीत्या विपरीतं वचोऽब्रवीत् ॥।५॥
Now, a certain brahmin professing Vaiṣṇava cult came here and spoke very critically about Śiva.
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