Shiva Purana

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हिमाचल उवाच ॥ सप्तर्षयो महाभागा वचः शृणुत मामकम् ॥ विस्मयो मे गतस्सर्वश्शिवयोश्चरितं श्रुतम् ॥ ११ ॥।

Himācala said: O fortunate sages, please listen to my words. All my bewilderment has vanished since I have heard the story of Śiva and Śiva.

english translation

himAcala uvAca ॥ saptarSayo mahAbhAgA vacaH zRNuta mAmakam ॥ vismayo me gatassarvazzivayozcaritaM zrutam ॥ 11 ॥।

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मदीयं च शरीरम्वै पत्नी मेना सुतास्सुता ॥ ऋद्धिस्सिद्धिश्च चान्यद्वै शिवस्यैव न चान्यथा ॥ १२॥

Everything that I possess, my body, wife, Menā, sons, daughter, assets and achievements and other things belong to Śiva and not otherwise.

english translation

madIyaM ca zarIramvai patnI menA sutAssutA ॥ Rddhissiddhizca cAnyadvai zivasyaiva na cAnyathA ॥ 12॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ इत्युक्त्वा स तदा पुत्रीं दृष्ट्वा तत्सादरं च ताम् ॥ भूषयित्वा तदङ्गानि ऋष्युत्संगे न्यवेशयेत्॥ १३॥

Brahmā said: After saying so, he bedecked his daughter with various ornaments. Then he took them all and placed them on the lap of the sage saying “These are the presents I have to give her.”

english translation

॥ brahmovAca ॥ ityuktvA sa tadA putrIM dRSTvA tatsAdaraM ca tAm ॥ bhUSayitvA tadaGgAni RSyutsaMge nyavezayet॥ 13॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उवाच च पुनः प्रीत्या शैलराज ऋषींस्तदा॥। अयं भागो मया तस्मै दातव्य इति निश्चितम् ॥ १४॥

Then, the King of Mountains (Śailarāja) again spoke to the sages with affection: "This portion (of merit or offering) is to be given by me to Him (Shiva) — such is my firm decision."

english translation

uvAca ca punaH prItyA zailarAja RSIMstadA॥। ayaM bhAgo mayA tasmai dAtavya iti nizcitam ॥ 14॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

॥ ऋषय ऊचुः ॥ शंकरो भिक्षुकस्तेथ स्वयं दाता भवान् गिरे ॥ भैक्ष्यञ्च पार्वती देवी किमतः परमुत्तमम् ॥ १५॥

The sages said: O mountain, you are the donor, Śiva is the mendicant, and the alms goddess Pārvatī. What else can be better than this ?

english translation

॥ RSaya UcuH ॥ zaMkaro bhikSukastetha svayaM dAtA bhavAn gire ॥ bhaikSyaJca pArvatI devI kimataH paramuttamam ॥ 15॥

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