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शौनक उवाच ।। व्यासशिष्यमहाभाग सूत ज्ञानदयानिधे ।। वद शंभ्ववतारांश्च यैरकार्षीत्सतां शिवम् ।।१।।

Śaunaka said:— O Sūta, O great fortunate disciple of Vyāsa, O storehouse of wisdom and mercy; please narrate the incarnations of lord Śiva by means of which the lord enhanced the welfare of the good.

english translation

zaunaka uvAca || vyAsaziSyamahAbhAga sUta jJAnadayAnidhe || vada zaMbhvavatArAMzca yairakArSItsatAM zivam ||1||

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सूत उवाच ।। मुने शौनक सद्भक्त्या दत्तचित्तो जितेन्द्रियः ।। अवताराञ्छिवस्याहं वच्मि ते मुनये शृणु ।।२।।

Sūta said:— O sage Śaunaka, with great devotion I shall narrate the incarnations of Śiva to you a sage. Listen to it with attention and control over the senses.

english translation

sUta uvAca || mune zaunaka sadbhaktyA dattacitto jitendriyaH || avatArAJchivasyAhaM vacmi te munaye zRNu ||2||

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एतत्पृष्टः पुरा नन्दी शिवमूर्तिस्सतां गतिः ।। सनत्कुमारेण मुने तमुवाच शिवं स्मरन् ।।३।।

O sage, formerly, Nandin, a form of Śiva and of the good, when asked by Sanatkumāra, told him the narrative with devotion to Siva.

english translation

etatpRSTaH purA nandI zivamUrtissatAM gatiH || sanatkumAreNa mune tamuvAca zivaM smaran ||3||

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नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। असंख्याता हि कल्पेषु विभोः सर्व्वेश्वरस्य वै।। अवतारास्तथापीह वच्म्यहं तान्यथामति ।। ४ ।।

Nandīśvara said:— The incarnations of the omnipresent lord Śiva are countless in the different aeons. Yet I shall narrate them as far as I know.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca || asaMkhyAtA hi kalpeSu vibhoH sarvvezvarasya vai|| avatArAstathApIha vacmyahaM tAnyathAmati || 4 ||

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एकोनविंशकः कल्पो विज्ञेयः श्वेत लोहितः ।। सद्योजातावतारस्तु प्रथमः परिकीर्तितः ।।५।।

The nineteenth Kalpa is known as Śvetalohita. The first incarnation is glorified as the incarnation of Sadyojāta.

english translation

ekonaviMzakaH kalpo vijJeyaH zveta lohitaH || sadyojAtAvatArastu prathamaH parikIrtitaH ||5||