Shiva Purana
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ इति स्तुतस्तदा देवैश्शंकरो भक्तवत्सलः ॥ प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्माऽभयन्दत्त्वा परप्रभुः ॥ ३८ ॥
Nandīśvara said:— Thus eulogised by the gods, lord Śiva, favourably disposed to the devotees, assured them of protection and spoke delightedly.
english translation
nandIzvara uvAca ॥ iti stutastadA devaizzaMkaro bhaktavatsalaH ॥ pratyuvAca prasannAtmA'bhayandattvA paraprabhuH ॥ 38 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript