Shiva Purana

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नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इति स्तुतस्तदा देवैश्शंकरो भक्तवत्सलः ।। प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्माऽभयन्दत्त्वा परप्रभुः ।। ३८ ।।

sanskrit

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