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Shiva Purana

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उवाच च महाघोरं कठिनं वचनन्तदा ॥ वीरभद्रम्महावीरं दंष्ट्राभिर्भीषयन्मुने ॥ २६ ॥

O sage, threatening the heroic Vīrabhadra with his curved fangs he spoke harsh and terrible words.

english translation

नृसिंह उवाच ॥ आगतोसि यतस्तत्र गच्छ त्वम्मा हितं वद ॥ इदानीं संहरिष्यामि जगदेतच्चराचरम् ॥ २७ ॥

The Man-lion said:— Go back the way you have come from. Do not speak offending words. I am now going to annihilate the universe of the mobile and immobile beings.

english translation

संहर्तुर्न हि संहारः स्वतो वा परतोऽपि वा ॥ शासितम्मम सर्व्वत्र शास्ता कोऽपि न विद्यते ॥ २८॥

The annihilation is not the withdrawal of myself by myself or through others. I have my sway everywhere. There is none to rule over me.

english translation

मत्प्रसादेन सकलमभयं हि प्रवर्त्तते ॥ अहं हि सर्वशक्तीनां प्रवर्तकनिवर्तकः ॥ २९ ॥

Everything functions fearlessly by my favour, I am the instigator as well as the restrainer of all powers.

english translation

यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा ॥ तत्तद्विद्धि गणाध्यक्ष मम तेजोविजृम्भितम् ॥ ३० ॥

O leader of the Gaṇas, whatever is endowed with magnificence, whatever is glorious and powerful, know that to be my expanded splendour,

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