Shiva Purana
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सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ नन्दीश्वर महाप्राज्ञ विज्ञातन्तदनन्तरम् ॥ ममोपरि कृपां कृत्वा प्रीत्या त्वन्तद्वदाधुना ॥ १॥
Sanatkumāra said:— O Nandīśvara, O intelligent one, this is understood. Take pity on me and tell me now lovingly what happened thereafter.
english translation
sanatkumAra uvAca ॥ nandIzvara mahAprAjJa vijJAtantadanantaram ॥ mamopari kRpAM kRtvA prItyA tvantadvadAdhunA ॥ 1॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनन्दीश्वर उवाच॥ इत्युक्तो वीरभद्रेण नृसिंहः क्रोधविह्वलः ॥ निनदन्ननु वेगेन तं ग्रहीतुम्प्रचक्रमे ॥ २॥
Nandīśvara said:— Thus admonished by Vīrabhadra, the Man-lion (Nṛsiṃha)be came furious. He roared and began to seize him with force.
english translation
nandIzvara uvAca॥ ityukto vIrabhadreNa nRsiMhaH krodhavihvalaH ॥ ninadannanu vegena taM grahItumpracakrame ॥ 2॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअत्रान्तरे महाघोरं प्रत्यक्षभयकारणम् ॥ गगनव्यापि दुर्धर्षं शैवतेजस्समुद्भवम् ॥ ३॥
In the meantime, the splendour of Śiva rose up unbearably enveloping the sky all around. It was terrible and cause for imminent fear.
english translation
atrAntare mahAghoraM pratyakSabhayakAraNam ॥ gaganavyApi durdharSaM zaivatejassamudbhavam ॥ 3॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवीरभद्रस्य तद्रूमदृश्यन्तु ततः क्षणात् ॥ तद्वै हिरण्मयं सौम्यं न सौरन्नाग्निसम्भवम् ॥ ४॥
Let that room of Veerabhadra be visible from there instantly That is the golden, gentle, and not the sun’s food and fire.
english translation
vIrabhadrasya tadrUmadRzyantu tataH kSaNAt ॥ tadvai hiraNmayaM saumyaM na saurannAgnisambhavam ॥ 4॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptन तडिच्चन्द्रसदृशमनौपम्यम्महेश्वरम् ॥ तदा तेजांसि सर्वाणि तस्मिँल्लीनानि शंकरे ॥ ५॥
There is no incomparable Lord like lightning or the moon. At that time all the luminaries were absorbed in that Lord Śiva.
english translation
na taDiccandrasadRzamanaupamyammahezvaram ॥ tadA tejAMsi sarvANi tasmi~llInAni zaMkare ॥ 5॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript