Shiva Purana

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उवाच च वरं ब्रूहि दद्मि त्वन्मनसि स्थितम् ॥ अहं शतक्रतुर्विप्र प्रसन्नोस्मि शुभव्रतैः ॥ ३६ ॥

He said—“O brahmin, I am Indra, I am delighted at your holy rites. Ask for the boon you wish to have. I shall give you whatever desire you have in your mind.

english translation

uvAca ca varaM brUhi dadmi tvanmanasi sthitam ॥ ahaM zatakraturvipra prasannosmi zubhavrataiH ॥ 36 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ इत्याकर्ण्य महेन्द्रस्य वाक्यम्मुनिकुमारकः ॥ उवाच मधुरन्धीरः कीर्तयन्मधुराक्षरम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Nandīśvara said:— On hearing the words of lord Indra, the son of the sage spoke these words boldly and sweetly.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca ॥ ityAkarNya mahendrasya vAkyammunikumArakaH ॥ uvAca madhurandhIraH kIrtayanmadhurAkSaram ॥ 37 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गृहपतिरुवाच ॥ मघवन् वृत्रशत्रो त्वां जाने कुलिशपाणिनम् ॥ नाहं वृणे वरन्त्वत्तश्शंकरो वरदोऽस्ति मे ॥ ३८ ॥

Gṛhapati said:— “O Indra, O enemy of Vṛtra, I know you as armed with the thunderbolt. I do not want a boon from you. Śiva is the granter of boon to me.”

english translation

gRhapatiruvAca ॥ maghavan vRtrazatro tvAM jAne kulizapANinam ॥ nAhaM vRNe varantvattazzaMkaro varado'sti me ॥ 38 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इन्द्र उवाच ॥ न मत्तश्शङ्करस्त्वन्यो देवदेवोऽस्म्यहं शिशो ॥ विहाय बालिशत्वं त्वं वरं याचस्व मा चिरम् ॥ ३९॥

Indra said:— O child, Śiva is not separate from me. I am the lord of gods. Give up your foolhardiness and ask for a boon from me. Do not delay.

english translation

indra uvAca ॥ na mattazzaGkarastvanyo devadevo'smyahaM zizo ॥ vihAya bAlizatvaM tvaM varaM yAcasva mA ciram ॥ 39॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गृहपतिरुवाच ॥ गच्छाहल्यापतेऽसाधो गोत्रारे पाकशासन ॥ न प्रार्थये पशुपतेरन्यं देवान्तरं स्फुटम् ॥ ४० ॥

Gṛhapati said:— O Paramour of Ahalyā, O wicked one, O enemy of mountains, O chastiser of Pāka, it is quite clear that I shall not ask any other god except Śiva for a boon.

english translation

gRhapatiruvAca ॥ gacchAhalyApate'sAdho gotrAre pAkazAsana ॥ na prArthaye pazupateranyaM devAntaraM sphuTam ॥ 40 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript