Shiva Purana

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नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां सुराणां गर्वगर्भितम् ।। गर्वहासौ महादेवो यक्षरूपो वचोऽब्रवीत् ।। २३ ।।

sanskrit

Nandīśvara said:— On hearing the arrogant words of those gods, lord Śiva, the suppressor of arrogance, in the form of Yakṣa said.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca || iti zrutvA vacasteSAM surANAM garvagarbhitam || garvahAsau mahAdevo yakSarUpo vaco'bravIt || 23 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript