Shiva Purana

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नन्दीश्वर उवाच॥ एकादशवतारान्वै शृण्वथो शांकरान्वरान् ॥ याञ्छ्रुत्वा न हि बाध्येत बाधासत्यादिसम्भवा ॥ १॥

Śiva said:— Listen to the eleven excellent incarnations of Śiva on hearing which obstacles due to intimate contact with worldly objects etc. do not torment.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca॥ ekAdazavatArAnvai zRNvatho zAMkarAnvarAn ॥ yAJchrutvA na hi bAdhyeta bAdhAsatyAdisambhavA ॥ 1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पुरा सर्वे सुराश्शक्रमुखा दैत्यपराजिताः ॥ त्यक्त्वामरावतीम्भीत्याऽपलायन्त निजाम्पुरीम् ॥ २ ॥

english translation

purA sarve surAzzakramukhA daityaparAjitAH ॥ tyaktvAmarAvatImbhItyA'palAyanta nijAmpurIm ॥ 2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दैत्यप्रपीडिता देवा जग्मुस्ते कश्यपा न्तिकम् ॥ बद्ध्वा करान्नतस्कन्धाः प्रणेमुस्तं सुविह्वलम् ॥ ३ ॥

The gods harrassed by the Daityas went to Kaśyapa. Highly agitated, they bowed down to him with palms joined and shoulders drooping.

english translation

daityaprapIDitA devA jagmuste kazyapA ntikam ॥ baddhvA karAnnataskandhAH praNemustaM suvihvalam ॥ 3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सुनुत्वा तं सुरास्सर्व्वे कृत्वा विज्ञप्तिमादरात् ॥ सर्वं निवेदयामा स्स्वदुःखन्तत्पराजयम् ॥ ४॥

After eulogising well, the gods made the submission respectfully. They intimated to him their misery due to that defeat.

english translation

sunutvA taM surAssarvve kRtvA vijJaptimAdarAt ॥ sarvaM nivedayAmA ssvaduHkhantatparAjayam ॥ 4॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततस्स कश्यपस्तात तत्पिता शिवसक्तधीः ॥ तदाकर्ण्यामराकं वै दुखितोभून्न चाधिकम् ॥ ५ ॥

O dear, on hearing the misery of the gods their father Kaśyapa whose mind was attached to Śiva, was much distressed.

english translation

tatassa kazyapastAta tatpitA zivasaktadhIH ॥ tadAkarNyAmarAkaM vai dukhitobhUnna cAdhikam ॥ 5 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript