Shiva Purana

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सदैवास्तु महेशान सर्वलेखसहायकः ॥ यथा दैत्यकृता बाधा न बाधेत सुरान्प्रभो ॥ २१ ॥

O lord Śiva, do help the gods always lest the harassment by the Asuras should afflict them.

english translation

sadaivAstu mahezAna sarvalekhasahAyakaH ॥ yathA daityakRtA bAdhA na bAdheta surAnprabho ॥ 21 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नंदीश्वर उवाच ॥ इत्युक्तस्स तु सर्वेशस्तथेति प्रोच्य शंकरः ॥ पश्यतस्तस्य भगवांस्तत्रैवांतर्दधे हरः ॥ २२॥

Nandīśvara said:— On being thus requested, lord, Śiva said “So be it” and?ven as he was watching he vanished there.

english translation

naMdIzvara uvAca ॥ ityuktassa tu sarvezastatheti procya zaMkaraH ॥ pazyatastasya bhagavAMstatraivAMtardadhe haraH ॥ 22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कश्यपोऽपि महाहृष्टः स्वस्थानमगमद्द्रुतम् ॥ देवेशः कथयामास सर्ववृत्तान्तमादरात् ॥ २३ ॥

Kaśyapa too was delighted. Immediately he returned to his abode. He eagerly intimated to the gods all the details.

english translation

kazyapo'pi mahAhRSTaH svasthAnamagamaddrutam ॥ devezaH kathayAmAsa sarvavRttAntamAdarAt ॥ 23 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततस्स शंकरश्शर्वस्सत्यं कर्तुं स्वकं वचः ॥ सुरभ्यां कश्यपाज्जज्ञे एकादशस्वरूपवान् ॥ २४ ॥

Then, in order to keep his promise Śiva was born of Surabhi assuming eleven forms.

english translation

tatassa zaMkarazzarvassatyaM kartuM svakaM vacaH ॥ surabhyAM kazyapAjjajJe ekAdazasvarUpavAn ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

महोत्सवस्तदासीद्वे सर्वं शिवमयं त्वभूत् ॥ आसन्हृष्टाः सुराश्चाथ मुनिना कश्यपेन च ॥ २५ ॥

There was great jubilation then. Everything became auspicious. The gods and the sage Kaśyapa became delighted.

english translation

mahotsavastadAsIdve sarvaM zivamayaM tvabhUt ॥ AsanhRSTAH surAzcAtha muninA kazyapena ca ॥ 25 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript