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नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ अथान्यच्चरितं शम्भो श्शृणु प्रीत्या महामुने ॥ यथा बभूव दुर्वासाश्शंकरो धर्महेतवे ॥ १ ॥
Nandīśvara said:— O great sage, now listen lovingly to another story of Śiva, how Śiva was born as Durvāsas for the maintenance of virtue.
english translation
ब्रह्मपुत्रो बभूवातितपस्वी ब्रह्मवित्प्रभुः ॥ अनसूयापतिर्धीमान्ब्रह्माज्ञाप्रतिपालकः ॥ २ ॥
Atri, son of Brahmā, was a great sage. He was holy and a knower of Brahman. He was the husband of Anasūyā. He was intelligent and he strictly followed the orders of Brahmā.
english translation
सुनिर्देशाद्ब्रह्मणो हि सस्त्रीकः पुत्रकाम्यया ॥ स त्र्यक्षकुलनामानं ययौ च तपसे गिरिम् ॥ ३ ॥
At the direction of Brahmā he went to the mountain Ṛkṣakula accompanied by his wife in order to perform penance there, with the desire to get son.
english translation
प्राणानायम्य विधिवन्निर्विन्ध्यातटिनीतटे ॥ तपश्चचार सुमहदद्वन्द्वोऽब्दशतम्मुनिः ॥ ४ ॥
On the banks of the river Nirvindhyā, the sage who had controlled his breath and had freed himself from mutually clashing emotions performed a great penance for a hundred years.
english translation
य एक ईश्वरः कश्चिदविकारो महाप्रभुः ॥ स मे पुत्रवरं दद्यादिति निश्चितमानसः ॥ ५ ॥
He decided in his mind thus—, “let that sole great lord, whoever he is, who is free from aberrations, grant me the boon of a son.”
english translation