Shiva Purana

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शिवं सम्पूज्य सा नित्यं सेवन्ती जगदीश्वरम् ॥ ननर्त परया भक्त्या गायन्ती शिवसद्यशः ॥ ६ ॥

After worshipping Śiva, the lord of the universe she used to dance with great devotion and sing the great glory of Śiva.

english translation

zivaM sampUjya sA nityaM sevantI jagadIzvaram ॥ nanarta parayA bhaktyA gAyantI zivasadyazaH ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रुद्राक्षैर्भूषयित्वैकं मर्कटं चैव कुक्कुटम् ॥ करतालैश्च गीतैश्च सदा नर्तयति स्म सा ॥ ७ ॥

She kept a monkey and a cock which she decorated with Rudrākṣas. She made them dance singing herself and clapping her hands.

english translation

rudrAkSairbhUSayitvaikaM markaTaM caiva kukkuTam ॥ karatAlaizca gItaizca sadA nartayati sma sA ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नृत्यमानौ च तौ दृष्ट्वा शिवभक्तिरता च सा ॥ वेश्या स्म विहसत्युच्चैः प्रेम्णा सर्वसखीयुता ॥ ८ ॥

On seeing them dance, she, engrossed in devotion to Śiva, used to laugh lovingly along with her friends and attendants.

english translation

nRtyamAnau ca tau dRSTvA zivabhaktiratA ca sA ॥ vezyA sma vihasatyuccaiH premNA sarvasakhIyutA ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रुद्राक्षैः कृतकेयूरकर्णा भरणमण्डनः ॥ मर्कटः शिक्षया तस्याः पुरो नृत्यति बालवत् ॥ ९ ॥

The monkey, as a result of her instruction, danced before her, like a boy bedecked in Rudrākṣas as ear-rings, and shoulderlets.

english translation

rudrAkSaiH kRtakeyUrakarNA bharaNamaNDanaH ॥ markaTaH zikSayA tasyAH puro nRtyati bAlavat ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिखासंबद्धरुद्राक्षः कुक्कुटः कपिना सह ॥ नित्यं ननर्त नृत्यज्ञः पश्यतां हितमावहन् ॥ १० ॥

The cock too was bedecked in Rudrākṣa tied round its tuft. It too danced along with the monkey delighting the onlookers.

english translation

zikhAsaMbaddharudrAkSaH kukkuTaH kapinA saha ॥ nityaM nanarta nRtyajJaH pazyatAM hitamAvahan ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript