Shiva Purana
यद्ददासि पुनर्नाथ वरं स्वकृपया प्रभो ॥ वृणेहं परमं त्यक्तो वरं हि वरदर्षभात् ॥ ६० ॥
O lord, since out of pity you wish to accord me a boon, I choose it as a great devotee does from his lord, the granter of boons.
english translation
yaddadAsi punarnAtha varaM svakRpayA prabho ॥ vRNehaM paramaM tyakto varaM hi varadarSabhAt ॥ 60 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript