Shiva Purana

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कृष्णदर्शन उवाच ॥ विवादेऽस्मिन्हि नौ तात प्रमाणं जनकस्तव ॥ याहि तम्पृच्छ स ब्रूयात्तत्प्रमाणन्तु सत्यतः ॥ ३१ ॥

Kṛṣṇadarśana said:- O dear, in our dispute the ultimate authority is your father. Go to him and ask him. What he says will be true and final.

english translation

kRSNadarzana uvAca ॥ vivAde'sminhi nau tAta pramANaM janakastava ॥ yAhi tampRccha sa brUyAttatpramANantu satyataH ॥ 31 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ तदाकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य नभगो मानवः कविः ॥ आगच्छत्पितरं प्रीत्या तदुक्तं पृष्टवान्मुने ॥ ३२ ॥

Nāndīśvata said:— On hearing his words, the wise Nabhaga son of Manu, approached his father anxiously, O sage, and asked him about what he said.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca ॥ tadAkarNya vacastasya nabhago mAnavaH kaviH ॥ AgacchatpitaraM prItyA taduktaM pRSTavAnmune ॥ 32 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पुत्रोदितं समाकर्ण्य श्राद्धदेवस्स वै मनुः ॥ स्मृत्वा शिवपदाम्भोजं प्राप्तस्मृतिरुवाच तम् ॥ ३३ ॥

On hearing what his son said, Manu Śrāddhadeva remembered the lotus-like feet of Śiva and after recollecting spoke to him.

english translation

putroditaM samAkarNya zrAddhadevassa vai manuH ॥ smRtvA zivapadAmbhojaM prAptasmRtiruvAca tam ॥ 33 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मनुरुवाच ॥ हे तात शृणु मद्वाक्यं स देवः पुरुषः शिवः ॥ तस्यैव सकलं वस्तु यज्ञप्राप्तं विशेषतः ॥ ३४ ॥

Manu said:— O dear, listen to my words: that Puruṣa is lord Śiva. Every object is his and particularly what is obtained from the sacrifice.

english translation

manuruvAca ॥ he tAta zRNu madvAkyaM sa devaH puruSaH zivaH ॥ tasyaiva sakalaM vastu yajJaprAptaM vizeSataH ॥ 34 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अध्वरोर्वरितं वस्तु रुद्रभागः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ इत्यपि प्राज्ञवादो हि क्वचिज्जातस्तदिच्छया ॥ ३५ ॥

That what is left over after the sacrifice is Śiva’s share. This argument is current among some intelligent people due to his will.

english translation

adhvarorvaritaM vastu rudrabhAgaH prakIrtitaH ॥ ityapi prAjJavAdo hi kvacijjAtastadicchayA ॥ 35 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript