Shiva Purana
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॥ बृहस्पतिरुवाच ॥ हे देव भगवन्भक्ता अनुकम्प्याः सदैव हि ॥ भक्तवत्सलनामेति स्वं सत्यं कुरु शंकर ॥ ३१॥
Bṛhaspati said:— O lord, devotees are always to be pitied. O Śiva, thus make your name Bhaktavatsala true.
english translation
॥ bRhaspatiruvAca ॥ he deva bhagavanbhaktA anukampyAH sadaiva hi ॥ bhaktavatsalanAmeti svaM satyaM kuru zaMkara ॥ 31॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptक्षेप्तुमन्यत्र देवेश स्वतेजोऽत्युग्रमर्हसि ॥ उद्धर्ता सर्वभक्तानां समुद्धर पुरन्दरम् ॥ ३२ ॥
O lord of the gods, it behoves you to cast off this fire elsewhere. Please lift up Indra since you are the up-lifter of all devotees.
english translation
kSeptumanyatra deveza svatejo'tyugramarhasi ॥ uddhartA sarvabhaktAnAM samuddhara purandaram ॥ 32 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ इत्युक्तो गुरुणा रुद्रो भक्तवत्सलनामभाक् ॥ प्रत्युवाच प्रसन्नात्मा सुरेज्यम्प्रणतार्तिहा ॥ ३३॥
Nandīśvara said:— Thus requested by Bṛhaspati, Śiva who bore the name of Bhaktavatsala, the delighted soul and the dispeller of the distress of those who bow down, replied.
english translation
nandIzvara uvAca ॥ ityukto guruNA rudro bhaktavatsalanAmabhAk ॥ pratyuvAca prasannAtmA surejyampraNatArtihA ॥ 33॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptरुद्र उवाच ॥ प्रीतस्तेहं सुराचार्य्य ददामि वरमुत्तमम् ॥ इन्द्रस्य जीवदानेन जीवेति त्वं प्रथाम्व्रज ॥ ३४ ॥
Śiva said:— O preceptor of the gods, I am pleased with you. I shall grant you excellent boon. You will be famous as ‘Jīva’ because you have gifted life to Indra.
english translation
rudra uvAca ॥ prItastehaM surAcAryya dadAmi varamuttamam ॥ indrasya jIvadAnena jIveti tvaM prathAmvraja ॥ 34 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसमुद्भूतोऽनलो योयं भालनेत्रात्सुरा सहः ॥ एनन्त्यक्ष्याम्यहं दूरे यथेन्द्रं नैव पीडयेत् ॥ ३५ ॥
I shall cast off this fire which has come out of the eye in my forehead, and which is unbearable to the gods, so that it will not afflict Indra.
english translation
samudbhUto'nalo yoyaM bhAlanetrAtsurA sahaH ॥ enantyakSyAmyahaM dUre yathendraM naiva pIDayet ॥ 35 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript