Shiva Purana

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परीक्षितुं च तद्भक्तिं शक्ररूपधरो हरः ॥ प्राह गंभीरया वाचा बालकन्तं मुनीश्वर ॥ २२॥

O great sage, in order to test his devotion, Śiva in the form of Indra, spoke to the boy in a grave tone.

english translation

parIkSituM ca tadbhaktiM zakrarUpadharo haraH ॥ prAha gaMbhIrayA vAcA bAlakantaM munIzvara ॥ 22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript