Shiva Purana
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ब्रह्मचारिस्वरूपेण कस्त्वं हि कुत आगतः॥ इद्ं वनं भासयसि वद वेदविदां वर॥ १६॥
“O most excellent one among the knowers of the Vedas, who are you, please, in the guise of a student-ascetic and whence have you come illuminating this forest?
english translation
brahmacArisvarUpeNa kastvaM hi kuta AgataH॥ idM vanaM bhAsayasi vada vedavidAM vara॥ 16॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनन्दीश्वर उवाच॥ इति पृष्टस्तु पार्वत्या ब्रह्मचारी स वै द्विजः ॥ प्रत्युवाच द्रुतम्प्रीत्या शिवाभावपरीक्षया ॥ १७ ॥
Nandīśvara said:— On being asked thus by Pārvatī, that brahmin replied immediately with great pleasure in order to test the feelings of Śivā.
english translation
nandIzvara uvAca॥ iti pRSTastu pArvatyA brahmacArI sa vai dvijaH ॥ pratyuvAca drutamprItyA zivAbhAvaparIkSayA ॥ 17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptब्रह्मचार्य्युवाच ॥ अहमिच्छाभिगामी च ब्रह्मचारी द्विजोस्मि वै ॥ तपस्वी सुखदोऽन्येषामुपकारी न संशयः ॥ १८॥
The student-ascetic said: I am a brahmin bachelor going about here and there as I please. I am a saint pleasing and helping others undoubtedly.
english translation
brahmacAryyuvAca ॥ ahamicchAbhigAmI ca brahmacArI dvijosmi vai ॥ tapasvI sukhado'nyeSAmupakArI na saMzayaH ॥ 18॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ इत्युक्त्वा ब्रह्मचारी स शंकरो भक्तवत्सलः ॥ । तस्थिवानुपकण्ठं स गोपायन्रूपमात्मनः ॥ १९ ॥
Nandīśvara said:— After saying this, the bachelor Śiva, who is favourably disposed to his devotees, stood near her concealing his real form.
english translation
nandIzvara uvAca ॥ ityuktvA brahmacArI sa zaMkaro bhaktavatsalaH ॥ । tasthivAnupakaNThaM sa gopAyanrUpamAtmanaH ॥ 19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptब्रह्मचार्य्युवाच ॥ किम्ब्रवीमि महादेवि कथनीयन्न विद्यते ॥ महानर्थकरं वृत्तं दृश्यते विकृतं महत् ॥ २०॥
The student-ascetic said: What shall I say, O great lady? There is nothing to be mentioned. A great calamity seems to have happened, extremely confusing.
english translation
brahmacAryyuvAca ॥ kimbravImi mahAdevi kathanIyanna vidyate ॥ mahAnarthakaraM vRttaM dRzyate vikRtaM mahat ॥ 20॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript