Shiva Purana

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अत्र जन्मनि संप्राप्य सुपुण्येन शिवो द्विज ॥ मां त्यक्त्वा भस्मसात्कृत्वा मन्मथं स जगाम ह॥ २६॥

O brahmin, in this birth too, Śiva came my way due to merit but he reduced Kāma to ashes, abandoned me and went away.

english translation

atra janmani saMprApya supuNyena zivo dvija ॥ mAM tyaktvA bhasmasAtkRtvA manmathaM sa jagAma ha॥ 26॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रयाते शङ्करे तापाद्व्रीडिताहं पितुर्गृहात् ॥ आगच्छमत्र तपसे गुरुवाक्येन संयता ॥ २७॥

When Śiva went away I was overwhelmed with grief. A bit ashamed, I came away from my house to this place for performing penance after being initiated by the statement of my preceptor.

english translation

prayAte zaGkare tApAdvrIDitAhaM piturgRhAt ॥ Agacchamatra tapase guruvAkyena saMyatA ॥ 27॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मनसा वचसा साक्षात्कर्मणा पतिभावतः ॥ सत्यम्ब्रवीमि नोऽसत्यं संवृतः शङ्करो मया ॥ २८ ॥

Mentally, verbally and through activities too, Śiva has been chosen by me as my husband. I am telling you the truth and not falsehood.

english translation

manasA vacasA sAkSAtkarmaNA patibhAvataH ॥ satyambravImi no'satyaM saMvRtaH zaGkaro mayA ॥ 28 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जानामि दुर्लभं वस्तु कथम्प्राप्यं मया भवेत् ॥ तथापि मनसौत्सुक्यात्तप्यते मे तपोऽधुना॥ २९॥

I know that this is an extremely inaccessible object. How can I achieve it? Still, thanks to the great zeal, this penance is being pursued by me now.

english translation

jAnAmi durlabhaM vastu kathamprApyaM mayA bhavet ॥ tathApi manasautsukyAttapyate me tapo'dhunA॥ 29॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

हित्वेन्द्रप्रमुखान्देवान्विष्णुम्ब्रह्माणमप्यहम्॥ पतिम्पिनाकपाणिं वै प्राप्तुमिच्छामि सत्यतः॥ ३०॥

Leaving off Indra and other gods, Viṣṇu and Brahmā I wish to obtain Śiva as my husband really.

english translation

hitvendrapramukhAndevAnviSNumbrahmANamapyaham॥ patimpinAkapANiM vai prAptumicchAmi satyataH॥ 30॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript