Shiva Purana
नन्दीश्वर उवाच॥ इत्युक्तस्स ऋषिश्रेष्ठो न्यवसत्तत्सुखाय वै ॥ कथाभिर्विविधाभिश्च तद्दुःखं नोदयंस्तदा ॥ १४ ॥
Nandīśvara said:— Thus requested, the excellent sage stayed there for their happiness, dispelling their grief by narrating various legends.
english translation
nandIzvara uvAca॥ ityuktassa RSizreSTho nyavasattatsukhAya vai ॥ kathAbhirvividhAbhizca tadduHkhaM nodayaMstadA ॥ 14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript