Shiva Purana

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नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ इत्युक्त्वा तु स्तुतिं चकुर्विविधान्ते तदा सुराः ॥ तत्पादयोर्दृशः कृत्वा तत्र तस्थुः स्थिराधयः ॥६॥

Nandīśvara said:— After saying this the gods eulogised him in different ways. Fixing their eyes to his feet they stood there in agony.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca ॥ ityuktvA tu stutiM cakurvividhAnte tadA surAH ॥ tatpAdayordRzaH kRtvA tatra tasthuH sthirAdhayaH ॥6॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिवस्तु तद्वचः श्रुत्वा महाप्रभुरुदारघीः ॥ सुविहस्य प्रसन्नात्मा सुरान्वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ७॥

On hearing their words the lord of benevolent mind, the delighted Śiva laughingly spoke thus to the gods,

english translation

zivastu tadvacaH zrutvA mahAprabhurudAraghIH ॥ suvihasya prasannAtmA surAnvacanamabravIt ॥ 7॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिव उवाच ॥ स्वस्थानं गच्छत सुराः सर्वे सत्यन्न संशयः सर्वथाहं करिष्यामि कार्यं वो नात्र संशय ॥ ८॥

Śiva said:— O gods, you go to your abodes. Undoubtedly I shall carry out your task in every respect.

english translation

ziva uvAca ॥ svasthAnaM gacchata surAH sarve satyanna saMzayaH sarvathAhaM kariSyAmi kAryaM vo nAtra saMzaya ॥ 8॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नंदीश्वर उवाच ॥ तच्छ्रुत्वा शंभुवचनन्निश्चयं परमं गताः ॥ परावृत्य गताः सर्वे स्वस्वथानं ते हि निर्जराः ॥ ९ ॥

Nandīśvara said:— On hearing those words of Śīva, they became assured. They therefore returned to their abodes.

english translation

naMdIzvara uvAca ॥ tacchrutvA zaMbhuvacanannizcayaM paramaM gatAH ॥ parAvRtya gatAH sarve svasvathAnaM te hi nirjarAH ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एतस्मिन्नंतरे दैत्यो मूकनामागतस्तदा ॥ सौकरं रूपमास्थाय प्रेषितश्च दुरात्मना ॥ १० ॥

After this a demon named Muka arrived He assumed the form of a snake and was sent by the evil spirit.

english translation

etasminnaMtare daityo mUkanAmAgatastadA ॥ saukaraM rUpamAsthAya preSitazca durAtmanA ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript