Shiva Purana

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अर्जुन उवाच ॥ देवदेव महादेव करुणाकर शंकर॥ ममापराधः सर्वेश क्षन्तव्यश्च त्वया पुनः ॥ २१॥

Arjuna said:— O great god, O lord of gods, O Śiva the merciful, O lord of all, my fault shall be forgiven by you.

english translation

arjuna uvAca ॥ devadeva mahAdeva karuNAkara zaMkara॥ mamAparAdhaH sarveza kSantavyazca tvayA punaH ॥ 21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

किं कृतं रूपमाच्छाद्य च्छलितोऽस्मि त्वयाधुना ॥ धिङ् मां समरकर्तारं स्वामिना भवता प्रभो॥ २२॥

What you have done? By concealing your own form you have deceived me now. Fie on me who fought with you, my master, O lord.

english translation

kiM kRtaM rUpamAcchAdya cchalito'smi tvayAdhunA ॥ dhiG mAM samarakartAraM svAminA bhavatA prabho॥ 22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नन्दीश्वर उवाच॥ इत्येवं पाण्डवस्सोथ पश्चात्तापमवाप सः ॥ पादयोर्निपपाताशु शंकरस्य महाप्रभोः ॥ २३॥

Nandīśvara said:— Thus Arjuna, son of Pāṇḍu, repented. He fell at the feet of lord Śiva.

english translation

nandIzvara uvAca॥ ityevaM pANDavassotha pazcAttApamavApa saH ॥ pAdayornipapAtAzu zaMkarasya mahAprabhoH ॥ 23॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अथेश्वरः प्रसन्नात्मा प्रत्युवाचार्जुनं च तम् ॥ समाश्वास्येति बहुशो महेशो भक्तवत्सलः ॥ २४ ॥

Cheering up in various ways the delighted lord Śiva, favourably disposed to his devotees, replied to Arjuna.

english translation

athezvaraH prasannAtmA pratyuvAcArjunaM ca tam ॥ samAzvAsyeti bahuzo mahezo bhaktavatsalaH ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शंकर उवाच ॥ न खिद्य पार्थ भक्तोसि मम त्वं हि विशेषतः॥ परीक्षार्थं मया तेऽद्य कृतमेवं शुचञ्जहि ॥ २५ ॥

Śiva said:— O Arjuna, do not worry yourself. You are a great devotee of mine. I have done this just to test you. Give up your sorrow.

english translation

zaMkara uvAca ॥ na khidya pArtha bhaktosi mama tvaM hi vizeSataH॥ parIkSArthaM mayA te'dya kRtamevaM zucaJjahi ॥ 25 ॥

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