Shiva Purana
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आराधय महादेवं तत्पुत्रविनिकाम्यया ॥ सर्वेश्वरो महाशक्तः स ते पुत्रं प्रदास्यति ॥ १६ ॥
Propitiate lord Śiva therefore, for tḥe fulfilment of your desire for such a son. The great lord of all is very powerful. He will give you a son.
english translation
ArAdhaya mahAdevaM tatputravinikAmyayA ॥ sarvezvaro mahAzaktaH sa te putraM pradAsyati ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ एवं व्याहृत्य विप्रेन्द्रमनुगृह्य च तं घृणी॥ देवैर्वृतः सुरेशानस्स्वलोकं समगान्मुने ॥ १७ ॥
Nandīśvara said:— O sage, after speaking thus to the great brahmin and blessing him, the compassionate lord of the gods returned to his region surrounded by the gods.
english translation
nandIzvara uvAca ॥ evaM vyAhRtya viprendramanugRhya ca taM ghRNI॥ devairvRtaH surezAnassvalokaM samagAnmune ॥ 17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptगते तस्मिंश्च वरदे सहस्राक्षे शिलाशनः ॥ आराधयन्महादेवं तपसातोषयद्भवम्॥ १८॥
When the granter of boons, the thousand-eyed lord Indra had gone away, Śilāda propitiated lord Śiva. He delighted Śiva by means of his penance.
english translation
gate tasmiMzca varade sahasrAkSe zilAzanaH ॥ ArAdhayanmahAdevaM tapasAtoSayadbhavam॥ 18॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअथ तस्यैवमनिशन्तत्परस्य द्विजस्त वै ॥ दिव्यम्वर्षसहस्रं तु गतं क्षणमिवाद्भुतम् ॥ १९॥
As the brahmin was engrossed in penance day and night, a thousand divine years elapsed like a moment.
english translation
atha tasyaivamanizantatparasya dvijasta vai ॥ divyamvarSasahasraM tu gataM kSaNamivAdbhutam ॥ 19॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवल्मीकेन वृतांगश्च लक्षकोटगणैर्मुनिः ॥ सूचीमुखैश्चान्यै रक्तभुग्भिश्च सर्वतः ॥ २०॥
The sage was covered with ants and hundreds of thousands of crores of ants List faces and other red-eaters everywhere.
english translation
valmIkena vRtAMgazca lakSakoTagaNairmuniH ॥ sUcImukhaizcAnyai raktabhugbhizca sarvataH ॥ 20॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript