Shiva Purana

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॥ नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच ॥ तत्र गत्वा मुनेऽहं वै स्थित्वैकान्तस्थले सुधीः ॥ अतपं तप उग्रं सन्मुनीनामपि दुष्करम् ॥ १॥

sanskrit

Nandīśvara said:— O sage, after going there and staying in an isolated place with a steady mind I performed a severe penance very difficult even for good sages.

english translation

॥ nandikezvara uvAca ॥ tatra gatvA mune'haM vai sthitvaikAntasthale sudhIH ॥ atapaM tapa ugraM sanmunInAmapi duSkaram ॥ 1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/saturda-samhita/7/1

॥ नन्दिकेश्वर उवाच ॥ तत्र गत्वा मुनेऽहं वै स्थित्वैकान्तस्थले सुधीः ॥ अतपं तप उग्रं सन्मुनीनामपि दुष्करम् ॥ १॥

sanskrit

Nandīśvara said:— O sage, after going there and staying in an isolated place with a steady mind I performed a severe penance very difficult even for good sages.

english translation

॥ nandikezvara uvAca ॥ tatra gatvA mune'haM vai sthitvaikAntasthale sudhIH ॥ atapaM tapa ugraM sanmunInAmapi duSkaram ॥ 1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript