Shiva Purana
अत्रेतिहासं वक्ष्येऽहं परमर्षे पुरातनम् ॥ शृणु तं श्रद्धया तात परमं ज्ञानकारणम् ॥ ७ ॥
O great sage, in this connection I shall narrate an ancient legend. O dear one, listen to it with faith. It is the great cause of perfect knowledge.
english translation
atretihAsaM vakSye'haM paramarSe purAtanam ॥ zRNu taM zraddhayA tAta paramaM jJAnakAraNam ॥ 7 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript