Shiva Purana

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विष्णुरुवाच ॥ किमिदन्देवदेवेन सर्वज्ञेन त्वया विभो ॥ क्रियते जगतां धात्रा सर्वपापहराव्यय ॥ २१॥

Viṣṇu said:— O lord, O unchanging one, O queller of all sins, what is this being done by you the omniscient lord of the gods and the creator of the worlds?

english translation

viSNuruvAca ॥ kimidandevadevena sarvajJena tvayA vibho ॥ kriyate jagatAM dhAtrA sarvapApaharAvyaya ॥ 21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्रीडेयन्तव देवेश त्रिलोचन महामते ॥ किङ्कारणं विरूपाक्ष चेष्टितन्ते स्मरार्दन ॥ २२ ॥

O lord of the gods, O three-eyed intelligent one this is only your sport. O Virūpākṣa, O suppresser of Kāma, what is this activity of yours motivated by?

english translation

krIDeyantava deveza trilocana mahAmate ॥ kiGkAraNaM virUpAkSa ceSTitante smarArdana ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

किमर्थं भगवञ्छम्भो भिक्षाञ्चरसि शक्तिप ॥ संशयो मे जगन्नाथ एष त्रैलोक्यराज्यद ॥ २३ ॥

O lord Śiva, O lord of Śakti, why do you go a-begging? O lord of the universe, this is my doubt, O bestower of the kingdom of the three worlds!

english translation

kimarthaM bhagavaJchambho bhikSAJcarasi zaktipa ॥ saMzayo me jagannAtha eSa trailokyarAjyada ॥ 23 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

॥ नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ एवमुक्तस्ततः शम्भुर्विष्णुना भैरवो हरः ॥ प्रत्युवाचाद्भुतोतिस्स विष्णुं हि विहसन्प्रभुः ॥ २४ ॥

Nandīśvara said:— Thus addressed by Viṣṇu, lord Śiva, the destroyer of the worlds of ferocious form of wonderful sports, laughingly said to Viṣṇu.

english translation

॥ nandIzvara uvAca ॥ evamuktastataH zambhurviSNunA bhairavo haraH ॥ pratyuvAcAdbhutotissa viSNuM hi vihasanprabhuH ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

॥ भैरव उवाच ॥ ब्रह्मणस्तु शिरश्छिन्नमंगुल्याग्रनखेन ह ॥ तदघम्प्रतिहन्तुं हि चराम्येतद्व्रतं शुभम् ॥ २५ ॥

Bhairava said:— Brahma's head was cut off with the top of the nail of my fingers. It is to remove that sin that I am observing this auspicious sacred rite.

english translation

॥ bhairava uvAca ॥ brahmaNastu zirazchinnamaMgulyAgranakhena ha ॥ tadaghampratihantuM hi carAmyetadvrataM zubham ॥ 25 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript