Shiva Purana
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॥ सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ वासुदेवाय यत्प्रोक्तमुपमन्युमहर्षिणा ॥ तदुच्यते मया व्यास चरितं हि महेशितुः ॥ ६ ॥
Sanatkumāra said:— O Vyāsa, the story of lord Śiva which was mentioned to Kṛṣṇa by the sage Upamanyu, I narrate to you.
english translation
॥ sanatkumAra uvAca ॥ vAsudevAya yatproktamupamanyumaharSiNA ॥ taducyate mayA vyAsa caritaM hi mahezituH ॥ 6 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपुरा पुत्रार्थमगमत्कैलासं शंकरालयम् ॥ वसुदेवसुतः कृष्णस्तपस्तप्तुं शिवस्य हि ॥ ७ ॥
Formerly Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva went to Kailāsa the abode of Śiva in order to perform the penance to propitiate Śiva for obtaining a son.
english translation
purA putrArthamagamatkailAsaM zaMkarAlayam ॥ vasudevasutaH kRSNastapastaptuM zivasya hi ॥ 7 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअत्रोपमन्युं संदृष्ट्वा तपंतं शृंग उत्तमे ॥ प्रणम्य भक्त्या स मुनिं पर्यपृच्छत्कृताञ्जलिः ॥ ८ ॥
On seeing the sage Upamanyu performing the penance on the excellent summit he bowed to him with devotion and asked him with palms joined in reverence.
english translation
atropamanyuM saMdRSTvA tapaMtaM zRMga uttame ॥ praNamya bhaktyA sa muniM paryapRcchatkRtAJjaliH ॥ 8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptश्रीकृष्ण उवाच ॥ उपमन्यो महाप्राज्ञ शैवप्रवर सन्मते ॥ पुत्रार्थमगमं तप्तुं तपोऽत्र गिरिशस्य हि ॥ ९ ॥
Lord Kṛṣṇa said:— O Upamanyu of great intellect, O foremost of the devotees of Śiva with good intellect. I have come here to perform the panance of Śiva for obtaining a son.
english translation
zrIkRSNa uvAca ॥ upamanyo mahAprAjJa zaivapravara sanmate ॥ putrArthamagamaM taptuM tapo'tra girizasya hi ॥ 9 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptब्रूहि शंकरमाहात्म्यं सदानन्दकरं मुने ॥ यच्छ्रुत्वा भक्तितः कुर्य्यां तप ऐश्वरमुत्तमम् ॥ १० ॥
O sage, please narrate the greatness of Śiva, delightful to the good, on hearing which I shall perform the penance of Śiva with devotion.
english translation
brUhi zaMkaramAhAtmyaM sadAnandakaraM mune ॥ yacchrutvA bhaktitaH kuryyAM tapa aizvaramuttamam ॥ 10 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript