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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
पुरा 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
अत्रोपमन्युं 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
श्रीकृष्ण 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
ब्रूहि 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.
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