Shiva Purana

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प्राह स्वर्गसदोमध्ये पातालानीति नारदः ।। स्वर्लोकादति रम्याणि तेभ्योऽसावागतो दिवि।। २६।।

sanskrit

Nārada who came to heaven from the nether region announced in the middle of the celestial assembly that the nether worlds (pātāla) are more beautiful than heaven.

english translation

prAha svargasadomadhye pAtAlAnIti nAradaH || svarlokAdati ramyANi tebhyo'sAvAgato divi|| 26||

hk transliteration by Sanscript