Shiva Purana
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महाकालाभिधो व्याधो किरातः परहिंसकः ॥ समभ्यर्च्य शिवं भक्त्या लेभे सद्गतिमुत्तमाम् ॥ ३६ ॥
A hunter Mahākāla, a wild Kirāta habitually injuring others, worshipped Śiva with devotion and attained the goal of the good.
english translation
mahAkAlAbhidho vyAdho kirAtaH parahiMsakaH ॥ samabhyarcya zivaM bhaktyA lebhe sadgatimuttamAm ॥ 36 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदुर्वासा मुनिशार्दूलश्शिवानुग्रहतः पुरा ॥ तस्तार स्वमतं लोके शिवभक्तिं विमुक्तिदाम्॥ ३७॥
Durvāsas a leading sage popularised his cult in the world, thanks to the blessings of Śiva. He spread Śiva’s cult of devotion that yields salvation to the devotee.
english translation
durvAsA munizArdUlazzivAnugrahataH purA ॥ tastAra svamataM loke zivabhaktiM vimuktidAm॥ 37॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकौशिकश्च समाराध्य शंकरं लोक शंकरम् ॥ ब्राह्मणोऽभूत्क्षत्रियश्च द्वितीय इव पद्मभूः ॥ ३६॥
Propitiating Śiva, the benefector of the worlds, Viśvāmitra a Kṣatriya became a brahmin. Ho was as though a second Brahmā since he created a new heaven.
english translation
kauzikazca samArAdhya zaMkaraM loka zaMkaram ॥ brAhmaNo'bhUtkSatriyazca dvitIya iva padmabhUH ॥ 36॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशिवमभ्यर्च्य सद्भक्त्या विरंचिश्शैवसत्तमः ॥ अभूत्सर्गकरः कृष्ण सर्वलोकपितामहः ॥ ३९॥
O Kṛṣṇa, by worshipping Śiva with devotion Brahmā, the most excellent devotee of Śiva, became the creator and grandfather of the worlds.
english translation
zivamabhyarcya sadbhaktyA viraMcizzaivasattamaH ॥ abhUtsargakaraH kRSNa sarvalokapitAmahaH ॥ 39॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमार्कण्डेयो मुनिवरश्चिरंजीवी महाप्रभुः॥ शिवभक्तवरः श्रीमाञ्शिवानुग्रहतो हरे ॥ ४०॥
O Kṛṣṇa, it was due to Śiva’s blessings that the excellent sage Mārkaṇḍeya, the holy lord and foremost among Śiva’s devotees, became long-lived.
english translation
mArkaNDeyo munivarazciraMjIvI mahAprabhuH॥ zivabhaktavaraH zrImAJzivAnugrahato hare ॥ 40॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript