Shiva Purana
॥ शंकर उवाच ॥ शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि पृष्टोहं यत्त्वया शिवे ॥ समासेन च सर्वेषां मानुषाणां हितार्थतः ॥ ४ ॥
Śiva said:— O Goddess Śivā listen. I shall explain briefly what I have been asked by you for the benefit of all men.
english translation
॥ zaMkara uvAca ॥ zRNu devi pravakSyAmi pRSTohaM yattvayA zive ॥ samAsena ca sarveSAM mAnuSANAM hitArthataH ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript