Shiva Purana

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हृदये संस्मन्भक्त्या प्रवणेन युतं शिवम् ।। तस्मान्मृत्युमुखाकारो गणो मृगमुखोऽभवत् ।। ६३ ।।

sanskrit

I meditate on Lord Shiva in my heart with devotion and inclination. Therefore Gana, whose face was like that of death, became like a deer.

english translation

hRdaye saMsmanbhaktyA pravaNena yutaM zivam || tasmAnmRtyumukhAkAro gaNo mRgamukho'bhavat || 63 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript