Shiva Purana
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चतुष्पादं सरस्वत्याः पारंगत्वं च शाश्वतम् ॥ न तुल्यं च सहस्रं तु पुत्राणां प्रददौ शिवः ॥ ६६॥
The four-legged Saraswati is eternally crossed. Lord Śiva gave him a thousand sons not equal to him.
english translation
catuSpAdaM sarasvatyAH pAraMgatvaM ca zAzvatam ॥ na tulyaM ca sahasraM tu putrANAM pradadau zivaH ॥ 66॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवेदव्यासं तु योगीन्द्रं पुत्रं तुष्टः पिनाक धृक् ॥ पराशराय च ददौ जरामृत्युविवर्जितम् ॥ ६७॥
The satisfied lord Śiva granted to Parāśara, a powerful Yogin as the son who was free from old age and death and was known as Vedavyāsa.
english translation
vedavyAsaM tu yogIndraM putraM tuSTaH pinAka dhRk ॥ parAzarAya ca dadau jarAmRtyuvivarjitam ॥ 67॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमांडव्यश्शंकरणैव जीवं दत्त्वा विसर्जितः॥ वर्षाणां दश लक्षाणि शूलाग्रा दवरोपितः ॥ ६८ ॥
Māṇḍavya who had been fixed to a sake for a million years was released by Śiva and blessed with longevity.
english translation
mAMDavyazzaMkaraNaiva jIvaM dattvA visarjitaH॥ varSANAM daza lakSANi zUlAgrA davaropitaH ॥ 68 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदरिद्रो ब्राह्मणः कश्चिन्निक्षिप्य गुरुवेश्मनि ॥ पुत्रं तु गालवं यश्च पूर्वमासीद्गृहाश्रमी ॥ ६९ ॥
A poor brahmin placed him in the house of his spiritual master He had a son named Galva who was formerly a householder.
english translation
daridro brAhmaNaH kazcinnikSipya guruvezmani ॥ putraM tu gAlavaM yazca pUrvamAsIdgRhAzramI ॥ 69 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptगुप्तो वा मुनिशालायां भिक्षुरायाति तद्गृहम् ॥ भार्य्यामुवाच यः कश्चिदवश्यं निर्धनो यतः॥ ७०॥
Or hidden in the hut of a sage a monk comes to that house He said to his wife that someone who must be poor.
english translation
gupto vA munizAlAyAM bhikSurAyAti tadgRham ॥ bhAryyAmuvAca yaH kazcidavazyaM nirdhano yataH॥ 70॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript