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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

वेदव्यासं 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

मांडव्यश्शंकरणैव 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

दरिद्रो 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

गुप्तो 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