Shiva Purana

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मुनय ऊचुः ॥ श्रुत्वा शंभोः कथा रम्या नानाख्यानसमन्विता॥ नानावतार संयुक्ता भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा नृणाम् ॥ १॥

sanskrit

The sages said:— The beautiful episode of Śiva with various incidental anecdotes and narratives of various incarnations, is heard. It yields both worldly pleasures and salvation to men.

english translation

munaya UcuH ॥ zrutvA zaMbhoH kathA ramyA nAnAkhyAnasamanvitA॥ nAnAvatAra saMyuktA bhuktimuktipradA nRNAm ॥ 1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/45/1

मुनय ऊचुः ॥ श्रुत्वा शंभोः कथा रम्या नानाख्यानसमन्विता॥ नानावतार संयुक्ता भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा नृणाम् ॥ १॥

sanskrit

The sages said:— The beautiful episode of Śiva with various incidental anecdotes and narratives of various incarnations, is heard. It yields both worldly pleasures and salvation to men.

english translation

munaya UcuH ॥ zrutvA zaMbhoH kathA ramyA nAnAkhyAnasamanvitA॥ nAnAvatAra saMyuktA bhuktimuktipradA nRNAm ॥ 1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript