Shiva Purana
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प्रभावः कथ्यते तेषां परस्परसमुद्भवात् ॥ शृणु तेषां कथां चित्रां पुण्यां पापप्रमोचिनीम् ॥ २१ ॥
Their influence is said to be due to their mutual interaction. Listen to their wonderful and pious story which delivers from sins.
english translation
prabhAvaH kathyate teSAM parasparasamudbhavAt ॥ zRNu teSAM kathAM citrAM puNyAM pApapramocinIm ॥ 21 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकल्पे तत्पुरुषे वृत्तां ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः ॥ पुरा नारायणो नाम कल्पे वै मेघवाहने ॥ २२ ॥
The story of the Supreme Brahman in the Kalpa of that Puruṣa. In the past in the Kalpa there was a man named Nārāyaṇa who carried clouds.
english translation
kalpe tatpuruSe vRttAM brahmaNaH parameSThinaH ॥ purA nArAyaNo nAma kalpe vai meghavAhane ॥ 22 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु मेघो भूत्वावहद्धराम् ॥ तस्य भावं समालक्ष्य विष्णोर्विश्वजगद्गुरुः ॥ २३ ॥
For a thousand divine years the clouds appeared and carried the goddess of fortune. Lord Viṣṇu, the spiritual master of the universe, observed his attitude.
english translation
divyaM varSasahasraM tu megho bhUtvAvahaddharAm ॥ tasya bhAvaM samAlakSya viSNorvizvajagadguruH ॥ 23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसर्वस्सर्वात्मभावेन प्रददौ शक्तिमव्ययाम् ॥ शक्तिं लब्ध्वा तु सर्वात्मा शिवात्सर्वेश्वरात्तदा ॥ २४ ॥
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is all-pervading, gave Him inexhaustible power. Then the omniscient Lord of all obtained power from Lord Shiva.
english translation
sarvassarvAtmabhAvena pradadau zaktimavyayAm ॥ zaktiM labdhvA tu sarvAtmA zivAtsarvezvarAttadA ॥ 24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptससर्ज भगावन् विष्णुर्विश्वं विश्वसृजा सह ॥ विष्णोस्तद्वैभवं दृष्ट्वा सृष्टस्तेन पितामहः ॥ २५ ॥
Lord Viṣṇu, along with the creators of the universe, created the universe. Seeing the splendor of Lord Visnu the grandfather was created by him.
english translation
sasarja bhagAvan viSNurvizvaM vizvasRjA saha ॥ viSNostadvaibhavaM dRSTvA sRSTastena pitAmahaH ॥ 25 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript