Shiva Purana

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अधोमुखैरूर्ध्वमुखैश्शृंगैस्तिर्यङ्मुखैस्तथा ॥ प्रपतन्निव पाताले भूपृष्ठादुत्पतन्निव ॥ १६ ॥

The horns of the animals faced downwards and upwards It was as if he were falling into the underworld and as if he was rising from the surface of the earth.

english translation

adhomukhairUrdhvamukhaizzRMgaistiryaGmukhaistathA ॥ prapatanniva pAtAle bhUpRSThAdutpatanniva ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

परीतः सर्वतो दिक्षु भ्रमन्निव विहायसि ॥ पश्यन्निव जगत्सर्वं नृत्यन्निव निरन्तरम् ॥ १७ ॥

Surrounded in all directions, he seemed to be moving in the sky. He seemed to be watching the whole world and dancing constantly.

english translation

parItaH sarvato dikSu bhramanniva vihAyasi ॥ pazyanniva jagatsarvaM nRtyanniva nirantaram ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गुहामुखैः प्रतिदिनं व्यात्तास्यो विपुलोदरैः ॥ अजीर्णलावण्यतया जृंभमाण इवाचलः ॥ १८ ॥

Every day the mouths of the caves are covered with large bellies He seemed to yawn with indigestion and beauty.

english translation

guhAmukhaiH pratidinaM vyAttAsyo vipulodaraiH ॥ ajIrNalAvaNyatayA jRMbhamANa ivAcalaH ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ग्रसन्निव जगत्सर्वं पिबन्निव पयोनिधिम् ॥ वमन्निव तमोन्तस्थं माद्यन्निव खमम्बुदैः ॥ १९ ॥

It was as if he were swallowing the whole universe and drinking from the treasury of milk. He seemed to be vomiting in the darkness of the sky as if he were intoxicated with clouds.

english translation

grasanniva jagatsarvaM pibanniva payonidhim ॥ vamanniva tamontasthaM mAdyanniva khamambudaiH ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

निवास भूमयस्तास्ता दर्पणप्रतिमोदराः ॥ तिरस्कृतातपास्स्निग्धाश्रमच्छायामहीरुहाः ॥ २० ॥

The dwelling places on the ground were like mirrors The trees in the shade of the hermitage were greasy and the austerities were rejected.

english translation

nivAsa bhUmayastAstA darpaNapratimodarAH ॥ tiraskRtAtapAssnigdhAzramacchAyAmahIruhAH ॥ 20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript