Shiva Purana
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वायुरुवाच ॥ एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन शक्रेण मुनिपुंगवः ॥ वारयामि शिवे भक्तिमित्युवाच कृताञ्जलिः ॥ १६ ॥
Vāyu said:— The leading sage when urged thus by Indra spoke with palms joined in reverence—‘I request you to grant me the boon of devotion to Śiva’.
english translation
vAyuruvAca ॥ evamuktastadA tena zakreNa munipuMgavaH ॥ vArayAmi zive bhaktimityuvAca kRtAJjaliH ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतन्निशम्य हरिः १ प्राह मां न जानासि लेखपम् ॥ त्रैलोक्याधिपतिं शक्रं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् ॥ १७ ॥
Hearing this Lord Hari 1 said to me, “You do not know how to write.” Indra lord of the three worlds worshiped by all the gods.
english translation
tannizamya hariH 1 prAha mAM na jAnAsi lekhapam ॥ trailokyAdhipatiM zakraM sarvadevanamaskRtam ॥ 17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमद्भक्तो भव विप्रर्षे मामेवार्चय सर्वदा ॥ ददामि सर्वं भद्रं ते त्यज रुद्रं च निर्गुणम् ॥ १८ ॥
O best of the brāhmaṇas, become My devotee and worship Me alone at all times. I give you everything, good luck to you, and give up Rudra, who is devoid of the modes of nature.
english translation
madbhakto bhava viprarSe mAmevArcaya sarvadA ॥ dadAmi sarvaM bhadraM te tyaja rudraM ca nirguNam ॥ 18 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptरुद्रेण निर्गुणेनापि किं ते कार्यं भविष्यति ॥ देवपङ्क्तिबहिर्भूतो यः पिशाचत्वमागतः ॥ १९ ॥
What will you do with Lord Śiva, who is transcendental? He who became outside the ranks of the gods and became a demon.
english translation
rudreNa nirguNenApi kiM te kAryaM bhaviSyati ॥ devapaGktibahirbhUto yaH pizAcatvamAgataH ॥ 19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवायुरुवाच ॥ तच्छ्रुत्वा प्राह स मुनिर्जपन्पञ्चाक्षरं मनुम् ॥ मन्यमानो धर्मविघ्नं प्राह तं कर्तुमागतम् ॥ २० ॥
Vāyu said:— On hearing that, the sage began to repeat the five-syllabled Mantra. He thought that Indra had come there to put obstacles in his holy rites and so said.
english translation
vAyuruvAca ॥ tacchrutvA prAha sa munirjapanpaJcAkSaraM manum ॥ manyamAno dharmavighnaM prAha taM kartumAgatam ॥ 20 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript