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अथ शंभुः प्रसन्नात्मा दृष्ट्वा तस्य तपोमहः ॥ पुनर्ददौ वरं दिव्यं मुनये ह्युपमन्यवे ॥ ५१ ॥
The delighted Śiva saw the splendour of his penance, granted boons again to the sage Upamanyu.
english translation
व्रतं पाशुपतं ज्ञानं व्रतयोगं च तत्त्वतः ॥ ददौ तस्मै प्रवक्तृत्वपाटवं सुचिरं परम् ॥ ५२ ॥
He gave him the Pāśupata rite, the Pāśupata knowledge and the perpetual ability to propound and discourse.
english translation
सो ऽपि लब्ध्वा वरान्दिव्यान्कुमारत्वं च सर्वदा ॥ तस्माच्छिवाच्च तस्याश्च शिवाया मुदितो ऽभवत् ॥ ५३ ॥
Obtaining the divine boons and the perpetual bachelorhood from Śivā and Śiva he became joyous.
english translation
ततः प्रसन्नचेतस्कः सुप्रणम्य कृतांजलिः ॥ ययाचे स वरं विप्रो देवदेवान्महेश्वरात् ॥ ५४ ॥
Delighted in his mind he bowed with palms joined in reverence. The brahmin then requested lord Śiva for a boon and said.
english translation
उपमन्युरुवाच ॥ प्रसीद देवदेवेश प्रसीद परमेश्वर ॥ स्वभक्तिन्देहि परमान्दिव्यामव्यभिचारिणीम् ॥ ५५ ॥
“O lord of the chiefs of the gods, be pleased. Please grant me devotion to you, great, divine and unflinching.
english translation