Shiva Purana

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स्तंभाग्रमेतत्समुदीक्षितं हरे तत्रैव साक्षी ननु केतकं त्विदम् । ततोऽवदत्तत्र हि केतकं मृषा तथेति तद्धातृवचस्तदंतिके २७ ।

sanskrit

“O Hari, the top of this column has been seen by me. This Ketakī flower is my witness.” The Ketaka flower repeated the falsehood endorsing the words of Brahmā in his presence.

english translation

staMbhAgrametatsamudIkSitaM hare tatraiva sAkSI nanu ketakaM tvidam | tato'vadattatra hi ketakaM mRSA tatheti taddhAtRvacastadaMtike 27 |

hk transliteration