Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच । शौनकर्षे महाप्राज्ञ शिवरूपमहापते । शृणु रुद्रा क्षमाहात्म्यं समासात्कथयाम्यहम् १ ।
Sūta said: O sage Śaunaka, highly intelligent, of the form of Śiva, noble-minded, please listen to the greatness of Rudrākṣa. I shall explain it briefly.
english translation
sUta uvAca । zaunakarSe mahAprAjJa zivarUpamahApate । zRNu rudrA kSamAhAtmyaM samAsAtkathayAmyaham 1 ।
hk transliteration by Sanscript