Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच । अस्मिन्साधनमाहत्म्ये पुरा वृत्तं मुनीश्वराः । युष्मदर्थं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वमवधानतः ६ ।

Sūta said: O saints, in the context of the elucidation of the greatness of the means, I shall narrate an anecdote of former days for your sake. Please listen to them attentively.

english translation

sUta uvAca | asminsAdhanamAhatmye purA vRttaM munIzvarAH | yuSmadarthaM pravakSyAmi zRNudhvamavadhAnataH 6 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पुरा मम गुरुर्व्यासः पराशरमुनेः सुतः । तपश्चचार संभ्रांतः सरस्वत्यास्तटे शुभे ७ ।

Long ago, my preceptor Vyāsa, the son of Sage Parāśara, performed penance on the bank of the river Sarasvatī with some mental agitation.

english translation

purA mama gururvyAsaH parAzaramuneH sutaH | tapazcacAra saMbhrAMtaH sarasvatyAstaTe zubhe 7 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गच्छन्यदृछया तत्र विमानेनार्करोचिषा । सनत्कुमारो भगवान्ददर्श मम देशिकम् ८ ।

The divine sage Sanatkumāra who happened to go that way in an aerial chariot resplendent like the sun, espied my preceptor.

english translation

gacchanyadRchayA tatra vimAnenArkarociSA | sanatkumAro bhagavAndadarza mama dezikam 8 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ध्यानारूढः प्रबुद्धोऽसौ ददर्श तमजात्मजम् । प्रणिपत्याह संभ्रांतः परं कौतूहलं मुनिः ९ ।

Waking up from his meditation my preceptor saw the son of Brahmā. The sage thereupon paid obeisance in a flutter and eagerness.

english translation

dhyAnArUDhaH prabuddho'sau dadarza tamajAtmajam | praNipatyAha saMbhrAMtaH paraM kautUhalaM muniH 9 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दत्त्वार्घ्यमस्मै प्रददौ देवयोग्यं च विष्टिरम् १०ब्। प्रसन्नः प्राह तं प्रह्वं प्रभुर्गंभीरया गिरा 1.4.१० ।

He offered Arghya and a seat befitting the divinity of the sage. Being delighted, the divine sage spoke to my humble preceptor in words of great profundity.

english translation

dattvArghyamasmai pradadau devayogyaM ca viSTiram 10b| prasannaH prAha taM prahvaM prabhurgaMbhIrayA girA 1.4.10 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript