Shiva Purana
केतक उवाच । नमस्ते नाथ मे जन्मनिष्फलं भवदाज्ञया । सफलं क्रियतां तात क्षम्यतां मम किल्बिषम् १७ ।
Ketaka said: Obeisance to Thee, O Lord, Your bidding will mean that my very birth is fruitless. May the lord be pleased to make it fruitful by forgiving my sin.
english translation
ketaka uvAca । namaste nAtha me janmaniSphalaM bhavadAjJayA । saphalaM kriyatAM tAta kSamyatAM mama kilbiSam 17 ।
hk transliteration by Sanscript