Varaha Purana 22.33: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 33
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
एवमुक्ता त्वहं तेन शङ्करेण महात्मना । तदनुज्ञाप्य देवेशं भवन्तं प्रष्टुमागता । इदानीं यत्क्षमं कार्यं तच्छीघ्रं संविधीयताम् ॥ २२.३३ ॥
evamuktā tv ahaṃ tena śaṅkareṇa mahātmanā | tadanujñāpya deveśaṃ bhavantaṃ praṣṭum āgatā | idānīṃ yat kṣamaṃ kāryaṃ tac chīghraṃ saṃvidhīyatām || 22.33 ||
एवमुक्ता तेन महात्मना शङ्करेण, देवेशमनुज्ञाप्य, भवन्तं प्रष्टुमहं समागता। इदानीं यत्क्षमं कार्यं तत् शीघ्रं संविधीयताम्।
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