Shiva Purana · Verses 7.26-2

vāyuruvāca
utpādya kauśikīṃ gaurī brahmaṇe pratipādya tām

tasya pratyupakārāya pitāmahamathābravīt

devyuvāca
dṛṣṭaḥ kimeṣa bhavatā śārdūlo madupāśrayaḥ

anena duṣṭasattvebhyo rakṣitaṃ mattapovanam

mayyarpitamanā eṣa bhajate māmananyadhīḥ

asya saṃrakṣaṇādanyatpriyaṃ mama na vidyate

bhavitavyamanenāto mamāntaḥpuracāriṇā

gaṇeśvarapadaṃ cāsmai prītyā dāsyati śaṃkaraḥ

enamagresaraṃ kṛtvā sakhībhirgantumutsahe

pradīyatāmanujñā me prajānāṃ patinā १ tvayā

ityuktaḥ prahasanbrahmā devīmmugdhāmiva smayan

tasya tīvraiḥ purāvṛttairdaurātmyaṃ samavarṇayat१

brahmovāca
paśau devi mṛgāḥ krūrāḥ kva ca te 'nugrahaḥ śubhaḥ

āśīviṣamukhe sākṣādamṛtaṃ kiṃ niṣicyate

vyāghramātreṇa sanneṣa duṣṭaḥ ko 'pi niśācaraḥ

anena bhakṣitā gāvo brāhmaṇāśca tapodhanāḥ

tarpayaṃstānyathākāmaṃ kāmarūpī caratyasau

avaśyaṃ khalu bhoktavyaṃ phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ

ataḥ kiṃ kṛpayā kṛtyamīdṛśeṣu durātmasu

anena devyāḥ kiṃ kṛtyaṃ prakṛtyā kaluṣātmanā

devyuvāca
yaduktaṃ bhavatā sarvaṃ tathyamastvayamīdṛśaḥ

tathāpi māṃ prapanno 'bhūnna tyājyo māmupāśritaḥ

brahmovāca
asya bhaktimavijñāya prāgvṛttaṃ te niveditam

bhaktiścedasya kiṃ pāpairna te bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati

puṇyakarmāpi kiṃ kuryāttvadīyājñānapekṣayā

ajā prajñā purāṇī ca tvameva parameśvarī

tvadadhīnā hi sarveṣāṃ baṃdhamokṣavyavasthitiḥ

tvadṛte paramā śaktiḥ saṃsiddhiḥ kasya karmaṇā

tvameva vividhā śaktiḥ bhavānāmatha vā svayam

aśaktaḥ karmakaraṇe kartā vā kiṃ kariṣyati

viṣṇośca mama cānyeṣāṃ devadānavarakṣasām

tattadaiśvaryasamprāptyai tavaivājñā hi kāraṇam

atītāḥ khalvasaṃkhyātā brahmāṇo harayo bhavāḥ

anāgatāstvasaṃkhyātāstvadājñānuvidhāyinaḥ

tvāmanārādhya deveśi puruṣārthacatuṣṭayam

labdhuṃ na śakyamasmābhirapi sarvaiḥ surottamaiḥ

vyatyāso 'pi bhavetsadyo brahmatvasthāvaratvayoḥ

sukṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ cāpi tvayeva sthāpitaṃ yataḥ

tvaṃ hi sarvajagadbhartuśśivasya paramātmanaḥ

anādimadhyanidhanā śaktirādyā sanātanī

samastalokayātrārthaṃ mūrtimāviśya kāmapi

krīḍase २ vividhairbhāvaiḥ kastvāṃ jānāti tattvataḥ

ato duṣkṛtakarmāpi vyāghro 'yaṃ tvadanugrahāt

prāpnotu paramāṃ siddhimatra kaḥ pratibandhakaḥ

ityātmanaḥ paraṃ bhāvaṃ smārayitvānurūpataḥ

brahmaṇābhyarthitā gaurī tapaso 'pi nyavartata

tato devīmanujñāpya brahmaṇyantarhite sati

devīṃ ca mātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā menāṃ himavatā saha

praṇamyāśvāsya bahudhā pitarau virahāsahau

tapaḥ praṇayino devī tapovanamahīruhān

viprayogaśucevāgre puṣpabāṣpaṃ vimuṃcataḥ

tattucchākhāsamārūḍhavihago dīritai rutaiḥ

vyākulaṃ bahudhā dīnaṃ vilāpamiva kurvataḥ

sakhībhyaḥ kathayaṃtyevaṃ sattvarā bhartṛdarśane

puraskṛtya ca taṃ vyāghraṃ snehātputramivaurasam

dehasya prabhayā caiva dīpayantī diśo daśa

prayayau maṃdaraṃ gaurī yatra bhartā maheśvaraḥ

sarveṣāṃ jagatāṃ dhātā kartā pātā vināśakṛt

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ pūrvakhaṇḍe vyāghragativarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaḍviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ