Śivapurāṇa, Books 1 and 7 · Chapter 7.1.26

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāṃ pūrvakhaṇḍe devīgauratvabhavanaṃ nāma pañcaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Chapter 26
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 1 tvayā

1 dhitvamārṣam
531a
ityuktaḥ prahasanbrahmā devīmmugdhāmiva smayan
tasya tīvraiḥ purāvṛttairdaurātmyaṃ samavarṇayat 1

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 2 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
1 parasmaipadamārṣam
2 ātmanepadamārṣam
531b
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