Matsya Purana 188.63
Matsyapurāṇa 188.63
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188.63
pramadāpriya kānta vibhakta namaḥ sasurāsurasiddhagaṇairnamita.
hayavānarasiddhagajendramukhādatibhāsvaradīrghaviśālamukha .. 188.63 ..
Saying so the demon king abandoned his sons, friends, &c., and set out of the town with the idol of Śiva placed on his head, putting many women and various kinds of jewels in front of the idol. He stood up on the aerial track and after making his salutations to the Lord of the three worlds said "Deva! I have given up this town and you should not kill me. Deva! if you, however, feel disposed to kill me do not consume this idol of my worship which I have always adored with great devotion. Deva! I have been a slave of Thy feet in every past life and now I offer my prayer to Thee, composed in these Toṭaka stanzas. O Śiva, Śaṅkara, Śarba, Hara, Bhīma, Maheśvara, the Destroyer of Kāma, the Annihilator of Tripura, the wielder of the Trident! I salute Thee. O Pramadāpriya, the one saluted by the demons as well as by the Devas, having a most illustrious face wider than that of a horse, a monkey and a lion, I salute Thee. The Devas and the demons cause me pain. Deva! I am always engaged in my devotion to Thee. I have not the wealth in shape of sons, wife, horses, &c. I only depend on my attachment to Thee. I am greatly oppressed and feel as if I were in hell. My inborn vice does not show signs of decline and my understanding leaves off virtues. The vices can only be abandoned by Thy grace."—56-66.
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- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English