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# Shivapurana 2.2.43.3

Śivapurāṇa (complete text) 2.2.43.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.43.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete-2.2.2.43.3)

mahādeva uvāca |  
śṛṇu dakṣa pravakṣyāmi prasanno'smi prajāpate |  
bhaktādhīnaḥ sadāhaṃ vai svatantro'pyakhileśvaraḥ ||

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