अध्याय १०२
श्लोक 1
इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे मदनदाहो नामैकाधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः तपसा च महादेव्याः पार्वत्या वृषभध्वज प्रीतिश् च भगवाञ्छर्वो वचनाद्ब्रह्मणस्तदा
iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge madanadāho nāmaikādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ tapasā ca mahādevyāḥ pārvatyā vṛṣabhadhvaja prītiś ca bhagavāñcharvo vacanādbrahmaṇastadā
हिन्दी अर्थ
इस प्रकार प्रसन्न हो जानेपर उन देवेश्वरने सभी
English
The bull-emblemed lord Siva was delighted by the penance of Parvati the great goddess. At the instance of Brahma, he married her for the welfare of persons in all stages of life and for his own pleasure.