अध्याय ७१
श्लोक 1
इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे सृष्टिविस्तारो नाम सप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः समासाद् विस्तराच्चैव सर्गः प्रोक्तस्त्वया शुभः कथं पशुपतिश्चासीत् पुरं दग्धुं महेश्वरः
iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge sṛṣṭivistāro nāma saptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāsād vistarāccaiva sargaḥ proktastvayā śubhaḥ kathaṃ paśupatiścāsīt puraṃ dagdhuṃ maheśvaraḥ
हिन्दी अर्थ
रुद्राय मूर्धाननिकृन्तनाय ममादिदेवस्य च यग्चमूर्तेः। विध्वान्तभङ्ग मम कर्तुमीश दृष्ट्वैव भूमौ करजाग्रकोट्या
English
O holy lord, how did Devas including Brahma become Pasus? The set of cities was formerly built by Maya by per- forming penance. It was an excellent set of three cities of divine nature, made of gold, silver and iron. We have heard that these along with their forts were burned by the lord of Devas. How did the lord who struck down the eyes of Bhaga burn these cities by discharging a single arrow even though it was divine.