Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) - Verse 161
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 98.161
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Sanskrit Original
गोपयामास कमलं तदैकं भुवनेश्वरः। हृतपुष्पो हरिस्तत्र किमिदं त्वभ्यचिन्तयत।।
gopayāmāsa kamalaṃ tadaikaṃ bhuvaneśvaraḥ| hṛtapuṣpo haristatra kimidaṃ tvabhyacintayat||
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Sūta said: Thus he eulogised the bull-bannered lord with his thousand names. The lord (i.e. Viṣṇu) bathed Śiva and worshipped him with lotus flowers. In order to test Viṣṇu, Maheśvara the lord of the worlds hid one of the lotus flowers intended for the worship. Viṣṇu from whom the flower was taken away thought, thus, “What is this?”