Kotirudra-samhita - Chapter 34 - Verse 20
Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · 34 · Verse 20
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Sanskrit Original
परीक्षार्थं विष्णुभक्तेस्तदा वै शंकरेण ह ॥ कमलानां सहस्रात्तु हृतमेकं च नीरजम् ॥ २०॥
parIkSArthaM viSNubhaktestadA vai zaMkareNa ha ॥ kamalAnAM sahasrAttu hRtamekaM ca nIrajam ॥ 20॥
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In order to test the piety of Viṣṇu, one of the thousand lotus-flowers was taken away by Śiva.