Shiva Purana
प्रथमो मंत्ररूपः स्याद्द्वितीयो मंत्रभावितः ॥ देवतार्त्थस्तृतीयोऽर्थः प्रपञ्चार्थस्ततः परम्॥ १०॥
The first is in the form of a mantra and the second is in the form of a mantra. The third meaning is the meaning of the gods and the next meaning is the meaning of the world.
english translation
prathamo maMtrarUpaH syAddvitIyo maMtrabhAvitaH ॥ devatArtthastRtIyo'rthaH prapaJcArthastataH param॥ 10॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript