Shiva Purana
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विश्रांत्यर्थं मुनिश्रेष्ठ कर्मणां पाकहेतवे॥ संहारः कल्पितस्त्रेधा रुद्रेणामिततेजसा ॥ १६ ॥
O best of ascetics for the sake of rest and for the sake of cooking actions The destruction was conceived in three ways by the immeasurably effulgent Rudra.
english translation
vizrAMtyarthaM munizreSTha karmaNAM pAkahetave॥ saMhAraH kalpitastredhA rudreNAmitatejasA ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptरुद्रस्यैव तु कृत्यानां त्रयमेतदुदाहृतम् ॥ संहृतवपि सृष्ट्यादिकृत्यानां पञ्चकं विभोः ॥ १७ ॥
Thus I have mentioned the three activities of Rudra in respect of dissolution. The five activities of the lord in respect of creation shall also be explained to you.
english translation
rudrasyaiva tu kRtyAnAM trayametadudAhRtam ॥ saMhRtavapi sRSTyAdikRtyAnAM paJcakaM vibhoH ॥ 17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमुने तत्र भवाद्यास्ते देवताः परिकीर्त्तिताः ॥ परब्रह्मस्वरूपाश्च लोकानुग्रहकारकाः ॥ १८ ॥
O sage, the deities Bhava etc. are identical with the great Brahman, being the cause of bliss.
english translation
mune tatra bhavAdyAste devatAH parikIrttitAH ॥ parabrahmasvarUpAzca lokAnugrahakArakAH ॥ 18 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसंहाराख्यमिदं चक्रं विद्यारूपकलामयम् ॥ अधिष्ठितं च रुद्रेण पदमेतन्निरामयम् ॥ १९॥
This wheel of dissolution has Vidyārūpa Kalā. This healthy region is presided over by Rudra himself.
english translation
saMhArAkhyamidaM cakraM vidyArUpakalAmayam ॥ adhiSThitaM ca rudreNa padametannirAmayam ॥ 19॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएतदेव पदं प्राप्यं रुद्राराधनकांक्षिणाम् ॥ रुद्राणां तद्धि सालोक्यक्रमात्सायुज्यदम्मुने ॥ २०॥
This region is attainable by those who desire the propitiation of Rudras. O sage, it yields the Sāyujya of Rudras gradually through Sālokya.
english translation
etadeva padaM prApyaM rudrArAdhanakAMkSiNAm ॥ rudrANAM taddhi sAlokyakramAtsAyujyadammune ॥ 20॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript