Shiva Purana

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वाग्देवीसहितो वामे सृष्टिकर्त्ता जगत्प्रभुः ॥ चतुर्मुखो रक्तवर्णो रजोरूपस्वरूपवान् ॥ ३१ ॥

He is accompanied by the goddess of speech on his left. He is the creator and lord of the universe. He has four faces. He is red in complexion and his form is possessed of Rajas attribute.

english translation

vAgdevIsahito vAme sRSTikarttA jagatprabhuH ॥ caturmukho raktavarNo rajorUpasvarUpavAn ॥ 31 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

हिण्यगर्भाद्यस्यैव व्यष्टिरूपं चतुष्टयम् ॥ हिरण्यगर्भोथ विराट् पुरुषः काल एव च॥ ३२ ॥

Hiraṇyagarbha, Virāṭ, Puruṣa and Kāla, the four constitute his personal form.

english translation

hiNyagarbhAdyasyaiva vyaSTirUpaM catuSTayam ॥ hiraNyagarbhotha virAT puruSaH kAla eva ca॥ 32 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सृष्टि चक्रमिदं ब्रह्म पुत्रादिऋषिसेवितम्॥ सर्व्वकामार्थदं ब्रह्मन्परिवारसुखप्रदम्॥ ३३ ॥

O Brahmin, this wheel of creation is the cause of Brahma’s sons and other sages. It bestows desires and happiness to the devotee.

english translation

sRSTi cakramidaM brahma putrAdiRSisevitam॥ sarvvakAmArthadaM brahmanparivArasukhapradam॥ 33 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सृष्टिस्तु संहृतस्यास्य जीवस्य प्रकृतौ बहिः॥ आनीय कर्मभोगार्थ साधनांगफलैस्सह ॥ ३४ ॥

But creation is outside the nature of this withdrawn living being. Bring it with the fruits of the limbs of the sadhana for the enjoyment of the karma.

english translation

sRSTistu saMhRtasyAsya jIvasya prakRtau bahiH॥ AnIya karmabhogArtha sAdhanAMgaphalaissaha ॥ 34 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

संयोजनमितीदं तु कृत्यं पैतामहं विदुः ॥ जगत्सृष्टिक्रियाविज्ञा यावद्व्यूहं सुखावहम् ॥ ३५ ॥

This act is known as the combination of the grandfathers Knowledge of the creation and activities of the universe, as long as the army is pleasant.

english translation

saMyojanamitIdaM tu kRtyaM paitAmahaM viduH ॥ jagatsRSTikriyAvijJA yAvadvyUhaM sukhAvaham ॥ 35 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript