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ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च महेश्वरसदाशिवौ ॥ ते हि साक्षाच्छिवस्यैव मूर्तयः श्रुतिविश्रुताः ॥ २१ ॥
They are Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Maheśvara and Sadāśiva. They are the images of Śiva himself well known in the Vedas.
english translation
इत्युक्तम्भवता पूर्वमिदानीमुच्यतेऽन्यथा ॥ तन्मात्रेभ्यो भवन्तीति सन्देहोऽत्र महान्मम ॥ २२ ॥
This is what you have said before. Now you say in another manner that they are born of the subtle elements. I have a great doubt in this matter.
english translation
कृत्वा तत्करुणां स्कन्द संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि ॥ इत्याकर्ण्य मुनेर्वाक्यं कुमारः प्रत्यभाषत ॥ २३ ॥
Therefore, O Skanda, it behoves you to favour me by clearing the doubt. On hearing the words of the sage, Kumāra replied thus.
english translation
श्रीसुब्रह्मण्य उवाच ॥ तस्माद्वेति समारभ्य भूतसृष्टिक्रमे मुने ॥ ताञ्छृणुष्व महाप्राज्ञ सावधानतया द रात् ॥ २४ ॥
Śrī Subrahmanya said: Therefore, O sage, in the order of creation of beings, beginning with Veti. O greatly intelligent one, please hear them carefully from the door.
english translation
जातानि पञ्च भूतानि कलाभ्य इति निश्चितम्॥ स्थूलप्रपञ्चरूपाणि तानि भूतपतेर्वपुः ॥ २५ ॥
It is certain that the five beings are born from the arts. Those forms of the gross world are the bodies of the Lord of the ghosts.
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