Shiva Purana

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अकारस्तु महद्बीजं रजस्स्रष्टा चतुर्मुखः॥ उकारः प्रकृतिर्योनिस्सत्त्वं पालयिता हरिः॥ २१॥

‘A’ is the great Bīja, Rajas, the four-faced creator. ‘U’ is the Prakṛti, source, Sattva, the protector Viṣṇu.

english translation

akArastu mahadbIjaM rajassraSTA caturmukhaH॥ ukAraH prakRtiryonissattvaM pAlayitA hariH॥ 21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मकारः पुरुषो बीजी तमस्संहारको हरः ॥ बिन्दुर्महेश्वरो देवस्तिरो भाव उदाहृतः ॥ २२॥

‘M’ is the Puruṣa, the Bījin, Tamas, the annihilator Śiva. Bindu is Maheśvara the lord, the disappearance.

english translation

makAraH puruSo bIjI tamassaMhArako haraH ॥ bindurmahezvaro devastiro bhAva udAhRtaH ॥ 22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नादस्सदाशिवः प्रोक्तस्सर्वानुग्रहकारकः॥ नादमूर्द्धनि संचिन्त्य परात्परतरः शिवः ॥ २३॥

Nāda is Sadāśiva the bestower of blessings on all. On the top of Nāda there is Śiva who is greater than the greatest.

english translation

nAdassadAzivaH proktassarvAnugrahakArakaH॥ nAdamUrddhani saMcintya parAtparataraH zivaH ॥ 23॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स सर्वज्ञः सर्वकर्त्ता सर्वेशो निर्मलोऽव्ययः ॥ अनिर्देश्यः परब्रह्म साक्षात्सदसतः परः॥ २४॥

He is omniscient, the creator, the lord, free from dirt, the imperishable, the inexpressible, the great Brahman, beyond the existent and the nonexistent.

english translation

sa sarvajJaH sarvakarttA sarvezo nirmalo'vyayaH ॥ anirdezyaH parabrahma sAkSAtsadasataH paraH॥ 24॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अकारादिषु वर्णेषु व्यापकं चोत्तरोत्तरम् ॥ व्याप्यन्त्वधस्तनं वर्णमेवं सर्वत्र भावयेत् ॥ २५ ॥

In the letters ‘A’ etc. the later one is pervasive of the earlier. The earlier one is the pervaded.

english translation

akArAdiSu varNeSu vyApakaM cottarottaram ॥ vyApyantvadhastanaM varNamevaM sarvatra bhAvayet ॥ 25 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript