Shiva Purana

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जगतः पितृभूतानां शिवो मूर्त्यात्मनामपि ॥ पितृभावेन सर्वेषां पितामह उदीरितः ॥ १६॥

sanskrit

Śiva is called Pitāmaha because of his fatherhood of the Trinity which in turn is the cause of the universe.

english translation

jagataH pitRbhUtAnAM zivo mUrtyAtmanAmapi ॥ pitRbhAvena sarveSAM pitAmaha udIritaH ॥ 16॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kailasa-samhita/9/16

जगतः पितृभूतानां शिवो मूर्त्यात्मनामपि ॥ पितृभावेन सर्वेषां पितामह उदीरितः ॥ १६॥

sanskrit

Śiva is called Pitāmaha because of his fatherhood of the Trinity which in turn is the cause of the universe.

english translation

jagataH pitRbhUtAnAM zivo mUrtyAtmanAmapi ॥ pitRbhAvena sarveSAM pitAmaha udIritaH ॥ 16॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript