Shiva Purana

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अनादिमलसंश्लेषप्रागभावात्स्वभावतः ॥ अत्यन्तपरिशुद्धात्मेत्यतोऽयं शिव उच्यते ॥ ७॥

Due to the antecedent non-existence of the contact with the primordial Avidyā he is naturally pure-souled and is called Śiva.

english translation

anAdimalasaMzleSaprAgabhAvAtsvabhAvataH ॥ atyantaparizuddhAtmetyato'yaM ziva ucyate ॥ 7॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript