Shiva Purana

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महासंशयमापन्नौ प्रकृतिः पुरुषश्च तौ ॥ तदा वाणी समुत्पन्ना निर्गुणात्परमात्मनः ॥ तपश्चैव प्रकर्तव्यं ततस्सृष्टिरनुत्तमा ॥ ७॥

sanskrit

Nature and the soul were in great doubt Then a voice emerged from the transcendental Supreme Soul One should also practice austerities and thereby attain supreme creation.

english translation

mahAsaMzayamApannau prakRtiH puruSazca tau ॥ tadA vANI samutpannA nirguNAtparamAtmanaH ॥ tapazcaiva prakartavyaM tatassRSTiranuttamA ॥ 7॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/22/7

महासंशयमापन्नौ प्रकृतिः पुरुषश्च तौ ॥ तदा वाणी समुत्पन्ना निर्गुणात्परमात्मनः ॥ तपश्चैव प्रकर्तव्यं ततस्सृष्टिरनुत्तमा ॥ ७॥

sanskrit

Nature and the soul were in great doubt Then a voice emerged from the transcendental Supreme Soul One should also practice austerities and thereby attain supreme creation.

english translation

mahAsaMzayamApannau prakRtiH puruSazca tau ॥ tadA vANI samutpannA nirguNAtparamAtmanaH ॥ tapazcaiva prakartavyaM tatassRSTiranuttamA ॥ 7॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript