Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच ॥ यच्चादौ हि समुत्पन्नं निर्गुणात्परमात्मनः ॥ तदेव शिवसंज्ञं हि वेदवेदांतिनो विदुः ॥ २ ॥
Sūta said:— Masters of the Vedas and Vedānta know that which originates from the Nirguṇa great soul as the one termed Śiva.
english translation
sUta uvAca ॥ yaccAdau hi samutpannaM nirguNAtparamAtmanaH ॥ tadeva zivasaMjJaM hi vedavedAMtino viduH ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript