Shiva Purana

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सर्वं व्याप्य शिवः साक्षाद् व्यापकः सर्वजन्तुषु॥ चेतनाचेतनेशोपि सर्वत्र शंकरस्स्वयम् ॥ ११॥

Śiva pervades all creatures. He is the lord of the sentient and the insentient. He is the benefactor.

english translation

sarvaM vyApya zivaH sAkSAd vyApakaH sarvajantuSu॥ cetanAcetanezopi sarvatra zaMkarassvayam ॥ 11॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उपायं यः करोत्यस्य दर्शनार्थं विचक्षणः॥ वेदान्तमार्गमाश्रित्य तद्दर्शनफलं लभेत्॥ १२॥

He who cleverly tries means of realising him after resorting to the Vedāntic path attains the fruit of his sight.

english translation

upAyaM yaH karotyasya darzanArthaM vicakSaNaH॥ vedAntamArgamAzritya taddarzanaphalaM labhet॥ 12॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

यथाग्निर्व्यापकश्चैव काष्ठेकाष्ठे च तिष्ठति॥ यो वै मंथति तत्काष्ठं स वै पश्यत्यसंशयम्॥ १३॥

Just as the pervading fire is latent in every block of wood but only he who churns it sees it manifested, to be sure.

english translation

yathAgnirvyApakazcaiva kASThekASThe ca tiSThati॥ yo vai maMthati tatkASThaM sa vai pazyatyasaMzayam॥ 13॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

भक्त्यादिसाधनानीह यः करोति विचक्षणः॥ स वै पश्यत्यवश्यं हि तं शिवं नात्र संशयः ॥ १४॥

So also, the clever devotee who makes use of the expedients of devotion etc. certainly reaches Śiva. This is undoubtedly true.

english translation

bhaktyAdisAdhanAnIha yaH karoti vicakSaNaH॥ sa vai pazyatyavazyaM hi taM zivaM nAtra saMzayaH ॥ 14॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिवःशिवःशिवश्चैव नान्यदस्तीति किंचन॥ भ्रान्त्या नानास्वरूपो हि भासते शङ्करस्सदा ॥ १५॥

Lord Śiva is everywhere. There is nothing else. Śiva appears in different forms always due to our illusion.

english translation

zivaHzivaHzivazcaiva nAnyadastIti kiMcana॥ bhrAntyA nAnAsvarUpo hi bhAsate zaGkarassadA ॥ 15॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript