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Shiva Purana

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अस्य गोत्रं कुलं नाम नैव जानन्ति पर्वत ॥ विष्णुब्रह्मादयोऽपीह परेषां का कथा स्मृता ॥१६॥

O mountain, even Viṣṇu, Brahmā and other gods do not know His Gotra, family and name. What then can be said about others?

english translation

यस्यैकदिवसे शैल ब्रह्मकोटिर्लयं गता ॥ स एव शङ्करस्तेद्य दृष्टः कालीतपोबलात ॥ १७ ॥

It was a result of the severe penance of Pārvatī that Śiva was seen by you, O mountain, in one day according to whose calculation a crore of Brahmās become annihilated.

english translation

अरूपोऽयं परब्रह्म निर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः ॥ निराकारो निर्विकारो मायाधीशः परात्परः ॥१८॥

He is the formless supreme Brahman. He is attributeless. He is greater than Primordial Nature. He has no shape, is free from aberrations He is the master of delusion. He is greater than the greatest.

english translation

अगोत्रकुलनामा हि स्वतन्त्रो भक्तवत्सलः ॥ तदिच्छया हि सगुणस्सुतनुर्बहुनामभृत् ॥ १९ ॥

He has no Gotra, family or name. He is independent. He is favourably disposed to His devotees. At His will He assumes bodies taking many names. He is full of attributes.

english translation

सुगोत्री गोत्रहीनश्च कुलहीनः कुलीनकः ॥ पार्वतीतपसा सोऽद्य जामाता ते न संशयः ॥2-3-48-२०॥

He is sugotrin (having good gotra) as well as devoid of gotra. He is of noble family as well as devoid of a family. Thanks to Pārvatī’s penance. He has now become your son-in-law, There is no doubt about it.

english translation