Shiva Purana

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सृष्टौ प्रथमजत्वाद्धि लीलासगुणरूपिणः ॥ शिवान्नादस्य शैलेन्द्र सर्वोत्कृष्टस्ततस्स हि ॥ २९ ॥

sanskrit

O lord of mountains, Nāda being prior to Śiva in His sportive, attributive form, Nāda is the most excellent of all.

english translation

sRSTau prathamajatvAddhi lIlAsaguNarUpiNaH ॥ zivAnnAdasya zailendra sarvotkRSTastatassa hi ॥ 29 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/111/29

सृष्टौ प्रथमजत्वाद्धि लीलासगुणरूपिणः ॥ शिवान्नादस्य शैलेन्द्र सर्वोत्कृष्टस्ततस्स हि ॥ २९ ॥

sanskrit

O lord of mountains, Nāda being prior to Śiva in His sportive, attributive form, Nāda is the most excellent of all.

english translation

sRSTau prathamajatvAddhi lIlAsaguNarUpiNaH ॥ zivAnnAdasya zailendra sarvotkRSTastatassa hi ॥ 29 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript