Shiva Purana

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नन्दीश्वरोऽसि पशुषु वृषभः परमेश्वर ॥ वेदेषूपनिषद्रूपी यज्वनां शीतभानुमान् ॥ ४१ ॥

Among animals, you are the bull Nandīśvara, O lord Śiva. Among Vedic texts you are in the form of Upaniṣads; Among the sacrificers you are the cool-rayed moon.

english translation

nandIzvaro'si pazuSu vRSabhaH paramezvara ॥ vedeSUpaniSadrUpI yajvanAM zItabhAnumAn ॥ 41 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रतापिनां पावकस्त्वं शैवानामच्युतो भवान् ॥ भारतं त्वं पुराणानां मकारोऽस्यक्षरेषु च ॥ ४२ ॥

Among the burning ones, you are the fire, among the devotees of Śiva, you are Viṣṇu, among Purāṇas you are Bharata; among the letters of the alphabet you are the letter Ma.

english translation

pratApinAM pAvakastvaM zaivAnAmacyuto bhavAn ॥ bhArataM tvaM purANAnAM makAro'syakSareSu ca ॥ 42 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रणवो बीजमंत्राणां दारुणानां विषं भवान् ॥ व्योमव्यप्तिमतां त्वं वै परमात्मासि चात्मनाम् ॥ ४३ ॥

Among the Bījamantras you are the Praṇava; among the terrible ones you are poison; among the pervading ones you are the firmament; among the Ātmans you are the supreme Ātman.

english translation

praNavo bIjamaMtrANAM dAruNAnAM viSaM bhavAn ॥ vyomavyaptimatAM tvaM vai paramAtmAsi cAtmanAm ॥ 43 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इन्द्रियाणां मनश्च त्वं दानानामभयं भवान् ॥ पावनानां जलं चासि जीवनानां तथामृतम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Among the sense-organs you are the mind; among the charitable gifts you are the gift of freedom from fear; among the sanctifying and life-giving agents you are considered the waters.

english translation

indriyANAM manazca tvaM dAnAnAmabhayaM bhavAn ॥ pAvanAnAM jalaM cAsi jIvanAnAM tathAmRtam ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

लाभानां पुत्रलाभोऽसि वायुर्वेगवतामसि ॥ नित्यकर्मसु सर्वेषु संध्योपास्तिर्भवान्मता ॥ ४५ ॥

Among all acquisitions you are the acquisition of sons; among those with velocity you are the wind; among the routine sacred rites you are the Sandhyā worship.

english translation

lAbhAnAM putralAbho'si vAyurvegavatAmasi ॥ nityakarmasu sarveSu saMdhyopAstirbhavAnmatA ॥ 45 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript