Shiva Purana

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सृष्टिप्रवृत्तिकामस्य कथं ज्ञानं प्रजायते ॥ यतो लब्धो विवेकोऽपि न मया हंसरूपिणा ॥ १३ ॥

sanskrit

How can real knowledge dawn on one who is engaged in activities of creation? Hence though in the form of Swan I could not attain the power of discrimination.

english translation

sRSTipravRttikAmasya kathaM jJAnaM prajAyate ॥ yato labdho viveko'pi na mayA haMsarUpiNA ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/15/13

सृष्टिप्रवृत्तिकामस्य कथं ज्ञानं प्रजायते ॥ यतो लब्धो विवेकोऽपि न मया हंसरूपिणा ॥ १३ ॥

sanskrit

How can real knowledge dawn on one who is engaged in activities of creation? Hence though in the form of Swan I could not attain the power of discrimination.

english translation

sRSTipravRttikAmasya kathaM jJAnaM prajAyate ॥ yato labdho viveko'pi na mayA haMsarUpiNA ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript