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ब्रह्मांडस्य तथा नाशे वैकुण्ठस्य च तस्य च ॥ कदाचिदेव देवर्षे नाशो नास्ति तयोरिह ॥ ३६ ॥
O celestial sage, Kailāsa and Vaikuṇṭha will never be destroyed even if the whole cosmic egg is destroyed.
english translation
सत्यं पदमुपाश्रित्य स्थितोऽहं मुनिसत्तम ॥ सृष्टिकामोऽभवं तात महादेवाज्ञया ह्यहम् ॥३७॥
O foremost among sages, I am staying in Satyaloka[6]. O dear one, I desired the activity of creation at the bidding of Siva.
english translation
सिसृक्षोरथ मे प्रादुरभवत्पापसर्गकः। अविद्यापंचकस्तात बुद्धिपूर्वस्तमोपमः ॥ ३८ ॥
Even as I stood desirous of creation, the Evil creation, viz. the set of five Illusions[7] appeared before me. It was of the nature of darkness endowed with knowledge.
english translation
ततः प्रसन्नचित्तोऽहमसृजं स्थावराभिधम् ॥ मुख्यसर्गं च निस्संगमध्यायं शंभुशासनात् ॥ ३९ ॥
Then I created the chief creation[8] consisting of immobile beings with a delightful mind. At the bidding of Śiva, I continued my meditation in a detached spirit.
english translation
तं दृष्ट्वा मे सिसृक्षोश्च ज्ञात्वा साधकमात्मनः ॥ सर्गोऽवर्तत दुःखाढ्यस्तिर्यक्स्रोता न साधकः ॥ 2-1-15-४० ॥
While creating it I had thought it would be an aspirant after the Ātman. But the creation Tiryaksrotas turned out to be full of misery. And it was not an aspirant.
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