Shiva Purana

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ब्रह्मोवाच ।। शब्दादीनि च भूतानि पंचीकृत्वाहमात्मना ।। तेभ्यः स्थूलं नभो वायुं वह्निं चैव जलं महीम् ।। १ ।।

sanskrit

Brahmā said: Having combined (or grossified) the elements beginning with sound (i.e., the tanmātras), by my own Self, From them, I created the gross forms — space (nabhaḥ), air (vāyu), fire (vahni), water (jala), and earth (mahī).

english translation

brahmovAca || zabdAdIni ca bhUtAni paMcIkRtvAhamAtmanA || tebhyaH sthUlaM nabho vAyuM vahniM caiva jalaM mahIm || 1 ||

hk transliteration

पर्वतांश्च समुद्रांश्च वृक्षादीनपि नारद ।। कलादियुगपर्येतान्कालानन्यानवासृजम् ।। २ ।।

sanskrit

O Nārada, I also created the mountains and oceans, as well as trees and other beings, And various divisions of time — beginning with Kalā and extending up to Yugas.

english translation

parvatAMzca samudrAMzca vRkSAdInapi nArada || kalAdiyugaparyetAnkAlAnanyAnavAsRjam || 2 ||

hk transliteration

सृष्ट्यंतानपरांश्चापि नाहं तुष्टोऽभव न्मुने ।। ततो ध्यात्वा शिवं साम्बं साधकानसृजं मुने ।। ३ ।।

sanskrit

I created many other things as well, but O sage, I was not satisfied. Then O sage, I meditated on Śiva and his consort Ambā and created aspirants.

english translation

sRSTyaMtAnaparAMzcApi nAhaM tuSTo'bhava nmune || tato dhyAtvA zivaM sAmbaM sAdhakAnasRjaM mune || 3 ||

hk transliteration

मरीचिं च स्वनेत्राभ्यां हृदयाद्भृगुमेव च ।। शिरसोऽगिरसं व्यानात्पुलहं मुनिसत्तमम् ।। ४ ।।

sanskrit

I created Marīci from my eyes, Bhṛgu from my heart; Aṅgiras from the head and the great sage Pulaha from the vital breath Vyāna.

english translation

marIciM ca svanetrAbhyAM hRdayAdbhRgumeva ca || ziraso'girasaM vyAnAtpulahaM munisattamam || 4 ||

hk transliteration

उदानाच्च पुलस्त्यं हि वसिष्ठञ्च समानतः ।। क्रतुं त्वपानाच्छ्रोत्राभ्यामत्रिं दक्षं च प्राणतः ।। ५ ।।

sanskrit

I created Pulastya from Udāna; Vasiṣṭha from Samāna; Kratu from Apāna; Atri from the ears and Dakṣa from the Prāṇa.

english translation

udAnAcca pulastyaM hi vasiSThaJca samAnataH || kratuM tvapAnAcchrotrAbhyAmatriM dakSaM ca prANataH || 5 ||

hk transliteration