Shiva Purana

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भक्ताधीनौ च तौ तात सुविज्ञेयौ शिवाशिवौ ।। स्वेच्छया सगुणौ जातौ परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणौ ।। ४६।।

sanskrit

O dear, Śivā and Śiva are subservient to their devotees. This must be realised. Both of them being intrinsically the supreme Brahman can readily assume attributive form out of their own free will.

english translation

bhaktAdhInau ca tau tAta suvijJeyau zivAzivau || svecchayA saguNau jAtau parabrahmasvarUpiNau || 46||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/30/46

भक्ताधीनौ च तौ तात सुविज्ञेयौ शिवाशिवौ ।। स्वेच्छया सगुणौ जातौ परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणौ ।। ४६।।

sanskrit

O dear, Śivā and Śiva are subservient to their devotees. This must be realised. Both of them being intrinsically the supreme Brahman can readily assume attributive form out of their own free will.

english translation

bhaktAdhInau ca tau tAta suvijJeyau zivAzivau || svecchayA saguNau jAtau parabrahmasvarUpiNau || 46||

hk transliteration