Shiva Purana

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सृष्टेः पूर्वं कथं शंभुस्स्वरूपेण प्रतिष्ठितः ॥ सृष्टिमध्ये स हि कथं क्रीडन्संवर्तते प्रभुः ॥ २६ ॥

sanskrit

How did Śiva remain in His pure form before Creation? In the middle of creation how does He sport about?

english translation

sRSTeH pUrvaM kathaM zaMbhussvarUpeNa pratiSThitaH ॥ sRSTimadhye sa hi kathaM krIDansaMvartate prabhuH ॥ 26 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/5/26

सृष्टेः पूर्वं कथं शंभुस्स्वरूपेण प्रतिष्ठितः ॥ सृष्टिमध्ये स हि कथं क्रीडन्संवर्तते प्रभुः ॥ २६ ॥

sanskrit

How did Śiva remain in His pure form before Creation? In the middle of creation how does He sport about?

english translation

sRSTeH pUrvaM kathaM zaMbhussvarUpeNa pratiSThitaH ॥ sRSTimadhye sa hi kathaM krIDansaMvartate prabhuH ॥ 26 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript