Shiva Purana

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वाग्वादेन च किं कार्यं मम योगिस्त्वया सह ।। प्रत्यक्षे ह्यनुमानस्य न प्रमाणं विदुर्बुधाः ।। १६ ।।

sanskrit

O yogin, what have I to do with an argument with you? Scholars say that without perception inference has no authority at all.

english translation

vAgvAdena ca kiM kAryaM mama yogistvayA saha || pratyakSe hyanumAnasya na pramANaM vidurbudhAH || 16 ||

hk transliteration

इंद्रियाणां गोचरत्वं यावद्भवति देहिनाम् ।। तावत्सर्वं विमंतव्यं प्राकृतं ज्ञानिभिर्धिया ।। १७ ।।

sanskrit

As long as the embodied beings remain the objects of the sense-organs, everything is Prākṛta. Wise men consider it so.

english translation

iMdriyANAM gocaratvaM yAvadbhavati dehinAm || tAvatsarvaM vimaMtavyaM prAkRtaM jJAnibhirdhiyA || 17 ||

hk transliteration

किं बहूक्तेन योगीश शृणु मद्वचनं परम् ।। सा चाहं पुरुषोऽसि त्वं सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः ।। १८ ।।

sanskrit

O lord of ascetics, a long-winded talk is of no avail. Listen to my emphatic statement. I am Prakṛti and you are Puruṣa. This is the truth. There is no doubt about it.

english translation

kiM bahUktena yogIza zRNu madvacanaM param || sA cAhaM puruSo'si tvaM satyaM satyaM na saMzayaH || 18 ||

hk transliteration

मदनुग्रहतस्त्वं हि सगुणो रूपवान्मतः ।। मां विना त्वं निरीहोऽसि न किंचित्कर्तुमर्हसि ।। १९ ।।

sanskrit

With my blessings you become qualitative and embodied. Without me, you are attributeless and incompetent to perform any activity.

english translation

madanugrahatastvaM hi saguNo rUpavAnmataH || mAM vinA tvaM nirIho'si na kiMcitkartumarhasi || 19 ||

hk transliteration

पराधीनस्सदा त्वं हि नानाकर्म्मकरो वशी ।। निर्विकारी कथं त्वं हि न लिप्तश्च मया कथम् ।। 2.3.13.२० ।।

sanskrit

Being always subservient to Prakṛti you perform all activities. Self-controlled, free from aberrations and untainted by me how can you perform them?

english translation

parAdhInassadA tvaM hi nAnAkarmmakaro vazI || nirvikArI kathaM tvaM hi na liptazca mayA katham || 2.3.13.20 ||

hk transliteration