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ज्ञानानन्दस्येश्वरस्य ब्राह्मवस्तुषु का स्पृहा ॥ गृही ददाति स्वसुतां राज्यसम्पत्तिशालिने ॥ ३६ ॥
How can lord Śiva who is knowledge-Bliss Himself have any desire for articles created by Brahmā? An ordinary householder gives his daughter to one who has a kingdom and riches in his possession?
english translation
कन्यकां दुःखिने दत्त्वा कन्याघाती भवेत्पिता ॥ को वेद शंकरो दुःखी कुबेरो यस्य किंकरः ॥ ३७ ॥
By offering his daughter to a miserable person, a father may be guilty of slaughtering his daughter. Who can think Śiva miserable whose servant is Kubera?
english translation
भ्रूभङ्गलीलया सृष्टिं स्रष्टुं हर्त्तुं क्षमो हि सः ॥ निर्गुणः परमात्मा च परेशः प्रकृतेः परः ॥ ३८ ॥
He is attributeless, supreme soul, great lord and greater than Prakṛti. He can create and annihilate things by a mere sportive touch of His eyebrows.
english translation
यस्य च त्रिविधा मूर्त्तिर्विधा तुस्सृष्टिकर्मणि ॥ सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तजननी ब्रह्मविष्णुहराभिधा ॥ ३९ ॥
His manifestations are threefold, He is the cause of creation sustenance and annihilation in the names of Brahmā Viṣṇu and Śiva.
english translation
ब्रह्मा च ब्रह्मलोकस्थो विष्णुः क्षीरोदवासकृत् ॥ हरः कैलासनिलयः सर्वाः शिवविभूतयः ॥ 2-3-33-४० ॥
Brahmā stays in Brahmaloka, Viṣṇu in the milk ocean, Śiva in Kailāsa, all these are the attributes of Śiva.
english translation