Shiva Purana
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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
jJAnAnandasyezvarasya brAhmavastuSu kA spRhA ॥ gRhI dadAti svasutAM rAjyasampattizAline ॥ 36 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकन्यकां 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
kanyakAM duHkhine dattvA kanyAghAtI bhavetpitA ॥ ko veda zaMkaro duHkhI kubero yasya kiMkaraH ॥ 37 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभ्रूभङ्गलीलया 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
bhrUbhaGgalIlayA sRSTiM sraSTuM harttuM kSamo hi saH ॥ nirguNaH paramAtmA ca parezaH prakRteH paraH ॥ 38 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयस्य 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
yasya ca trividhA mUrttirvidhA tussRSTikarmaNi ॥ sRSTisthityantajananI brahmaviSNuharAbhidhA ॥ 39 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptब्रह्मा 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
brahmA ca brahmalokastho viSNuH kSIrodavAsakRt ॥ haraH kailAsanilayaH sarvAH zivavibhUtayaH ॥ 2-3-33-40 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript