Sāmaveda said:— That by which this universe whirls, that which is meditated upon by Yogins, the light whereby the universe Is illuminated—that Tryambaka alone is the greatest.
Atharvaveda said:— They call that sole being Śiva who is beyond all misery who is the lord of gods whom the people who have the blessing of devotion see.
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। श्रुत्युक्तमिदमाकर्ण्यातीवमायाविमोहितौ ।। स्मित्वाहतुर्विधिहरी निगमांस्तान्विचेतनौ ।। २९ ।।
Nandīśvara said:— After hearing what was thus said by the Vedas, Brahmā and Viṣṇu, deluded very much by the Māyā (and hence) crooked in consciousness smiled and said to the Vedas.