Shiva Purana

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सोऽपि स्वयंभूर्भगवान्सिसृक्षुर्विविधाः प्रजाः ॥ अप एव ससर्जादौ तासु वीर्यमवासृजत् ॥ १०॥

sanskrit

Being self-born himself the lord, desirous of creating various subjects, created only the waters first. He then instilled virility into them.

english translation

so'pi svayaMbhUrbhagavAnsisRkSurvividhAH prajAH ॥ apa eva sasarjAdau tAsu vIryamavAsRjat ॥ 10॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/29/10

सोऽपि स्वयंभूर्भगवान्सिसृक्षुर्विविधाः प्रजाः ॥ अप एव ससर्जादौ तासु वीर्यमवासृजत् ॥ १०॥

sanskrit

Being self-born himself the lord, desirous of creating various subjects, created only the waters first. He then instilled virility into them.

english translation

so'pi svayaMbhUrbhagavAnsisRkSurvividhAH prajAH ॥ apa eva sasarjAdau tAsu vIryamavAsRjat ॥ 10॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript