Shiva Purana

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ततः प्रभृति विप्रेन्द्र प्रजा मैथुनसंभवाः ॥ संकल्पाद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शात्पूर्वेषां सृष्टिरुच्यते ॥ ५०॥

sanskrit

O great brahmin, the subjects thereafter were born of sexual union. The creation prior to this was through mental concepts, visualisation and touch.

english translation

tataH prabhRti viprendra prajA maithunasaMbhavAH ॥ saMkalpAddarzanAtsparzAtpUrveSAM sRSTirucyate ॥ 50॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/30/50

ततः प्रभृति विप्रेन्द्र प्रजा मैथुनसंभवाः ॥ संकल्पाद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शात्पूर्वेषां सृष्टिरुच्यते ॥ ५०॥

sanskrit

O great brahmin, the subjects thereafter were born of sexual union. The creation prior to this was through mental concepts, visualisation and touch.

english translation

tataH prabhRti viprendra prajA maithunasaMbhavAH ॥ saMkalpAddarzanAtsparzAtpUrveSAM sRSTirucyate ॥ 50॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript