Shiva Purana

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नारद उवाच ॥ भुवो मानमजानंतः कथं सृष्टिं करिष्यथ ॥ सर्वे हि बालिशाः किं हि सृष्टिकर्तुं समुद्यताः ॥ १० ॥

sanskrit

Nārada said:— How can you create without knowing the extent of the world? All of you are childish. What creation do you propose to make?

english translation

nArada uvAca ॥ bhuvo mAnamajAnaMtaH kathaM sRSTiM kariSyatha ॥ sarve hi bAlizAH kiM hi sRSTikartuM samudyatAH ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/31/10

नारद उवाच ॥ भुवो मानमजानंतः कथं सृष्टिं करिष्यथ ॥ सर्वे हि बालिशाः किं हि सृष्टिकर्तुं समुद्यताः ॥ १० ॥

sanskrit

Nārada said:— How can you create without knowing the extent of the world? All of you are childish. What creation do you propose to make?

english translation

nArada uvAca ॥ bhuvo mAnamajAnaMtaH kathaM sRSTiM kariSyatha ॥ sarve hi bAlizAH kiM hi sRSTikartuM samudyatAH ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript