Shiva Purana

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भूतानामादिभूतत्वाद्भूतादिः कथ्यते तु सः ॥ भूतादेश्शब्दमात्रं स्यात्तत्र चाकाशसंभवः ॥ १७ ॥

sanskrit

Since it is the cause of Bhūtas it is called Bhūtādi. From this is born the Śabdatanmātra, from this the ether.

english translation

bhUtAnAmAdibhUtatvAdbhUtAdiH kathyate tu saH ॥ bhUtAdezzabdamAtraM syAttatra cAkAzasaMbhavaH ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/10/17

भूतानामादिभूतत्वाद्भूतादिः कथ्यते तु सः ॥ भूतादेश्शब्दमात्रं स्यात्तत्र चाकाशसंभवः ॥ १७ ॥

sanskrit

Since it is the cause of Bhūtas it is called Bhūtādi. From this is born the Śabdatanmātra, from this the ether.

english translation

bhUtAnAmAdibhUtatvAdbhUtAdiH kathyate tu saH ॥ bhUtAdezzabdamAtraM syAttatra cAkAzasaMbhavaH ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript