Shiva Purana

Progress:10.4%

तत्र कार्यं च करणं संसिद्धं ब्रह्मणो यदा ॥ तदंडे सुप्रवृद्धो ऽभूत्क्षेत्रज्ञो ब्रह्मसंज्ञितः ॥ २१ ॥

When thus the activities of Brahmā are fulfilled Brahmā becomes flourished in that Egg.

english translation

tatra kAryaM ca karaNaM saMsiddhaM brahmaNo yadA ॥ tadaMDe supravRddho 'bhUtkSetrajJo brahmasaMjJitaH ॥ 21 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स वै शरीरी प्रथमः स वै पुरुष उच्यते ॥ आदिकर्ता स भूतानां ब्रह्माग्रे समवर्तत ॥ २२ ॥

He is the first embodied soul, called Puruṣa. He is the first creator of living beings. Brahmā thus existed in the beginning.

english translation

sa vai zarIrI prathamaH sa vai puruSa ucyate ॥ AdikartA sa bhUtAnAM brahmAgre samavartata ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तस्येश्वरस्य प्रतिमा ज्ञानवैराग्यलक्षणा ॥ धर्मैश्वर्यकरी बुद्धिर्ब्राह्मी यज्ञे ऽभिमानिनः ॥ २३ ॥

From him was born the intellect, the cause of virtue and prosperity, with the characteristics of wisdom and detachment.

english translation

tasyezvarasya pratimA jJAnavairAgyalakSaNA ॥ dharmaizvaryakarI buddhirbrAhmI yajJe 'bhimAninaH ॥ 23 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अव्यक्ताज्जायते तस्य मनसा यद्यदीप्सितम् ॥ वशी विकृत्वात्त्रैगुण्यात्सापेक्षत्वात्स्वभावतः ॥ २४ ॥

Whatever is desired by the mind is born from the unmanifest. Because of the distortion of the submissive, because of the threefold nature, because of its relativity.

english translation

avyaktAjjAyate tasya manasA yadyadIpsitam ॥ vazI vikRtvAttraiguNyAtsApekSatvAtsvabhAvataH ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

त्रिधा विभज्य चात्मानं त्रैलोक्ये संप्रवर्तते ॥ सृजते ग्रसते चैव वीक्षते च त्रिभिस्स्वयम् ॥ २५ ॥

After dividing the material body into three parts, the living entity moves about in the three worlds. He creates, devours and observes by Himself in three ways.

english translation

tridhA vibhajya cAtmAnaM trailokye saMpravartate ॥ sRjate grasate caiva vIkSate ca tribhissvayam ॥ 25 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript