Shiva Purana
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तदिदं ब्रह्मणो योनिरेतदंडं घनं महत् ॥ ब्रह्मणः क्षेत्रमुद्दिष्टं ब्रह्मा क्षेत्रज्ञ उच्यते ॥ ४१ ॥
Thus this egg, large and thick, is the source of origin of Brahmā. It is called Brahmā’s sphere; Brahmā is the lord of this.
english translation
tadidaM brahmaNo yoniretadaMDaM ghanaM mahat ॥ brahmaNaH kSetramuddiSTaM brahmA kSetrajJa ucyate ॥ 41 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइतीदृशानामण्डानां कोट्यो ज्ञेयाः सहस्रशः ॥ सर्वगत्वात्प्रधानस्य तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधः स्थिताः ॥ ४२ ॥
There are thousands and crores of such eggs stationed at the sides, above and below since Pradhāna is present everywhere.
english translation
itIdRzAnAmaNDAnAM koTyo jJeyAH sahasrazaH ॥ sarvagatvAtpradhAnasya tiryagUrdhvamadhaH sthitAH ॥ 42 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतत्र तत्र चतुर्वक्त्रा ब्रह्माणो हरयो भवाः ॥ सृष्टा प्रधानेन तथा लब्ध्वा शंभोस्तु सन्निधिम् ॥ ४३ ।
In the different places there are four-faced Brahmas, Viṣṇus and Rudras created by Pradhāna with the presence of Śiva.
english translation
tatra tatra caturvaktrA brahmANo harayo bhavAH ॥ sRSTA pradhAnena tathA labdhvA zaMbhostu sannidhim ॥ 43 ।
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमहेश्वरः परोव्यक्तादंडमव्यक्तसंभवम् ॥ अण्डाज्जज्ञे विभुर्ब्रह्मा लोकास्तेन कृतास्त्विमे ॥ ४४ ॥
The lord is beyond the manifest. The egg is born of the unmanifest. From that egg is born lord Brahmā and the worlds are created by him.
english translation
mahezvaraH parovyaktAdaMDamavyaktasaMbhavam ॥ aNDAjjajJe vibhurbrahmA lokAstena kRtAstvime ॥ 44 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअबुद्धिपूर्वः कथितो मयैष प्रधानसर्गः प्रथमः प्रवृतः ॥ आत्यंतिकश्च प्रलयोन्तकाले लीलाकृतः केवलमीश्वरस्य ॥ ४५ ॥
The primary creation of Pradhāna is without the intervention of the cosmic intellect. The ultimate dissolution is effected sportively by the lord alone at the end.
english translation
abuddhipUrvaH kathito mayaiSa pradhAnasargaH prathamaH pravRtaH ॥ AtyaMtikazca pralayontakAle lIlAkRtaH kevalamIzvarasya ॥ 45 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript