Shiva Purana

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अप्रसन्नमना भूत्वा द्वितीयं सो ऽभ्यमन्यत ॥ तस्याभिधायतः सर्गं तिर्यक्स्रोतो ऽभ्यवर्तत ॥ ६ ॥

Unhappy with his mind, he decided to take a second chance. While he was describing the creation, a stream of water began to flow in a diagonal direction.

english translation

aprasannamanA bhUtvA dvitIyaM so 'bhyamanyata ॥ tasyAbhidhAyataH sargaM tiryaksroto 'bhyavartata ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अन्तःप्रकाशास्तिर्यंच आवृताश्च बहिः पुनः ॥ पश्वात्मानस्ततो जाता उत्पथग्राहिणश्च ते ॥ ७ ॥

These animals had light within but not without. They had the form of animals and went a wrong path.

english translation

antaHprakAzAstiryaMca AvRtAzca bahiH punaH ॥ pazvAtmAnastato jAtA utpathagrAhiNazca te ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तमप्यसाधकं ज्ञात्वा सर्गमन्यममन्यत ॥ तदोर्ध्वस्रोतसो वृत्तो देवसर्गस्तु सात्त्विकः ॥ ८ ॥

When this creation too proved ineffective the creation of the gods of the Sāttvika type took place.

english translation

tamapyasAdhakaM jJAtvA sargamanyamamanyata ॥ tadordhvasrotaso vRtto devasargastu sAttvikaH ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ते सुखप्रीतिबहुला बहिरन्तश्च नावृताः ॥ प्रकाशा बहिरन्तश्चस्वभावादेव संज्ञिताः ॥ ९ ॥

Men had plenty of pleasure, were not concealed but had light within and light without. They had innate consciousness too.

english translation

te sukhaprItibahulA bahirantazca nAvRtAH ॥ prakAzA bahirantazcasvabhAvAdeva saMjJitAH ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततो ऽभिध्यायतोव्यक्तादर्वाक्स्रोतस्तु साधकः ॥ मनुष्यनामा सञ्जातः सर्गो दुःखसमुत्कटः ॥ १० ॥

Again he meditated and from the unmanifest evolved the human creation which had a downward trend. Though effective it was full of misery.

english translation

tato 'bhidhyAyatovyaktAdarvAksrotastu sAdhakaH ॥ manuSyanAmA saJjAtaH sargo duHkhasamutkaTaH ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript