Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/6

स कथं भगवान् रुद्र आदिदेवः पुरातनः ॥ पुत्रत्वमगमच्छंभुर्ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः ॥ ६ ॥

sanskrit

How is that ancient Lord Rudra, the original demigod? Lord Śambhu became the son of the unmanifest Brahman.

english translation

sa kathaM bhagavAn rudra AdidevaH purAtanaH ॥ putratvamagamacchaMbhurbrahmaNo 'vyaktajanmanaH ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/7

प्रजापतिश्च विष्णुश्च रुद्रस्यैतौ परस्परम् ॥ सृष्टौ परस्परस्यांगादिति प्रागपि शुश्रुम ॥ ७ ॥

sanskrit

We have also heard that Brahmā and Viṣṇu were born of Rudra and created Rudra. Thus they mutually created each other.

english translation

prajApatizca viSNuzca rudrasyaitau parasparam ॥ sRSTau parasparasyAMgAditi prAgapi zuzruma ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/8

कथं पुनरशेषाणां भूतानां हेतुभूतयोः ॥ गुणप्रधानभावेन प्रादुर्भावः परस्परात् ॥ ८ ॥

sanskrit

How could the two, progenitors of the living beings, come out of each other thereby possessing both prominence or otherwise?

english translation

kathaM punarazeSANAM bhUtAnAM hetubhUtayoH ॥ guNapradhAnabhAvena prAdurbhAvaH parasparAt ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/9

नापृष्टं भवता किंचिन्नाश्रुतं च कथंचन ॥ भगवच्छिष्यभूतेन भवता सकलं स्मृतम् ॥ ९ ॥

sanskrit

There is nothing unseen or unheard by you. Every thing is remembered by you who had been the disciple of the lord himself.

english translation

nApRSTaM bhavatA kiMcinnAzrutaM ca kathaMcana ॥ bhagavacchiSyabhUtena bhavatA sakalaM smRtam ॥ 9 ॥

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siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/10

तत्त्वं वद यथा ब्रह्मा मुनीनामवदद्विभुः ॥ वयं श्रद्धालवस्तात श्रोतुमीश्वरसद्यशः ॥ १० ॥

sanskrit

Please narrate how Brahmā became the lord of all sages. O dear, we are faithful and eager to hear the great glory of the lord.

english translation

tattvaM vada yathA brahmA munInAmavadadvibhuH ॥ vayaM zraddhAlavastAta zrotumIzvarasadyazaH ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/6

स कथं भगवान् रुद्र आदिदेवः पुरातनः ॥ पुत्रत्वमगमच्छंभुर्ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः ॥ ६ ॥

sanskrit

How is that ancient Lord Rudra, the original demigod? Lord Śambhu became the son of the unmanifest Brahman.

english translation

sa kathaM bhagavAn rudra AdidevaH purAtanaH ॥ putratvamagamacchaMbhurbrahmaNo 'vyaktajanmanaH ॥ 6 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/7

प्रजापतिश्च विष्णुश्च रुद्रस्यैतौ परस्परम् ॥ सृष्टौ परस्परस्यांगादिति प्रागपि शुश्रुम ॥ ७ ॥

sanskrit

We have also heard that Brahmā and Viṣṇu were born of Rudra and created Rudra. Thus they mutually created each other.

english translation

prajApatizca viSNuzca rudrasyaitau parasparam ॥ sRSTau parasparasyAMgAditi prAgapi zuzruma ॥ 7 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/8

कथं पुनरशेषाणां भूतानां हेतुभूतयोः ॥ गुणप्रधानभावेन प्रादुर्भावः परस्परात् ॥ ८ ॥

sanskrit

How could the two, progenitors of the living beings, come out of each other thereby possessing both prominence or otherwise?

english translation

kathaM punarazeSANAM bhUtAnAM hetubhUtayoH ॥ guNapradhAnabhAvena prAdurbhAvaH parasparAt ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/9

नापृष्टं भवता किंचिन्नाश्रुतं च कथंचन ॥ भगवच्छिष्यभूतेन भवता सकलं स्मृतम् ॥ ९ ॥

sanskrit

There is nothing unseen or unheard by you. Every thing is remembered by you who had been the disciple of the lord himself.

english translation

nApRSTaM bhavatA kiMcinnAzrutaM ca kathaMcana ॥ bhagavacchiSyabhUtena bhavatA sakalaM smRtam ॥ 9 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/13/10

तत्त्वं वद यथा ब्रह्मा मुनीनामवदद्विभुः ॥ वयं श्रद्धालवस्तात श्रोतुमीश्वरसद्यशः ॥ १० ॥

sanskrit

Please narrate how Brahmā became the lord of all sages. O dear, we are faithful and eager to hear the great glory of the lord.

english translation

tattvaM vada yathA brahmA munInAmavadadvibhuH ॥ vayaM zraddhAlavastAta zrotumIzvarasadyazaH ॥ 10 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript