Shiva Purana
विष्णुरुवाच ॥ त्वं शंभो कहरीशाश्च रजस्सत्त्वतमोगुणैः ॥ कर्ता पाता तथा हर्ता जनानुग्रहकांक्षया ॥ २७ ॥
Viṣṇu said:— O Śiva you are Brahma, Viṣṇu and Śiva by means of the Guṇas Rajas, Sattva and Tamas. With the desire to bless the people you became the creator, sustainer and the annihilator.
english translation
viSNuruvAca ॥ tvaM zaMbho kaharIzAzca rajassattvatamoguNaiH ॥ kartA pAtA tathA hartA janAnugrahakAMkSayA ॥ 27 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript