Shiva Purana

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स तयैव गृही सापि तेनैव गृहिणी सदा ॥ तयोरपत्यं यत्कार्यं परप्रकृतिजं जगत् ॥ ३१ ॥

With her alone he is a householder and with him alone she is a housewife always. As a result of their union the universe is the offspring.

english translation

sa tayaiva gRhI sApi tenaiva gRhiNI sadA ॥ tayorapatyaM yatkAryaM paraprakRtijaM jagat ॥ 31 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स कर्ता कारणं सेति तयोर्भेदो व्यवस्थितः ॥ एक एव शिवः साक्षाद्द्विधा ऽसौ समवस्थितः ॥ ३२ ॥

Their difference is specified in this that he is the maker and she is the cause. The single Śiva himself stands two-fold.

english translation

sa kartA kAraNaM seti tayorbhedo vyavasthitaH ॥ eka eva zivaH sAkSAddvidhA 'sau samavasthitaH ॥ 32 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्त्रीपुंसभावेन तयोर्भेद इत्यपि केचन ॥ अपरे तु परा शक्तिः शिवस्य समवायिनी ॥ ३३ ॥

Some say that there is a difference between male and female. In others, the supreme power is the combination of Lord Śiva.

english translation

strIpuMsabhAvena tayorbheda ityapi kecana ॥ apare tu parA zaktiH zivasya samavAyinI ॥ 33 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रभेव भानोश्चिद्रूपा भिन्नैवेति व्यवस्थितः ॥ तस्माच्छिवः परो हेतुस्तस्याज्ञा परमेश्वरी ॥ ३४ ॥

He argued that the sun’s rays are different from each other’s forms. Therefore Lord Śiva is the supreme cause, and His command is the Supreme Lord.

english translation

prabheva bhAnozcidrUpA bhinnaiveti vyavasthitaH ॥ tasmAcchivaH paro hetustasyAjJA paramezvarI ॥ 34 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तयैव प्रेरिता शैवी मूलप्रकृतिरव्यया ॥ महामाया च माया च प्रकृतिस्त्रिगुणेति च ॥ ३५ ॥

The inexhaustible original nature of Lord Śiva was inspired by that very same energy. The three modes of material nature are called mahāmāyā and māyā.

english translation

tayaiva preritA zaivI mUlaprakRtiravyayA ॥ mahAmAyA ca mAyA ca prakRtistriguNeti ca ॥ 35 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript