Shiva Purana

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त्रिमलानधितिष्ठंति द्विमलैकमलाः क्रमात् ॥ इत्थमौपाधिको भेदो विश्वस्य परिकल्पितः ॥ ७४ ॥

sanskrit

Those with three dirts are presided over by those with two dirts and those in turn are presided over by those with single dirt. Thus is the conditioned difference in the universe.

english translation

trimalAnadhitiSThaMti dvimalaikamalAH kramAt ॥ itthamaupAdhiko bhedo vizvasya parikalpitaH ॥ 74 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/31/74

त्रिमलानधितिष्ठंति द्विमलैकमलाः क्रमात् ॥ इत्थमौपाधिको भेदो विश्वस्य परिकल्पितः ॥ ७४ ॥

sanskrit

Those with three dirts are presided over by those with two dirts and those in turn are presided over by those with single dirt. Thus is the conditioned difference in the universe.

english translation

trimalAnadhitiSThaMti dvimalaikamalAH kramAt ॥ itthamaupAdhiko bhedo vizvasya parikalpitaH ॥ 74 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript