Shiva Purana
संसारकारणं यत्तु मलं मायाद्यचेतनम् ॥ तत्स्वयं न प्रवर्तेत शिवसान्निध्यमन्तरा ॥ ८८ ॥
The dirt which is the cause of worldly existence (saṃsāra), the insentient Māyā, etc., cannot function by itself without the proximity of Siva.
english translation
saMsArakAraNaM yattu malaM mAyAdyacetanam ॥ tatsvayaM na pravarteta zivasAnnidhyamantarA ॥ 88 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript