Shiva Purana

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यथा मणिरयस्कांतस्सान्निध्यादुपकारकः ॥ अयसश्चलतस्तद्वच्छिवो ऽप्यस्येति सूरयः ॥ ८९ ॥

sanskrit

The wise say just as the magnetic stone causes the movement of the iron filings by its mere proximity, so also Śiva causes the movement of the world.

english translation

yathA maNirayaskAMtassAnnidhyAdupakArakaH ॥ ayasazcalatastadvacchivo 'pyasyeti sUrayaH ॥ 89 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/31/89

यथा मणिरयस्कांतस्सान्निध्यादुपकारकः ॥ अयसश्चलतस्तद्वच्छिवो ऽप्यस्येति सूरयः ॥ ८९ ॥

sanskrit

The wise say just as the magnetic stone causes the movement of the iron filings by its mere proximity, so also Śiva causes the movement of the world.

english translation

yathA maNirayaskAMtassAnnidhyAdupakArakaH ॥ ayasazcalatastadvacchivo 'pyasyeti sUrayaH ॥ 89 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript