Shiva Purana

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जगतः पितृभूतानां शिवो मूर्त्यात्मनामपि ॥ पितृभावेन सर्वेषां पितामह उदीरितः ॥ ३८ ॥

sanskrit

Śiva is the progenitor of the souls that have attained the status of fathers. He is therefore called the grandfather.

english translation

jagataH pitRbhUtAnAM zivo mUrtyAtmanAmapi ॥ pitRbhAvena sarveSAM pitAmaha udIritaH ॥ 38 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/32/38

जगतः पितृभूतानां शिवो मूर्त्यात्मनामपि ॥ पितृभावेन सर्वेषां पितामह उदीरितः ॥ ३८ ॥

sanskrit

Śiva is the progenitor of the souls that have attained the status of fathers. He is therefore called the grandfather.

english translation

jagataH pitRbhUtAnAM zivo mUrtyAtmanAmapi ॥ pitRbhAvena sarveSAM pitAmaha udIritaH ॥ 38 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript