Shiva Purana

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तेषां पतित्वाद्देवेशः शिवः पशुपतिः स्मृतः ॥ मलमायादिभिः पाशैः स बध्नाति पशून्पतिः ॥ १२ ॥

sanskrit

Śiva, lord of the gods, is known as Paśupati in view of his being the lord of the Paśus. The Pati binds the Paśus through the Pāśas (strings) of dirt.

english translation

teSAM patitvAddevezaH zivaH pazupatiH smRtaH ॥ malamAyAdibhiH pAzaiH sa badhnAti pazUnpatiH ॥ 12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/37/12

तेषां पतित्वाद्देवेशः शिवः पशुपतिः स्मृतः ॥ मलमायादिभिः पाशैः स बध्नाति पशून्पतिः ॥ १२ ॥

sanskrit

Śiva, lord of the gods, is known as Paśupati in view of his being the lord of the Paśus. The Pati binds the Paśus through the Pāśas (strings) of dirt.

english translation

teSAM patitvAddevezaH zivaH pazupatiH smRtaH ॥ malamAyAdibhiH pAzaiH sa badhnAti pazUnpatiH ॥ 12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript