Shiva Purana
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सा मूलप्रकृतिर्माया त्रिगुणा च त्रिधा स्मृता ॥ शिवया च विपर्यस्तं यया ततमिदं जगत् ॥ १६ ॥
It is also called Mūlaprakṛti, Māyā and Triguṇā. It is threefold. The universe is hurled back by her and pervaded.
english translation
sA mUlaprakRtirmAyA triguNA ca tridhA smRtA ॥ zivayA ca viparyastaM yayA tatamidaM jagat ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएकधा च द्विधा चैव तथा शतसहस्रधा ॥ शक्तयः खलु भिद्यंते बहुधा व्यवहारतः ॥ १७ ॥
As one unit, as twofold, in hundreds and thousands Śaktis ramify themselves in their function.
english translation
ekadhA ca dvidhA caiva tathA zatasahasradhA ॥ zaktayaH khalu bhidyaMte bahudhA vyavahArataH ॥ 17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशिवेच्छया पराशक्तिः शिवतत्त्वैकतां गता ॥ ततः परिस्फुरत्यादौ सर्गे तैलं तिलादिव ॥ १८ ॥
At the will of Śiva, the great Śakti united with Śivatattva manifests from it at the first creation, like the oil from the gingelly seed.
english translation
zivecchayA parAzaktiH zivatattvaikatAM gatA ॥ tataH parisphuratyAdau sarge tailaM tilAdiva ॥ 18 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततः क्रियाख्यया शक्त्या शक्तौ शक्तिमदुत्थया ॥ तस्यां विक्षोभ्यमाणायामादौ नादः समुद्बभौ ॥ १९ ॥
Then the śakti being agitated by the Kriyā Śakti originating from the Śaktimān, the primordial sound originates at the outset of creation.
english translation
tataH kriyAkhyayA zaktyA zaktau zaktimadutthayA ॥ tasyAM vikSobhyamANAyAmAdau nAdaH samudbabhau ॥ 19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनादाद्विनिःसृतो बिंदुर्बिंदोदेवस्सदाशिवः ॥ तस्मान्महेश्वरो जातः शुद्धविद्या महेश्वरात् ॥ २० ॥
The Bindu comes out of the Nāda; from Bindu comes out Sadāśiva. From him is born Maheśvara and Suddhavidyā originates from Maheśvara.
english translation
nAdAdviniHsRto biMdurbiMdodevassadAzivaH ॥ tasmAnmahezvaro jAtaH zuddhavidyA mahezvarAt ॥ 20 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript