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Shiva Purana

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प्राणः पिनाकी सर्वेषां प्राणिनां भगवान्प्रभुः ॥ प्राणस्थितिस्तु सर्वेषामंबिका चांबुरूपिणी ॥ ६१ ॥

Lord Śivā is the vital breath of all living beings. Śivā in the form of water is the existence of Prāṇa in all beings.

english translation

बिभर्ति क्षेत्रतां देवी त्रिपुरांतकवल्लभा ॥ क्षेत्रज्ञत्वं तदा धत्ते भगवानंतकांतकः ॥ ६२ ॥

The beloved of Śiva is the abode of individual souls. Lord Śiva is the individual soul himself.

english translation

अहः शूलायुधो देवः शूलपाणिप्रिया निशा ॥ आकाशः शंकरो देवः पृथिवी शंकरप्रिया ॥ ६३ ॥

The day is the trident-bearing lord and Night is the beloved of Śiva himself. The ether is lord Śiva and the earth is Śiva’s beloved.

english translation

समुद्रो भगवानीशो वेला शैलेन्द्रकन्यका ॥ वृक्षो वृषध्वजो देवो लता विश्वेश्वरप्रिया ॥ ६४ ॥

The ocean is lord Śiva. The shore is the daughter of the king of mountains. The tree is the bull-bannered lord. The creeper is Śiva’s beloved.

english translation

पुंल्लिंगमखिलं धत्ते भगवान्पुरशासनः ॥ स्त्रिलिंगं चाखिलं धत्ते देवी देवमनोरमा ॥ ६५ ॥

The lord holds all masculine beings. The goddess holds all feminine beings.

english translation