Shiva Purana
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उपमन्युरुवाच ॥ विग्रहं देवदेवस्य विश्वमेतच्चराचरम् ॥७-२,५-१ तदेवं न विजानंति पशवः पाशगौरवात् ॥ १ ॥
Upamanyu said:— This universe of the mobile and immobile beings is the cosmic body of the lord of the gods. The Paśus do not know it at all due to the intricacy of the Pāśa.
english translation
upamanyuruvAca ॥ vigrahaM devadevasya vizvametaccarAcaram ॥7-2,5-1 tadevaM na vijAnaMti pazavaH pAzagauravAt ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतमेकमेव बहुधा वदंति यदुनंदन ॥ अजानन्तः परं भावमविकल्पं महर्षयः ॥ २ ॥
O scion of the family of Yadu, not knowing his great, nature, never subject to alteration or doubts, some sages call him many though he is one.
english translation
tamekameva bahudhA vadaMti yadunaMdana ॥ ajAnantaH paraM bhAvamavikalpaM maharSayaH ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअपरं ब्रह्मरूपं च परं ब्रह्मात्मकं तथा ॥ केचिदाहुर्महादेवमनादिनिधनं परम् ॥ ३ ॥
About the great lord, without beginning or death, some say he is Aparabrahmarūpa, some say he is Parabrahmarūpa.
english translation
aparaM brahmarUpaM ca paraM brahmAtmakaM tathA ॥ kecidAhurmahAdevamanAdinidhanaM param ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभूतेंद्रियांतःकरणप्रधानविषयात्मकम् ॥ अपरं ब्रह्म निर्दिष्टं परं ब्रह्म चिदात्मकम् ॥ ४ ॥
According to them Aparabrahmarūpa is that aspect when the godhead is identified with the elements, Antaḥkaraṇa the Indriyas, the Pradhāna and the sensual objects. The Parabrahman is the great Brahman in the form of Cit.
english translation
bhUteMdriyAMtaHkaraNapradhAnaviSayAtmakam ॥ aparaM brahma nirdiSTaM paraM brahma cidAtmakam ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptबृहत्त्वाद्बृहणत्वाद्वा ब्रह्म चेत्यभिधीयते ॥ उभे ते ब्रह्मणो रूपे ब्रह्मणो ऽधिपतेः प्रभोः ॥ विद्या ऽविद्यास्वरूपीति कैश्चिदीशो निगद्यते ॥ ५ ॥
The godhead is called Brahman because it is immense and it expands. Some say that the Īśa is of the form of Vidyā and Avidyā. Thus there are two forms of lord Brahman, the lord of Brahmā.
english translation
bRhattvAdbRhaNatvAdvA brahma cetyabhidhIyate ॥ ubhe te brahmaNo rUpe brahmaNo 'dhipateH prabhoH ॥ vidyA 'vidyAsvarUpIti kaizcidIzo nigadyate ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript