Shiva Purana

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स पुंविशेषः परमो भगवानन्तकांतकः ॥ चेतनचेतनोन्मुक्तः प्रपञ्चाच्च परात्परः ॥ १६ ॥

That Supreme Personality of Godhead is the destroyer of death He is free from consciousness and unconsciousness and is transcendental to the world.

english translation

sa puMvizeSaH paramo bhagavAnantakAMtakaH ॥ cetanacetanonmuktaH prapaJcAcca parAtparaH ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिवेनातिशयत्वेन ज्ञानैश्वर्ये विलोकिते ॥ लोकेशातिशयत्वेन स्थितं प्राहुर्मनीषिणः ॥ १७ ॥

Since the knowledge and supremacy of Śiva excels those of others he excels all the lords of the worlds so say the intelligent persons.

english translation

zivenAtizayatvena jJAnaizvarye vilokite ॥ lokezAtizayatvena sthitaM prAhurmanISiNaH ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रतिसर्गप्रसूतानां ब्रह्मणां शास्त्रविस्तरम् ॥ उपदेष्टा स एवादौ कालावच्छेदवर्तिनाम् ॥ १८ ॥

In the beginning he was the instructor of the scriptural texts to the Brahmans born during the period of re-creation.

english translation

pratisargaprasUtAnAM brahmaNAM zAstravistaram ॥ upadeSTA sa evAdau kAlAvacchedavartinAm ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कालावच्छेदयुक्तानां गुरूणामप्यसौ गुरुः ॥ सर्वेषामेव सर्वेशः कालावच्छेदवर्जितः ॥ १९ ॥

He is not conditioned by time. He is the lord of all. He is the preceptor of all the preceptors, subject to the influence of Time.

english translation

kAlAvacchedayuktAnAM gurUNAmapyasau guruH ॥ sarveSAmeva sarvezaH kAlAvacchedavarjitaH ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शुद्धा स्वाभाविकी तस्य शक्तिस्सर्वातिशायिनी ॥ ज्ञानमप्रतिमं नित्यं वपुरत्यन्तनिर्मितम् ॥ २० ॥

His Śakti is pure, natural and all-excelling. His knowledge is unparalleled. His physical body is eternal and built to defy death.

english translation

zuddhA svAbhAvikI tasya zaktissarvAtizAyinI ॥ jJAnamapratimaM nityaM vapuratyantanirmitam ॥ 20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript