Shiva Purana
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वेद्यश्शिवश्शिवा विद्या प्रज्ञा चैव श्रुतिः स्मृतिः ॥ धृतिरेषा स्थितिर्निष्ठा ज्ञानेच्छाकर्मशक्तयः ॥ ६ ॥
Śiva is the one who shall be known. Sivā is intellect, the Vedas, the firmness, stability, fixity and the Śakti of knowledge, wish and activity.
english translation
vedyazzivazzivA vidyA prajJA caiva zrutiH smRtiH ॥ dhRtireSA sthitirniSThA jJAnecchAkarmazaktayaH ॥ 6 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptआज्ञा चैव परं ब्रह्म द्वे विद्ये च परापरे ॥ शुद्धविद्या शुद्धकला सर्वं शक्तिकृतं यतः ॥ ७ ॥
Ājñā is the great Brahman. The two Vidyās are Parā and Aparā, Śuddhavidyā and Śuddhakalā since everything is created by Śakti.
english translation
AjJA caiva paraM brahma dve vidye ca parApare ॥ zuddhavidyA zuddhakalA sarvaM zaktikRtaM yataH ॥ 7 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमाया च प्रकृतिर्जीवो विकारो विकृतिस्तथा ॥ असच्च सच्च यत्किंचित्तया सर्वमिदं ततम् ॥ ८ ॥
Māyā is Prakṛti. Jīva is Vikṛti. Whatever there is Sat or Asat is pervaded by Śakti.
english translation
mAyA ca prakRtirjIvo vikAro vikRtistathA ॥ asacca sacca yatkiMcittayA sarvamidaM tatam ॥ 8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसा देवी मायया सर्वं ब्रह्मांडं सचराचरम् ॥ मोहयत्यप्रयत्नेन मोचयत्यपि लीलया ॥ ९ ॥
The goddess enchants and deludes the universe without any strain through Māyā. She releases the Jīvas sportively.
english translation
sA devI mAyayA sarvaM brahmAMDaM sacarAcaram ॥ mohayatyaprayatnena mocayatyapi lIlayA ॥ 9 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअनया सह सर्वेशः सप्तविंशप्रकारया ॥ विश्वं व्याप्य स्थितस्तस्मान्मुक्तिरत्र प्रवर्तते ॥ १० ॥
With her ramified into twenty-seven forms, the lord stands pervading the universe. Hence the process of liberation functions.
english translation
anayA saha sarvezaH saptaviMzaprakArayA ॥ vizvaM vyApya sthitastasmAnmuktiratra pravartate ॥ 10 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript