Shiva Purana

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वायुरुवाच प्रकृतिः क्षरमित्युक्तं पुरुषो ऽक्षर उच्यते ॥ ताविमौ प्रेरयत्यन्यस्स परा परमेश्वरः ॥ १६ ॥

Vāyu said:— Prakṛti is Kṣara. Puruṣa is Akṣara. The one who urges these two is the greatest Parameśvara.

english translation

vAyuruvAca prakRtiH kSaramityuktaM puruSo 'kSara ucyate ॥ tAvimau prerayatyanyassa parA paramezvaraH ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मुनय ऊचुः कैषा प्रकृतिरित्युक्ता क एष पुरुषो मतः ॥ अनयोः केन सम्बन्धः कोयं प्रेरक ईश्वरः ॥ १७ ॥

The sages said:— What is this Prakṛti? Who is Puruṣa? What is the relationship between the two? Who is this instigator Īśvara?

english translation

munaya UcuH kaiSA prakRtirityuktA ka eSa puruSo mataH ॥ anayoH kena sambandhaH koyaM preraka IzvaraH ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वायुरुवाच माया प्रकृतिरुद्दिष्टा पुरुषो मायया वृतः ॥ संबन्धो मूलकर्मभ्यां शिवः प्रेरक ईश्वरः ॥ १८ ॥

Vāyu said:— Māyā is the Prakṛti. Puruṣa is enveloped by Māyā. The relationship is through the root and Karman. Lord Śiva is the instigator.

english translation

vAyuruvAca mAyA prakRtiruddiSTA puruSo mAyayA vRtaH ॥ saMbandho mUlakarmabhyAM zivaH preraka IzvaraH ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मुनय ऊचुः केयं माया समा ख्याता किंरूपो मायया वृतः ॥ मूलं कीदृक्कुतो वास्य किं शिवत्वं कुतश्शिवः ॥ १९ ॥

The sages said:— What is this Māyā that is mentioned? Of what form is he who is enveloped by Māyā? Of what nature is the root? Whence is it? What is Śivahood? Whence is Śiva?

english translation

munaya UcuH keyaM mAyA samA khyAtA kiMrUpo mAyayA vRtaH ॥ mUlaM kIdRkkuto vAsya kiM zivatvaM kutazzivaH ॥ 19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वायुरुवाच माया माहेश्वरी शक्तिश्चिद्रूपो मायया वृतः ॥ मलश्चिच्छादको नैजो विशुद्धिश्शिवता स्वतः ॥ २० ॥

Vāyu said:— Māyā is the Śakti of Maheśvara. The form of Cit is enveloped by Māyā. The dirt is that which covers the Cit. Śivatva is his own innate purity.

english translation

vAyuruvAca mAyA mAhezvarI zaktizcidrUpo mAyayA vRtaH ॥ malazcicchAdako naijo vizuddhizzivatA svataH ॥ 20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript