Shiva Purana

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

sanskrit

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

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/5/20

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

sanskrit

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