Shiva Purana

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सात्त्विक्यूर्ध्वगतिः प्रोक्ता तामसी स्यादधोगतिः ॥ मध्यमा तु गतिर्या सा राजसी परिपठ्यते ॥ ३६ ॥

The upward movement is said to be in the mode of goodness, and the downward movement is in the mode of ignorance. The middle movement is called Rajasic.

english translation

sAttvikyUrdhvagatiH proktA tAmasI syAdadhogatiH ॥ madhyamA tu gatiryA sA rAjasI paripaThyate ॥ 36 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तन्मात्रापञ्चकं चैव भूतपञ्चकमेव च ॥ ज्ञानेंद्रियाणि पञ्चैक्यं पञ्च कर्मेन्द्रियाणि च ॥ ३७ ॥

The five elements are also known as the five elements. The five senses of perception are one and the five senses of action are one.

english translation

tanmAtrApaJcakaM caiva bhUtapaJcakameva ca ॥ jJAneMdriyANi paJcaikyaM paJca karmendriyANi ca ॥ 37 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रधानबुद्ध्यहंकारमनांसि च चतुष्टयम् ॥ समासादेवमव्यक्तं सविकारमुदाहृतम् ॥ ३८ ॥

The four elements are primary intelligence, ego and mind. In summary the unmanifest with its transformations is described.

english translation

pradhAnabuddhyahaMkAramanAMsi ca catuSTayam ॥ samAsAdevamavyaktaM savikAramudAhRtam ॥ 38 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तत्कारणदशापन्नमव्यक्तमिति कथ्यते ॥ व्यक्तं कार्यदशापन्नं शरीरादिघटादिवत् ॥ ३९ ॥

When it is in the state of a cause, it is unmanifest; when it is in the state of an effect such as the body, pot etc, it is manifest.

english translation

tatkAraNadazApannamavyaktamiti kathyate ॥ vyaktaM kAryadazApannaM zarIrAdighaTAdivat ॥ 39 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

यथा घटादिकं कार्यं मृदादेर्नातिभिद्यते ॥ शरीरादि तथा व्यक्तमव्यक्तान्नातिभिद्यते ॥ ४० ॥

Just as the pot is not materially different from clay, so the manifest, body etc. is not materially different from the unmanifest.

english translation

yathA ghaTAdikaM kAryaM mRdAdernAtibhidyate ॥ zarIrAdi tathA vyaktamavyaktAnnAtibhidyate ॥ 40 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript