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Shiva Purana

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वृक्षेस्मिन् पुरुषो मग्नो गुह्यमानश्च शोचति ॥ जुष्टमन्यं यदा पश्येदीशं परमकारणम् ॥ ३१ ॥

When a man is immersed in this tree and hidden, he laments. When he sees another engaged in the Lord, the supreme cause.

english translation

तदास्य महिमानं च वीतशोकस्सुखी भवेत् ॥ छंदांसि यज्ञाः ऋतवो यद्भूतं भव्यमेव च ॥ ३२ ॥

Then he will be free from grief and happy with his glory The chants, the sacrifices, the seasons, whatever is past and future.

english translation

मायी विश्वं सृजत्यस्मिन्निविष्टो मायया परः ॥ मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं तु महेश्वरम् ॥ ३३ ॥

The great Ātman, the Māyin entering this, creates the universe by his Māyā. Māyā shall be known as Prakṛti and Maheśvara as Māyin.

english translation

तस्यास्त्ववयवैरेव व्याप्तं सर्वमिदं जगत् ॥ सूक्ष्मातिसूक्ष्ममीशानं कललस्यापि मध्यतः ॥ ३४ ॥

The entire universe is pervaded by the elements of that Supreme Personality of Godhead. The subtle and very subtle Lord is in the middle of the mud.

english translation

स्रष्टारमपि विश्वस्य वेष्टितारं च तस्य तु ॥ शिवमेवेश्वरं ज्ञात्वा शांतिमत्यंतमृच्छति ॥ ३५ ॥

He is the creator of the universe and the enveloper of it. Knowing Lord Shiva as the Lord one attains the utmost peace.

english translation